This is one of my favourites Footprints One night I had a dream-- I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord and across the sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene I noticed two sets of footprints, one belonged to me and the other to the Lord. When the last scene of my life flashed before me, I looked back at the footprints in the sand. I noticed that many times along the path of my life, there was only one set of footprints. I also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in my life. This really bothered me and I questioned the Lord about it. "Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you, you would 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 in times when I needed you most, you should leave me." The Lord replied, "My precious, precious child, I love you and I would never, never leave you during your times of trial and suffering. "When you saw only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you." ...Mary Stevens
This is one of my favorite piece especially on the lowest part of my life. Reading this piece lighten my burden knowing that God carries me and took my burden.
My Gran got me this on a little card and it's always made me smile and helped me remember that no matter how bad things get and no matter how much I feel alone, down and depressed that I'm never truly alone. I think it's a reminder that when times get tough that we're being tested and to try and remain positive, for me I always think that there are people going through a lot worse in the world than myself and my problems seem trivial in contrast to people living in extreme poverty or in a slum. Beautiful piece of work thanks for posting it Debs sure does make me think every time I read it.
