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Lessons From a Christmas Cactus
This Christmas cactus has been a bit of an enigma to me and left me pondering.It was purchased three Christmases ago. It bloomed that Christmas then hasn’t again. I kept an eye on it, hoping I would discover blooms forming throughout the holiday seasons. At one point, it seemed a few tried to form but they just fell off. A friend suggested I give it some plant food, but it was past the blooming season, so I let it go but continued to hope it would bloom the following holiday season.
Recently, the plant was looking rather weary and worn, a bit neglected (despite being watered regularly), and even a little unhealthy in a wrinkly kind of way.
Yet, much to my surprise, I discovered a tiny bloom forming! I thought to myself, “I hope it doesn’t shrivel up and fall off like the others did! I want to see it fully bloom!” Needless to say, I ran out and got some plant food in hopes that the added nutrients would make it healthier, and strengthen it.
I couldn’t get this plant out of my mind. I kept thinking about how it was unexpectedly blooming out of season and was happening when the plant didn’t seem to be doing as well.
Why did that feel oddly familiar???
The Lord began speaking to my heart. “A lot more time passed between this plant’s normal blooming seasons, didn’t it? You had an expectancy that it should bloom at a particular time, yet those expected times came and went without the buds forming and blossoming. It has the outward appearance of having been through a rough season, yet that rough season has produced healthy blossoms. Why does that feel familiar? Because that plant is a representation of what’s been happening in you and the timing has been similar.”
He had my attention.
I went to work for a really great company in October 2022 and left just shy of a year later. As much as I loved the people and aspects of what I did, it wasn’t a good fit because I’m not a numbers girl and it was a company that provided outsourced accounting services. Not having a solid grasp of accounting made it difficult for me to explain our individualized services and sell them to those who could benefit from the support we provided.
I lost myself during that time. I moved away from the passions of my heart - walking with people in life, both spiritually and in health and wellness, as well as writing, walking in the prophetic, teaching, speaking, and the significant role I had at the farm animal rescue.
The stress of trying to fit a round peg in a square hole and keep my head above water tanked my health. I went completely bald in large sections, had adrenal fatigue, and felt like I didn’t know myself anymore. Despite getting my body healthy and regaining my hair, I realized I’d also lost my voice - not literally, but figuratively. I had stopped writing, doing videos, and sharing all of the things I used to speak about.
I longed to bloom - to feel successful again doing what I knew I was created to do, but I didn’t know what that was anymore. It was a quiet few seasons. I tried to do certain things, but it felt like blooms forming and falling off before they had the chance to really come out in fullness and beauty.
By the time 2025 arrived, I was absolutely weary and worn from walking through 2024. I’d neglected myself, gained weight, and once again, wasn’t as healthy as I had been. That was the season, though, that God did so much internal work within me . . . and the blossoms began to form.
Although it took a toll, that season created beauty within me that’s now budding, maturing, and blossoming forth.
It wasn’t when I expected it.
It seemed to take too long.
It felt like I missed seasons when it “should” have happened.
But . . . this is the right season for it. God’s timing is always perfect.
I felt the Father’s nudge to share all of this because I believe the lessons and hope this little Christmas cactus is providing will speak to far more than just my heart.
The wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them, and the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose; it shall blossom abundantly and rejoice, even with joy and singing.
(Isaiah 35:1-2a, NKJV)
Need some encouragement and prayer? Reach out. I’d love to pour out some nourishment on your spirit and soul.
Living for Him,
Andrea
P.S. I've loved listening to Rita Springer's "Fed by Ravens" album. Here's a link for you to check it out if you'd like.
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The Earth's Riches & Heaven's Wisdom: A Call to Global Leaders
The Bible says in 1 Cor. 13:9, “For we know in part and we prophesy in part.” Only God has the complete picture. What I’m about to share, I believe is part of what is transpiring on the earth. I definitely don’t have the full picture, but I feel released to share what’s been highlighted to me.
This is not a political statement. I see the hand of the Lord in what’s transpiring, and my prayer is for Wisdom to be found, partnered with, and followed by global decision makers.
“Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined. Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore. Man puts an end to darkness, and searches every recess for ore in the darkness and the shadow of death. He breaks open a shaft away from people; in places forgotten by feet they hang far away from men; they swing to and fro. As for the earth, from it comes bread, but underneath it is turned up as by fire; its stones are the source of sapphires, and it contains gold dust. That path no bird knows, nor has the falcon’s eye seen it. The proud lions have not trodden it, nor has the fierce lion passed over it. He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the roots. He cuts out channels in the rocks, and his eye sees every precious thing. He dams up the streams from trickling; what is hidden he brings forth to light.” (Job 28:1-11)
Verses 12-13: “’But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? Man does not know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.’”
On December 1, 2024, I wrote a note in my Bible next to Job 28 – “Verses 1-11 I feel are very prophetic of today in the U.S. and what is coming re: gathering natural resources.” At that time, I had no knowledge of any potential resource agreements that would be considered between the U.S. and Ukraine.
Then, on January 11, 2025, I wrote in the opposite margin of the same chapter, “Verses 1-2, Greenland & Trump’s pursuit of it.” At that point, news had been shared regarding U.S. interest in Greenland. I felt prompted to research each of the resources listed in verses 1 and 2. They’re all found as natural resources in Greenland.
Verse 4 includes the phrase “in places forgotten by feet,” and I wrote “Greenland” next to it. If you read the verse in its entirety in the Amplified version, it’s pretty interesting.
“He breaks open (mine) shafts far away from where people live, [in places] forgotten by the [human] foot; they dangle [in the mines] and hang away from men.” (Job 28:4, AMP)
I do believe God’s hand is on the gathering of natural resources in this time. A friend pointed out the truth that the earth only has so much to give – a point well made and one to add to prayer.
The key is that this chapter is actually all about wisdom – where it comes from and where the point of understanding lies (vs. 20). The chapter goes on to say this about wisdom:
“God understands its way, and He knows its place . . . Then He saw wisdom and declared it; He prepared it, indeed, He searched it out. And to man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to depart from evil is understanding.’” (vs. 23, 27-28)
Wisdom is the real resource and treasure. If God searched it out, how much more important is it for us to search out Wisdom (which is actually a person, just as Truth and Love are a person)?
Where does man find wisdom? In fearing the Lord, the definition of which is “morally reverence1.” Depart is “to turn off, decline, leave undone, remove, take away, withdraw, be without2,” which is to be our stance from evil and is the foundation of understanding.
Eyes and hands are turned toward mining – it’s the time for it. Wisdom must be valued above any natural resource and sought out more diligently than anything the earth can offer.
My prayer remains, “God, may the global decision makers seek out wisdom through fear of the Lord, may they depart from evil, and find understanding.”
Living for Him,
Andrea
Endnotes:
- “Fear.” e-Sword, version 2024, Rick Meyers, 2024. Job 28:28
- “Depart” e-Sword, version 2024, Rick Meyers, 2024. Job 28:28
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March 2025: Winds of Change
Recently, I’ve seen and heard the phrase “winds of change” multiple times.In one instance, a friend pointed out the presence of seven cyclones in a chain covering the expanse of waters from east Africa to Tonga and commented, “winds of change.” She also noted that seven planets would be in alignment on February 28th – Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, and Mercury.
I think it’s significant that the planetary alignment happened on the last day of February, and March 1st saw strong winds blowing here in the Southeast. I don’t believe anything is coincidental. These two events speak to me of the winds of change bringing alignment.
As I asked the Lord what else He was saying about March, He continued to emphasize and hone in on it being a time of winds of change.
Winds of change bring in the new. There’s a literal shift in seasons this month, and I believe the change of seasons is aligned with it being a time when many will see significant changes happening in their lives. Change can be really good, but it can also be unsettling in its unfamiliarity and newness, and it’s not always welcome.
