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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 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, 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
son, my 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." |
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