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 notices
that
many times along the path of his
life
there was only one set of
footprints.
He
also notices that it happened
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
of footprints,
it was then that I
carried you."