#throughthefire

A teaching from the judgment path

I’ve had to let go of almost everything.

Friends. Family. Pride. Safety. The idea that people would understand.

And I’ve wept more times than I can count.

So please hear this with tenderness:

God sees your heartbreak.

God knows your humiliation.

But this moment—this phase of your life—is not about protecting your feelings.

It’s about refining your soul.

Your emotions matter. They are sacred messengers.

They show you where you’re wounded, where you still long to be seen, where the ego cries out not to die.

But judgment—real, divine judgment—is not sentimental.

It doesn’t mean:

“I don’t care that you’re hurting.”

It means:

“I care so deeply, I’m going to burn away anything in you that can’t hold real love.”

You might be tempted to say:

“I can’t go through this. It’s too painful. I’ve lost too much.”

And God might answer:

“You can—because I’m not asking you to pretend it doesn’t hurt.

I’m asking you to keep going even though it does.”

There’s no easy way to say this:

Letting go of the people you love, the image you once had of yourself, the comfort of being liked or understood—it feels like death.

And in a way, it is.

But it’s also the beginning of a new self that can actually hold God’s love without breaking.

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So if you’re in that place where you’re saying:

“I’ve given everything. It still hurts. Am I doing something wrong?”

No.

You’re not failing.

You’re just passing through the fire.

Let your feelings speak—but don’t let them decide who you are.

You are not your grief.

You are not your shame.

You are not your fear of being left behind.

You are the one walking through judgment with your heart still beating,

and your soul still intact.

And I promise:

You’re not alone.

"Through the Fire."

(6 feet, 1 inch x 5 feet, 4 inch, water-based oils and metallic acrylic on canvas)

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All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws without artist consent or a credit line: Bridget Winder Art. 

www.BridgetWinder.com

"Through the Fire."

(18x24 in, water-based oils)

ORIGINAL SONG by AMANDA and BRIDGET WINDER ART and VOCALS by BRIDGET WINDER EDITING and MIXING and EFFECTS by CULTIVATE LIFE PRODUCTIONS MUSIC and LYRICS: "Through the Fire" by Amanda Winder and Bridget Winder, BWA 2023

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All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws without artist consent or a credit line: Bridget Winder Art.

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"Through the Fire."

(18 inch x 24 inch, water-based oils on paper)

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All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws without artist consent or a credit line: Bridget Winder Art. 

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WEBSITE: www.BridgetWinder.com