March 4, 2006

• Footprints
  

   

  
  

   

  
  One night a man had a dream.
  He dreamed
  he was walking along the beach with
  the LORD.

  
  Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.
  For each scene he noticed two sets of
  footprints
  in the sand:
  one belonging
  to him, and the other to the LORD.

  
  When the last scene of his life flashed before
  him,
  he looked back at the footprints in the sand.

  
  He noticed that many times along the path of
  his
  life
  there was only one set of footprints.

  
  He also noticed that it happened at the very
  lowest and saddest times in his life.

  
  This really bothered him and he
  questioned the
  LORD about it:

  
  “LORD, you said that once I decided to follow
  
  you,
  you’d walk with me all the way.
  But I have noticed that during the most
  troublesome times in my life,
  there is only one set of footprints.
  I don’t
  understand why when
  I needed you most you would leave me.”

  The LORD replied:

  
  “My son, my precious child,
  I love you and I would never leave you.
  During your times of trial and suffering,
  when you see only one set of footprints,
  it was then that I carried you.”

  
   

  
  written by Mary Stevenson

   
  

   

  …. isn’t this beautiful? its my favorite beyond alll favorites!
  i first read it when i was 11 at my aunt’s place.. the meaning never
  struck me until i was about 13 and had accepted Jesus Christ into my
  life… ever since i entered college, I haven’t been able to be as
  devout as i was towards the end of high school but thanks to the
  influence of a wonderful woman who has inspired me to turn back to the Lord I know now that He is the security and rock in my life. 
  

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