Footprint from God: Deepening the impression one day at a time

By Melanie Krause

We are created in God's image and likeness. God created us for Himself and is longing for a deep and intimate relationship. Walking in deep relationship with God gives meaning and purpose to our lives. We often allow the busyness of life to replace our personal walk with Him. Have you ever wondered why? When intimacy with God becomes the best thing in our lives and takes precedence over everything else, we begin to experience the fullness of knowing God. As fullness is reached, we deepen the impression! He laid the path before us. His footprint lies deep in His Word and is already impressed on our souls.

Melanie Krause invites us in Footprint from God to read and reflect. Her hope is that these seventy-three days allow us to deepen the impression one day at a time and experience the relationship that God has called us to through Scripture.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Covenant Books, Inc.
• Release date: Jun 10, 2024
• ISBN: 9798891126848

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Table of Contents

Title

Copyright

Introduction

1: In the Beginning…

2: I Am Who I Am

3: Be Holy

4: The Lord Bless You and Keep You!

5: Most Blessed

6: Proceed

7: The Lord Raised Up

8: Where You Die, I Will Die

9: Heart

10: Your Glory, O Israel

11: So the Kingdom Was Established

12: I Will Not Leave You

13: Peace

14: For His Steadfast Love Endures Forever

15: Rise

16: Remember Me, O God

17: Walked in the Ways of Truth

18: Fear the Lord

19: O Lord, Make Yourself Known

20: Peace

21: Creator

22: Satan Also Came among Them

23: The Lord Sustains Me

24: Wisdom Is Fear

25: Deeds

26: Lover

27: The Lords Goodness

28: Wisdom

29: Listen

30: I Knew You

31: Hope

32: The Law

33: Hand of the Lord

34: Vessel

35: Hear

36: The Day of the Lord Is Near

37: I Brought You Up

38: The Lord Is Near

39: I Called the Lord

40: Compassion

41: The Lord Is Good

42: Keep Silence

43: The Lord Is Near

44: Chosen

45: Return to Me

46: Sending My Messenger

47: Angel of the Lord

48: You Are Mine

49: I Commend My Spirit

50: The Word Was Made Flesh

51: Stand with the Eleven

52: I Have Shown Myself

53: Grace to You

54: We Walk by Faith

55: Live in the Spirit

56: Speak the Truth

57: Jesus Christ Is Lord

58: Always Thank God

59: God Chose You

60: Give Thanks

61: Be Idle

62: Come to Me

63: Grace and Peace

64: Always Thank God

65: Sit at My Right Hand

66: Faith Alone

67: Called

68: Grow in Grace

69: You are Strong

70: Grace, Mercy, and Peace

71: Peace to You

72: Beloved

73: Amen

Fruits of the Holy Spirit

The 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit

References

About the Author

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Footprint from God

Deepening the impression one day at a time

Melanie Krause

ISBN 979-8-89309-015-4 (Hardcover)

ISBN 979-8-89112-684-8 (Digital)

Copyright © 2024 Melanie Krause

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As God intended, these writings are dedicated to my soul friend, Janet. May we all be blessed to have at least one friendship like hers in a lifetime.

Introduction

For surely I know the plans I have for you says the Lord.

—Jeremiah 29:11 NRSV

I was sitting at my dear friend's bedside as she was transitioning from this life to the next. Her body was frail; she was losing her battle with ALS. This was one of the hardest times of my life. I was losing my soul friend. Our connection was deep! It was spiritual! I was not ready to let her go! As I sat, holding her motionless hand, I just needed comfort. I needed God to pour His love all over me. It was in that moment I heard a distant voice say to me, I need you to write. It caught me by surprise. In those moments, I was looking for love—a love that would get me through the huge loss I was carrying. The voice in my head was so profound. I had heard it before, and I knew exactly who this invitation was from. It was that same voice that had invited me back to my church roots just a few years prior.

I'm not a writer. I'm a wife, a mother, a small business owner, and an artist—not a writer. I expressed my thoughts, feelings, and emotions artistically. But the words that ran deep through my heart in the weeks to follow were, Remember, He does not call the qualified but He qualifies the called. With some hesitation, I took a journal I received as a birthday gift and started to write. I wrote about my thoughts, feelings, the struggles I witnessed as my dear friend was nearing the end of her life and the anger I carried after she left this life. But you see, even though I did what I was invited to do, it didn't feel quite right. It didn't feel like I was doing what He intended. After weeks of journaling, I set it aside. Looking back, this time was a time of preparation, a time of waiting.

Wait for the Lord;

be strong

and let your heart take courage. (Psalm 27:14 ESV)

Months later, I was drawn to pick up my pencil. I had always gotten my artistic inspiration from Scripture, and it is just that that my soul needed the most. As I turned the pages, words and key phrases stuck out to me. I put pen to paper,