Footprints May 28, 2007
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Footprints
When I was going through a real trying time in my life, (one of those when you feel so alone and lost you don’t know if it’ll ever get any better.) One of my good friends as well as brother in Christ told me about this thing called “footprints”. And I didn’t know what it was so he told me that it was about a man who had a dream, and in it he saw his life. And in good times there was two footprints on the beach. And in the bad times there was only one set. The guy thought that this meant that the LORD had left him. But the LORD told him that when there was one set he was carrying him. And this really helped me because I then knew that even when I feel alone God is there and not only is he there but he is carrying me through me times of trouble. And when I am happy and everything is going ok then he is there walking beside me. The LORD says, “I will never leave you nor forsake you. Hebrews 13:5”. I hope that you too will know that God is always there even when you feel alone. I pray you will find joy in Christ and lean on him in your times of trouble and know he is always there.
Footprints
One night a man had a dream. He was walking along the beach with the lord and across the sky flashed scenes from his life. In each he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand, one made by him, and the other by 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 of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the worst times in his life.
This bothered him very much so he asked the Lord about it, “Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you, you’d walk with me all the way; But I’ve noticed that during timed of trouble there is only one set of footprints. I don’t understand why you left me when I needed you the most.”
The Lord replied, “My precious, precious, child. I love you and would never leave you. During your times of trial, when you see only one set of footprints, it is then that I carried you.”
Yeah this is a good story. Speaks well of God’s Sovereignty and loving care for His bride. As a matter of fact, it would be more accurate to say that God carries us not just when we go through trials, but the whole way! Thanks for the precious reminder of resting in God’s Hand!