“You ask me how I know He lives: He lives within my heart.” – Alfred H. Ackley ❤ Dear solitude sufferer, There are times I feel empty or like there’s something missing. I think that’s a common feeling. There are times you wish for someone to understand, times you long for someone to hold your hand. Perhaps you don’t want to be single anymore. Perhaps you’re bored of your quiet floor. Well, suffer no more, for there is the Savior, knocking on your heart’s door. Let Him in, and you won’t feel alone anymore. We have a God who desires to be with His people. He is Immanuel, which means “God with us” (Matthew 1:23). It’s so timely that we’re at the beginning of the Christmas month and I’m blogging about one of the glorious names of the Son born for us this season. Today we’ll tackle one grand design that God used as the way to be with the Israelites. It may not be as monumental as Solomon’s temple, but this design is more than its appearance, for its beauty is in its symbolism, its pa...