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Exodus chapter thirty verse thirty two, “It is holy, and it must be holy to you.” I’ve always struggled with treating what God commands as holy, truly holy. God is giving Moses instruction on how to build the tabernacle and everything that goes inside including garments for the priests. So much detail went into the building of the tabernacle, what stood out was God commanding Moses of the obedience to holiness. Everything used was holy. When something is holy to God it must be holy to us. This verse got me thinking about how I treat the things God calls sacred and holy. Do I treat them well? Do I treat those things with caution and care? Are they treated with love? 

The simple answer is no I do not. The full answer is I don’t know how to fully treat something holy. God is holy yet I still whimper and whine when life doesn’t go my way. His presence is holy yet I don’t pause to get my mind right before coming to Him. I’m called holy through the blood of Christ yet I don’t treat my body, mind and spirit with godly stewardship. It also got me thinking, what is holy today? Is it the sanctity of marriage? Of course! What about the relationships we foster, is community holy? Or is it only holy when people have been brought together by God. 

When I understand what God sees as holy, it teaches me how to behave like a child of God. I do my best every single day to do right. I’m really hard on myself because I have something to prove to myself. God’s salvation is everlasting and His process of sanctification is occurring in my life daily. This past week I was having an identity crisis. I wasn’t behaving like a child of God, my thoughts were struggling to focus on Christ. Thankfully to my small group I was able to begin walking in the way He has called me. 

Not easy yet the peace and serenity is unmatched when I do life His way. I’ve begun to live without fear of the outcome. I’ve let go of what I think my life should look like today. My mind is able to relax without fantasizing and when I feel my mind slipping I talk to God and ask for guidance back to Him. Comfort has come into my heart because whatever He wants my life to look like is blessed. I’m learning to focus on cultivating His character into my character rather than forcing my agenda. It’s difficult but it is working.