I told my mom what God told me about blooming. She, who is always wiser than me, said, "Amanda, I know you're excited, but remember this is going to be a PROCESS. Just like all of the growth you've experienced, blooming will take time. A bud doesn't open overnight. It takes time to expand as… Continue reading Expansion
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The Color Process
Pain is temporary if we’re open to healing. Pressure is good if we allow it to shape us in a life-giving way. Growth.... Growth is challenging. And a lifestyle of all three seems to be the challenge of all challenges. I told you God told me that all of my refinement, development, maturity and growth… Continue reading The Color Process
Bloom
Refine. Develop. Mature. Grow... Refine. Develop. Mature. Grow. This has been the constant flow of my life a decade or more now. It's just been this constant reverberation from God to keep moving forward. To keep allowing Him to refine me. Develop me. Mature me. And grow me in all the areas He sees best… Continue reading Bloom
Waiting for the Bloom…
Why does it seem like... In the midst of seeing where my life is in this moment... In the midst of being in this moment where I have to grow... In the midst of knowing that I've chosen to follow what God says is best... Well why is it that I find myself trying so… Continue reading Waiting for the Bloom…