Amy Layne Litzelman
Hey there!
I’m so glad our paths have crossed. I’ll give you a little background and then I’d love to hear from you.
I grew up in rural Montana with three brothers, a sister, mom, dad, and many visiting cousins. Favorite memories include building forts, helping dad in the pig barns, and mom painting our front door red — something I still do.
After discovering an interest in writing, I earned a BA in Journalism from the University of Wyoming. But God had more in mind than a degree. While a sports writer for the college paper, I interviewed the captain of the rugby team — my future husband, Matt.
After graduation we married and moved to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where we’ve built two homes, raised and home-schooled two sons, and grown to love a community of friends and neighbors. Common pastimes include hiking, hunting, floating the river, gardening, painting, reading, enjoying a cup of tea with friends, cooking, road-trips, and writing.
My all-time favorite thing to do: lean into God’s presence and hear His voice.
My second favorite: watch Him bring heaven to earth — around us, in us, and through us.
I believe every moment, every circumstance, is a platform to know God more intimately. His wisdom, His touch, His voice, His character, His power… Our Creator wants to be known. I am certain He is perfectly good and wise and powerful, far above and ahead of all evil and confusion, pouring out His love, mercy, and wisdom to any who will receive.
I have received much of His mercy, experienced much of His love, and love His voice more than all others.
By God’s grace I’ve traveled to teach and lead worship in churches, conference centers, recovery ranches, campgrounds, restaurants, homes, and barns across the western United States and in the Philippines and China. I’ve written several books and many songs along the way. My passion is to live in the fullness of Christ with all I am and help you do the same.
“An empty religion will betray itself in relationships.”
“Do you find yourself in a dry place today? Don’t look back toward the land of your bondage, or even to the place where God miraculously saved you from your enemies. Those seasons are over and he is now offering you a great opportunity. He is longing to reveal his sovereignty to you by providing for you in this most hot and dry place.”
“The wilderness was the testing ground—the deciding place. It was a place of God revealing himself in a whole new and deeper way. Would his people trust him completely, confident in his goodness, wisdom, and power? Those who believed God to be who he said he was moved on into the promised land; many did not.”
“Not only did Jesus purposefully enter the wilderness on a regular basis but historically, God seems to prefer meeting with man in these desert regions.”
“Change – real change – starts at the core of your being; it starts when you encounter the One who created you and you can no longer stand any essence of yourself that varies from His holiness.”
“This perfect, eternal, Holy exchangeIs worship that satisfies both heaven and earth:”
“Sometimes, to overcome a hurdle before us, we don't need to search for new truth or understanding of God so much as we need to live out what we already know.”
“You know, we can quote the written Word all day to our friends, but nothing will touch them like our own hunger and love for the Word himself. It is not dutiful love that attracts but love freely lavished from a heart familiar with the gardens of heaven.”
“Your heart of devotion and obedience is not in vain. Who knows but God how many people have come near to you and were forever changed simply by the fragrance of his love in you? Who knows but God if he will put you before kings and leaders to speak the truth, redirecting the future of nations? Who knows when that small crack in the dam of our enemy’s plans will give way and God’s glory will truly cover the earth as the sea? Do not become distracted or discouraged by the death around you. Death must always give way when the life of Christ enters the picture.”