FOOTPRINTS:
One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with then lord. Across the sky flashed some scenes from his life. Each scene he noticed two sets of footprints, 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 precious, precious child, I love you and I would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set if footprints, it was then that I carried you.
Author unknown.
So having read this I pose this question. What is Jesus carrying you through right now? For me, its a tumultuous relationship with someone who is suppose to care about me and claims that they do but shows me something totally different with their actions. And I know the Lord is carrying me through this because if He wasn't I would be in sin. How? I am so hurt and have been so offended by this person that if it wasn't for the Lord and His presence in my life I would more than likely hate this person But, my Lord is able to erase my hurt and negate the ways I've been offended and replace the feelings produced by these things with His peace that surpasses all understanding. And so as I write this I know that in regards to the relationship I speak of there is only one set of prints in the sand and I'm glad my Lord is carrying me because it means He's in control of the situation and I'm not. Thank God for that.
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