Last Tuesday, Holy Spirit presented me an endless pile of gifts. I saw them in the spirit, wrapped in white paper with giant pink bows and received them with open arms. He told me most of the gifts were locked and needed a key. I asked if I could start opening the gifts that don’t… Continue reading Gifts for the Mountain of Maturity
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The Jagged Path
A few days ago, my mentor prayed with me. While she was praying, she said, “I see you on a path. You’re walking across jagged rocks. It’s uncomfortable. And you might feel like you’ve gotten off of the path God has placed you on, but you haven’t. You must move forward to get to the… Continue reading The Jagged Path
“Okay… Now Mature.”
Remember last week when I told you Holy Spirit said, "I want you to be weary for nothing. You must come to a place in Me where you don’t become tired with moving forward. You must get up and go at all times.” Yeah..... That part... Well, He's been explaining Himself in greater detail. And… Continue reading “Okay… Now Mature.”
This is Who I Am
I sat down to pout. I sat down to sulk. I sat down to complain about how frustrated I felt. And then… All in one moment… I stopped myself. I stopped myself and said, “Amanda, you don’t do this anymore. You’ve outgrown this place where you get upset over things that are out of your control.… Continue reading This is Who I Am
Following Growth
Growth… Growth & I have a love/hate relationship. Wait… Let me rephrase that. Growth, as amazing as it is, feels like a antagonist in my life sometimes. Do I crave it? Sure I do! I crave growth and the results that come from following through with where I’m being led to develop and mature in… Continue reading Following Growth
Heaven’s Pace
Last week I told you that God was examining my heart again... Of course, in the moment I didn't really understand what the examination was all about. I mean... He does inspect it quite often, but this time... This time felt different. So, in true "Amanda form," I questioned Him about it. His response, "I'm… Continue reading Heaven’s Pace
Fully Grasp It
Do you wanna know what moving forward with Holy Spirit looks like for me right now? It's choosing to FULLY trust in everything He's cultivated inside of me. Yep... I feel challenged deep in my spirit to believe... To FULLY believe in the LIFE He's helped me refine, develop, nurture, mature and grow. And, honestly… Continue reading Fully Grasp It
A Decade in the Making
Okay... Today, I hit the decade mark of losing 100 lbs! So... What does it mean to me to look at the girl on the left, the young woman on the right and the woman in the middle? Well... To me the three make up a cultivated lifestyle of restoration and freedom. When I finished… Continue reading A Decade in the Making
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