Incredibly Indelible

Fingerprints fade; Usually. Just like the surface of weathering rocks, the etching of time and erosive forces remove them. But, unlike rocks, lives are shaped by the weathering of the soul and unlike rocks, weathering of the soul adds character rather than removes it. Surely, weathering uncovers what lies within a rock, but never does it add character, just reveals what already exists.

I have, however, found the remains of incredibly indelible Fingerprints upon my life. Fingerprints that do not fade, but press into and add character, God's character to this wayward soul. As He presses and touches my life, there rises within a new character, a boldness I have come to adore. I turn to read His writings and they are like the magic powder that reveals the image of these, His Fingerprints upon my life. The more I read, and the more I carefully observe the Fingerprints of my Master upon my soul, the more apparent becomes the calling and direction of my soul.

Some wonder why I do not grow weary of walking in the presence of war torn warriors of life. Those who mourn, those who have lost a loved one, those who have lost their marriages, those who have lost their jobs, these are the war torn warriors of whom I speak. I too am one such warrior of life, having lost my job, now 'aimlessly' writing and thinking, doing and listening. Yet I do not grow weary and I have not grown bored. Something has changed in my life. I am a long way from the man I started as when I was a scant 18 years old. It is as if my life has become transformed with the incredibly indelible Fingerprints of God.

Mind you, I do not speak boldly of attaining some perfection, or absolute purity, but I am moving in such appropriate direction with even my wife confirming this fact. Friends are encouraged with Fingerprints God places on their souls through this transformed heart. Many are perplexed at the peace that seems to rule my Fingerprinted soul. I have tasted and brushed death. I have sailed through numerous storms in life, and I have seen the provision of God through each trial. I have been blessed with 28 years of marriage to a gracious lady and best friend in life, and it hasn't been all smooth sailing, but we have persisted to this current harbor of rest together. I have been present at each of my children's births, participating in their raising, and have celebrated many joyous events. All these, both pleasurable and endearing, painful and pervasive leaving Fingerprints, each developing within me character, God's character.

His character is incredibly indelible. His holy, righteousness? Incredibly indelible. His power and majesty? Incredibly indelible. And His Fingerprints upon my soul? Incredibly indelible!

Whose fingerprints can be found on your life? Whose character, integrity and form does your life represent? When you exit this place, this terrestrial ball, who will be there to celebrate the fingerprints you have left in their lives?

Fingerprints press on each of us in significant events. Some are drenched in delight and splendor, others steeped in misery and angst. In between stretch the restful, fluid flows; the meanderings and majority of the living of life. Even here, The Fingerprints press onto our lives, only with far reduced force, a gentle firmness.

I believe in an incredibly indelible presence, persistence and power. He is more than all that, He is, God. He leaves incredibly indelible fingerprints upon our lives and He shows them to me with great regularity. Dust your life for His Fingerprints and you will see glory. Not our own, but his incredibly indelible glory!