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Be Still
Silence is the last thing my soul wants to hear from Holy Spirit when I want an answer. He keeps telling me to “be still.” My soul...
Amanda Winder
Aug 21, 20242 min read
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The Thrill of Peace
You might oppose me when saying this… But there’s something so thrilling about darkness. Yes, it’s uncomfortable and intolerable. Of...
Amanda Winder
Sep 15, 20202 min read
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Stay Above It
For at least 7 months now, I’ve continued to hear the Lord remind me to stay focused on Him and where He’s headed with His Kingdom. “Get...
Amanda Winder
Jun 23, 20201 min read
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Keep The Peace
Keep the peace…. Even when life’s circumstances push you to the limit, remember why you have it… Remember to stay focused on the One that...
Amanda Winder
Mar 11, 20201 min read
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Sharp Objects
I had a dream about a month ago… I was standing in my living room and from the kitchen a dark figure was standing at my counter throwing...
Amanda Winder
Jan 23, 20202 min read
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Just Float
I’m not very good at resting. I don’t struggle with eating nutritiously, working out and connecting to God on a daily basis… But rest…...
Amanda Winder
Apr 28, 20192 min read
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Year Four
From the window of mom’s new house I sit in my bed and watch the river flow as the sun rises every morning. Some days it flows left....
Amanda Winder
Jun 2, 20182 min read
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Ok, now what?...
Feeling confused is one of my least favorite things about the journey of life… Feeling depressed is equally awful… Feeling purposeless,...
Amanda Winder
Oct 5, 20162 min read
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Searching for the Diamond...
Several nights ago I had a dream… In the dream I slid face first down a giant slide… On the way down, my diamond necklace got caught in a...
Amanda Winder
May 21, 20162 min read
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Learning to Rest...
Rest is a word I’ve never been too fond of making friends with… I mean come on, we live in 2016…. Most see it as “keep doing and doing...
Amanda Winder
Feb 15, 20161 min read
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Ok... Now Mange the Peace
when I look at where I am… well it fills my heart… and then I always see the fact that dad is gone.. and that missing him has just become...
Amanda Winder
Dec 21, 20142 min read
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Peace: Confident Yet Satisfied
I had a thought yesterday that went something like this…. If someone offered me a million dollars to change myself… To stop being...
Amanda Winder
Nov 5, 20142 min read
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Uncommon Peace
It’s strange… And uncommon… And I feel like something’s off… Drama has consumed so much of my life that I feel incomplete without it… I...
Amanda Winder
Oct 13, 20142 min read
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Over It...
Is it ok to admit that I’m ok?… Is it ok to admit for the first time in my entire life I don’t feel like something is negative and bad...
Amanda Winder
Oct 5, 20143 min read
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Quietness for Peace
It’s a new day…. a new week…. a new month….. a fresh morning…. and I need the ability to walk into my work environment with a quiet mind...
Amanda Winder
Sep 1, 20143 min read
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Just Be
I’m learning that the more I lived in the moment…. the here and now…. well…. the least stressed, anxious and worried I am. I’m learning...
Amanda Winder
Aug 18, 20143 min read
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