God began giving me multiple pictures associated with wind, and I began to see two sides to winds of change – that which is beneficial and that which comes with a bit of a cautionary warning. I saw:
- Kites: Wind lifts them to great heights. Kites can also come crashing down to the ground if they get out of control and the person flying them can’t reposition them for lift before swiftly plummeting. As with the kite, we’re being invited to employ the winds of change to bring us higher, causing us to ascend into His presence in the heavenly realm. The focus is always on developing greater intimacy with God, not on the supernatural that takes place. If our focus is off, we can quickly come crashing down.
- Sails: There’s a sudden acceleration when a sail is hoisted on a boat and catches the wind. Someone skilled in sailing needs to be at the helm to steer the boat in the direction it’s to head, keep it from slamming into rocks, and make the most of the wind. Many are about to experience sudden acceleration. “Let your eyes look directly ahead and let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you. Watch the path of your feet and all your ways will be established” (Proverbs 4:25-26). I believe God has been preparing many for acceleration. It’s come through refining, testing, and humble repentance. When the acceleration comes, keep your gaze fixed on Him, and your ways will be established.
- Wind turbines: They harness the power of the wind to create energy. As the winds of change blow, there will be an influx of energy – the fueling for what’s ahead. Harness and utilize it, trusting you’ll be empowered for the work set before you.
Two other scriptures came to mind in my conversation with Him. First, I heard, “Lead me in the way everlasting.” That’s connected to Psalm 139:23-24 – “Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my anxieties; and see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”
Leading in the way everlasting is connected with allowing God to search us, know our hearts and thoughts, test us, and determine if we’re on a path of worshipping any idols (wicked way).
The passage in Mark 7:24-27 about the wise and foolish men who built their houses also came to mind, but what stood out to me was the second part of verse 25, “the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.”
Building on the verses in Psalm 139 is our firm foundation. When the winds of change blow, even when they’re vehement and feel threatening, we have the assurance we won’t fall or come crashing down - we’ll remain standing on our firm foundation.
So, be prepared for the winds of change this month. Allow excitement, hope, and expectation to rise in your heart. When they come, ascend like a kite, accelerate as one whose sails are at full mast, harness the energy of the wind, and let it fuel you for all that’s ahead.
My prayer for this month is, "Lord, I sense this month will be marked by winds of change. Keep my foot firmly planted on Your path and lead me in the way everlasting!"
Lord, let the winds of change blow!
Living for Him,
Andrea
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What Does Righteous Judgment Look Like?
I have an incredibly strong justice mantle and can become pretty passionate when I believe someone has been wronged, unjustly treated, hurt, or manipulated. I also walked through healing from being sexually abused by three different men from the ages of two to eleven.
With this background, I’ve found myself wrestling with confusion over why I haven’t been absolutely incensed over the exposures happening in the church world. I’ve had a lot of conversations with the Lord about it and wanted to share my processing in hopes it will help others hear from the Lord for themselves and find His heart in this matter.
We may or may not come to the same conclusions and that’s really okay. We're all doing the best we can to process what has come to light and find a way forward in Him. Let's hold space for each other to do that.
One of the foundations of any relationship is communication. This holds true in our relationship with God, too. He’s always speaking and loves when we engage Him in conversation.
These are some of the questions I’ve asked the Lord about this topic . . .
- What does “righteous judgment” and holding people accountable look like?
- As a people, what response should we have, not just to the victims, but to the accused / guilty?
- How do we reconcile scriptures, like Deuteronomy 32:35 and Romans 12:17-19 (scriptures below) with the truths we know regarding no sin being greater or lesser than another and the lessons You’ve taught around forgiveness?
- Vengeance is Mine, and recompense; their foot shall slip in due time; for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things to come hasten upon them. – Deuteronomy 32:35
- Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, ‘Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,’ says the Lord. – Romans 12:17-19
- Why haven’t we heard heartfelt repentance from the accused / guilty?
- The biggest question of all for me has been, “What does it look like for ME to be holy???” (“You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.” Leviticus 19:2b)
I love God’s timing and how He speaks through His Word. I’ve been doing a “read through the Bible in a year” plan and as I brought these questions to the Lord, I was reading in Leviticus. Chapter 20 talks about penalties for breaking the law. Verses 4-5 say, “And if the people of the land should in any way hide their eyes from the man, when he gives some of his descendants to Molech, and they do not kill him, then I will set My face against that man and against his family; and I will cut him off from his people, and all who prostitute themselves with him to commit harlotry with Molech.”
