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Footsteps In The Sand

I love how God cares for me.

I recently experienced a great disappointment in my life. I gave it to the Lord repeatedly, but while it was still fresh, I struggled to not hold onto it. I decided to give myself a day away, so I drove to a beautiful place along the California coast that draws people from all over the world. I sat on the rocks and watched the waves and listened to harbor seals bark to each other for a long time. I talked to God and told Him how sad I was and asked Him to take care of the situation for me. It was a beautiful setting and easy to see the hand of God all over the place so I did find peace.

As I walked back to my car along a sandy path worn by thousands of people, I suddenly noticed a shoe print that got my attention. Rather than the typical ridged tennis shoe footprint, this one had a clearly defined heart right in the middle of the shoe, right in the middle of the path. It was such a clear print that who ever owned the shoe must have been only a few minutes ahead of me on the path. I started looking for more prints and began following this trail of hearts.

Then God spoke very clearly to me – I have gone before you and made a way through My love. It was such a powerful message that I choked up. I know He will work all things together for my good, because He told me so. How amazing of God to speak to me in a way that perfectly heals my heart. He is so good.

 

Read the first chapter of my book Crucible Heart

 

Where God Is Holy

His presence makes you holy.

What does holiness mean to you? Blessed, sacred, without sin, the essence of God Himself. A look through the Psalms on what is holy reveals a surprising result:

Yet I have set My King on My holy hill of Zion. Ps 2:6

In fear of You I will worship toward Your holy temple. Ps 5:7

He will answer from His holy heaven. Ps 20:6

Or who may stand in His holy place? Ps 24:3

When I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary. Ps 28:2

God sits on His holy throne. Ps 47:8

In the city of our God, in His holy mountain. Ps 48:1

A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows is God in His holy habitation. Ps 68:5

And He brought them to His holy boarder. Ps 78:54

His foundation is in the holy mountains. Ps 87:1

Over half of the references to holiness  in the Psalms refer to a place. God makes a place holy just by His presence. The presence of God sanctifies, purifies, blesses. And when you receive Jesus and Savior and Lord, you receive Him into your heart and life. You are made holy because He is in you. You carry the holiness of God to the grocery story, the gas station, the backyard. Mediate on what holiness really means, then feel the power of it inside you. It is the power to heal, to restore, and and to bless. You’ve been given everything.

 

Read the first chapter of my book Crucible Heart