Empty Pages
Steve Winwood
Restoration → Expression
Context
This song surfaced repeatedly in prayer and sleep between October 5–13, 2025. Each time it appeared, I had been asking the Lord for renewal after a long season of refinement and hiddenness. The lyric arrived like a personal anthem of restoration.
As with other lyric-based encounters, the Spirit emphasized specific lines—a deliberate distinction meant to draw attention without importing the entire meaning of the song. This was not about the artist's intent, but about Heaven's message through the fragment.
The Line
"She's the one makes me feel so good when everything is against me / Picks me up when I'm feeling down, so I've got something to show."
— Empty Pages
(Lyrics © Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi — brief excerpt used under fair use for commentary)
The Message
When God speaks through a lyric, the lyric serves as a signpost, not a doctrine. In this encounter, the Spirit did not ask me to interpret the entire song, but to receive what He was highlighting through this fragment.
The "She" in the lyric became a symbol of the Holy Spirit—the Comforter who restores joy and strength when resistance is high. The Spirit was teaching that seasons of hiddenness are not wasted; they are preparation for fruitful expression.
Heaven's message: the pages that once felt empty are now being filled with Spirit-breathed revelation. This recurring song marked the completion of refinement and the beginning of fruitful expression—what was inwardly formed will now be outwardly displayed.
Scripture Connection
"You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts."
— 2 Corinthians 3:3
Scripture clarifies what the lyric pointed toward: God writes His testimony on human hearts through seasons of refinement. What appears empty to us is being filled by Him.
Application
Where has God turned your blank pages into testimony? Reflect honestly:
What has He been writing in me during seasons that felt empty? How does He want me to express what He's formed inwardly?
Take time to thank Him for what He's already written and ask how He wants the next chapter expressed. Trust that what He's prepared in hiddenness will bear fruit in His timing.