This scripture is specific to Israelites who sacrificed their children to the false god, Molech, but there’s a lesson contained in it for us today. Rampant throughout the Body of Christ is a tendency to “hide their eyes from the man” and not take action when something comes to light that is against God and against man.
I commented on a FaceBook live I was watching recently that particularly in the charismatic church, we’re taught to honor those in leadership, “cover” them, and be “armor bearers” for them. What I recognize is that honoring, covering, and having a sense of duty to protect the “set” man or woman in ministry can become a muzzle over the mouths of those in leadership alongside them, as well as those within the ministry (i.e., church members or ministry supporters).
We’re taught always to believe the best and trust God will speak to, lead, and guide pastors and ministry leaders. We’re not to question them but follow them. Not all do, but too many fall into that trap. At one time, I was wholeheartedly one of them and blindly followed, believing that in serving man, I was serving God.
God, forgive us as the Body of Christ for hiding our eyes and not taking action, thereby committing sin with them.
Does judgment then look like calling people names and demanding they be strung up in punishment? When I’ve seen outraged posts and name-calling, it’s grieved me. As a Body, we’re so good at shooting our wounded.
Don’t get me wrong – I’m not condoning what has happened, nor am I trying to write a blank check of forgiveness without consequences. I personally can’t listen to the testimonies of those who have come forward because of how it will shred me emotionally to do so. I can imagine their brokenness through living through my own.
I’m also wrestling with forming a response after reading Leviticus 26:40-45.
“But if they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their fathers, with their unfaithfulness in which they were unfaithful to Me, and that they also have walked contrary to Me, and that I also have walked contrary to them and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if their uncircumcised hearts are humbled, and they accept their guilt—then I will remember My covenant with Jacob, and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham I will remember; I will remember the land. The land also shall be left empty by them, and will enjoy its sabbaths while it lies desolate without them; they will accept their guilt, because they despised My judgments and because their soul abhorred My statutes. Yet for all that, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, nor shall I abhor them, to utterly destroy them and break My covenant with them; for I am the Lord their God. But for their sake I will remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God: I am the Lord.”
In these verses, God lays out a clear path for people to choose to follow and what His response will be if they do. They are to:
- Confess their iniquity (perversity, moral evil – i.e., fault, mischief, punishment [of iniquity], sin)1 and the iniquity of their fathers... (vs. 40)
- Confess they have walked contrary to God, and that God has also walked contrary to them… (vs. 40-41)
- Humble their uncircumcised (exposed, projecting loose)2 heart. (vs 41)
- Accept their guilt (vs. 41 and 43) because they despised God’s judgments, and their souls abhorred (detest, reject, fail, loathe viley cast away)3 God’s statutes. (vs 43)
Then the response from God when the above is fulfilled will be:
- God remembers His covenant throughout the generations (Jacob, Isaac, and Abraham – note that the names go backward in generations listed) and remembers the land. (vs. 42-43)
- Even WHEN they’re in the land of their enemies, God doesn’t cast them away (spurn, disappear, cast off, contemn [treat or regard with contempt]4, despise, disdain, loathe, refuse, reject)5 or abhor them with plans to utterly destroy them and break His covenant with them.
- He declares His reasoning for this response – He is the Lord their God. (vs. 44)
- He also says for their sake He will remember the covenant of their ancestors whom He brought out of Egypt with the purpose of being their God. (vs. 45)
- He seals it by again declaring He is the Lord. (vs. 45)
I believe as Christians, we can do a really good job of spurning, having contempt, despising, detesting, seeking to utterly destroy, and breaking covenant with those who have done wrong – even those who followed and fulfilled the path laid out in vs. 40-43. Yet, that’s not God’s response.
By taking actions and speaking words along these lines, are we setting ourselves above God, in effect declaring we know better than Him what the punishment and judgment should be?
