 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 on many occasions
along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints.
He also noticed that this happened at the very lowest and saddest
times of his life.
This really bothered him, and he so questioned the LORD about
it.
"LORD, you said, that once I decided to follow you, you'd
walk with me all the way through life. 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. Durirg your times of trial and suffering,
where you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried
you." |
