FOOTSTEPS
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 belonged to him, and the other belonged 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, Thou saidest
that once I decided to follow Thee, Thou wouldest 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
footrpints. I don't understand why when I needed Thee most, Thou wouldest leave me."
The LORD replied, "My precious, precious child, I love you and 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."
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