This brings me to my question before God regarding why we haven’t heard messages of heartfelt, humble repentance from those recently accused and/or found guilty - a confession of iniquity and admission that they’ve walked contrary to God and a public acceptance of their guilt.
When I asked God about its absence, in my heart I heard, “You don’t know what’s happening behind closed doors, and you don’t know what their legal teams have advised them to do or not to do.”
I’m not saying it’s right or wrong. I am saying I can’t stand in assumptive judgment. It’s also what stirred in my heart God’s words of vengeance being His and caused me to turn the mirror on myself and ask, “What does it mean for me to be holy?” because as the saying goes, “there but for the grace of God go I.”
Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. (Isaiah 1:18)
As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. (Psalm 103:12)
For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor power, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38-39)
I will not mince words. What has been done is heinous, wrong, and inexcusable. The perpetrators will never be able to “make this right” even through repentance and even if forgiveness is given. They should be held accountable, pay the full, legal consequences for their actions, and I personally don’t believe they should ever return to a ministry position.
Can God redeem?
The arm of the Lord is not too short to save. (Isaiah 59:1)
Their path to redemption is the same as mine – repentance and the acceptance of Jesus Christ’s finished work on the cross and His resurrection. I cannot accept God’s forgiveness of my sins and hold Him to a standard of refusing it toward others. Sin is not measured in lesser and greater. If repented of, it’s forgiven.
God may someday use their story of repentance and redemption to draw others to Him. That can be shared in jail, on the street, in a coffee shop, or at work. My personal opinion is that individuals who have been found guilty of sexual misconduct should not be permitted in leadership positions in a church or a ministry, should be denied the legal process of establishing a church, ministry, or non-profit, and certainly should not ever be left alone with anyone. In my mind, this is common sense, rather than being punitive.
I have righteous anger within me for how this has wrongly portrayed the heart of God and His character, caused offense against Him, and caused people to walk away from their faith or given credence as to why they’ve refused to place faith in Him. Those who have taken these wrongful actions have not represented God; despite what they may have said in order to accomplish it.
We need to do better. We can’t blindly trust and not put safety precautions in place for all concerned. We need to create greater awareness in our children without causing them to walk in constant fear and mistrust. And, as a friend pointed out, as adults, we need to have better discernment regarding when things are “off” in situations and what to do if someone finds themselves being treated inappropriately. We cannot “hide our eyes” from it. We need to have a far more refined definition of honor and not equate honor with acceptance of all things.
This obviously needs more discussion, but for me, this has been a starting point. When I dug down to the foundational level of what my heart has been feeling through all of this, I recognized that what I felt was deep grief over it all. I believe that’s the heart of the Father. I also know this:
Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that will he also reap. (Gal. 6:7)
But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea. (Mark 9:42)
I pray for their sakes that they choose the path of acceptance of guilt and repentance. God is “not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9). That's His heart toward each of us, but He also created man with free will. Each will choose their path, as will we.
Will our response to those involved rightly reflect His heart or our outrage? Oh, God, keep us from sinning in our anger (Ephesians 4:26)!
Teach me Your way, O Lord; I will walk in Your truth; unite my heart to fear Your name. (Psalm 86:11)
What does righteous judgment look like in His eyes? I’m still figuring that out, but I trust He will continue to teach me and will enable me to walk it out.
Living for Him,
Andrea
P.S. If this has helped you process, please share it with others. If you need prayer, please reach out.
Endnotes:
- “Iniquity.” e-Sword, version 2024, Rick Meyers, 2024. Leviticus 26:40
- “Uncircumcised.” e-Sword, version 2024, Rick Meyers, 2024. Leviticus 26:41
- “Abhorred.” e-Sword, version 2024, Rick Meyers, 2024. Leviticus 26:43
- Oxford University Press. "Contemn." Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, Accessed 22 Feb. 2025, https://www.oed.com/search/dictionary/?scope=Entries&q=contemn.
- “Cast them away.” e-Sword, version 2024, Rick Meyers, 2024. Leviticus 26:44
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