Hinds' Feet On High Places

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But, like the psalmists, Habakkuk did not stop with penning his frustration; he continued wrestling with his confusion until the Lord brought him to a place of resolution. With God’s promises as our strong foundation, we can walk in freedom and courage, as unafraid and undaunted as a deer leaping on high places.

Mountains of Spices,” an allegorical Christian story, compares the nine spices or fragrant oils listed in the Song of Solomon, Chapter 4:13-14 to the nine fruits of the Spirit mentioned in Galatian 5: 22-23. Led by the Great Shepherd, seekers journey into the mountains to learn about the precious spices and to receive the transformative Seed of Love in their hearts. The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights. Of those, Hinds’ Feet remains the most popular, a classic in the genre that has sold over a million copies and is still widely read and distributed.

Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior. Several places in Scripture refer to God making our feet “like hinds’ feet” (Habakkuk 3:19; 2 Samuel 22:34; Psalm 18:33, KJV). Narrated by an omniscient, third-person narrator, Hinds’ Feet focuses solely on the experience of the young girl Much-Afraid and her growth from a fearful orphan, victimized largely by her circumstances, into the strong and joyful Grace and Glory who has mastered her emotions, grown in understanding, and matured to the point of desiring to share her gifts and lead others to the same heights that she herself has climbed. We watch with amazement as He accomplishes His work in and through us, and we give Him all the praise and glory (Romans 11:36; Philippians 4:20). After she spends a great deal of time on the summit of the mountain taking in the beauty of the place and continuing to learn from the Shepherd King, the circumstances of her former life again come to mind, and she realizes that she feels nothing but pity for those who used to make her life miserable.

In the wake of this newfound inspiration, she gained theological training in England and went on to author almost two dozen books over the course of her life. Hannah Hurnard’s 1955 novel Hinds’ Feet on High Places is an allegorical portrayal of purgation, progress, and ascent within the spiritual life. She encounters the Shepherd, who leads her to the foot of the nearby mountains to begin her journey.In climbing, the deer can place her back feet exactly where her front feet were, thus needing only two sturdy footrests instead of four.