Beyond Brief by Cindy Angelina

Lately, I have been intrigued by two specific passages in Scripture. One is when Jesus speaks about pruning in John 15. The other is when He curses the fig tree in Mark 11. At first, they felt unrelated. But over the past few days, I kept sensing the Holy Spirit drawing my attention to them both. I started to wonder. Is God using these verses to correct me? To speak into something He sees in my heart? To show me what He truly desires from my life? That honest question led me into a quiet but deep reflection. And what I found was not only eye-opening but deeply personal. Jesus Cursed a Tree. Why? In Mark 11, we see a moment that almost feels out of character for Jesus. He sees a fig tree in leaf. He approaches it to find fruit. But there is none. So He says to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” The next morning, the tree is found completely withered from the roots. It is strange, right? Especially when Scripture clearly says, “It was not the season for figs.” Why would Jesu...

I’m currently in a waiting season, yep, that one. The single, praying, celibate, trying not to sabotage my own heart season. To be honest, it’s been about   4 years   since I’ve been celibate. Back in   2021 , I made a clear decision to cut off all the   vague, half-hearted, compromising relationships   in my life. I realized I wasn’t walking with Jesus the way I said I believed in Him. I was a Christian, yes, but my heart? It wasn’t fully surrendered. A little background: I’ve been a Christian my whole life (super grateful my parents are Christian), but growing up, we went to a local church that was  cessationist,  so I never really knew much about the Holy Spirit. It wasn’t until I stepped into a  charismatic church  later on that I had my first  real  encounter with the Holy Spirit. That’s when my spiritual journey truly began, with all its  ups and downs . When I moved overseas, I attended different churches. Looking back n...

It’s been a while since I last touched base here on my blog, and today I feel the need to pour out my thoughts and what I believe God has been speaking to me. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been experiencing some things that feel beyond the natural. They’re deeply connected to the things I’ve been praying for over the past month. One of them is for some people I truly care about, that they would come to know Jesus personally and walk in a closer relationship with Him. Another is a prayer about continuing my studies to the next level in a place I believe God is leading me to. Last week, something strange happened. On early Monday morning around 3 a.m., I got sick all of a sudden. I couldn’t sleep at all the night before, and then came this sharp, needle-like pain in my stomach. It would show up randomly, last for a few seconds, then go away, and then come back again. I felt incredibly weak and sweaty, and no matter how much I prayed, the pain didn’t leave me. The day before I got sick,...