I heard God so clearly a few days ago... "I am giving you a new level of strength today Amanda. You'll need it for the next season you're headed into after the new year. You will need Me in a greater way than ever before. You will need to place all of who you are...… Continue reading Strength… Without Asking
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The Fortress
If I take you and shake you, will you break? Will you crack under the pressure of things that are out of your control? If I ask you, “what defines you?” and then searched for that truth would your truth and that truth be synonymous? Now... When you’re shaken, I hope you don’t move. I… Continue reading The Fortress
How Did I Become Her?
The unpaved path is rough. It’s lined with more obstacles, transition, pain, sacrifice and cultivation than I ever signed up for. I remember being a kid. I remember what I wanted in my heart. Then I remember the promises God gave me as I got older. I remember the words He spoke directly to my… Continue reading How Did I Become Her?
Broken?
It might be a simple truth... But broken things can be moved. Broken things can be shaken, tossed and turned in several different directions at once. Which is why I believe the only way to take something broken and make it immovable and unshakable is to let God heal it. His perfect love contains the… Continue reading Broken?
Lovely Perception
Can I be honest for a moment? I honestly see no real need for Valentine's Day. I mean if you want to spend a day wasting more time, money and energy on those you love to prove you love them... Then go ahead and add pink and red hearts to your narrative. But, you see… Continue reading Lovely Perception
Current Chapter
I don't know where the excitement in my relationship with God has gone. I don't know where the thrill of following Him went. It was there for years, but now I feel like it's lost or something. It's just... Well our relationship seems to be somewhat stale. And while I talk to Him everyday and… Continue reading Current Chapter
I Cry
I laid in bed the night before last and wanted to cry because I felt so weak... So emotional... So caught in the chaos and frustration of life. Now, don't get me wrong. Life is good. Life is very, very good. But... Sometimes I just want to cry. Sometimes I do cry. I cry about… Continue reading I Cry
She Can’t Be Moved
Everything with God feels like a challenge lately. Every part of following His plan for my life continues to come with unscalable walls that I can't seem to bust through without His help. And the past two weeks... The past two weeks have had my spirit and soul deeply wondering what I’m truly doing and… Continue reading She Can’t Be Moved
Should I Stop?
Over the past few days I've been back and forth about whether I should keep sharing what God's giving me to write... You see I feel like there aren't too many people who care about Him and His design for life. I believe people aren’t truly trying to cultivate a relationship with Him... But are… Continue reading Should I Stop?
High Tide…
Do you ever have moments... Really days... That sometimes feel like they've morphed into weeks... And weeks that seem like they've evolved into months... I'm talking about the kind that continue to roll in on you... The kind that you can't seem to turn off... And the force of them all together is about to knock… Continue reading High Tide…