FOOTPRINTS

One night a man had a dream. He dreamt that he was walking along the sandy beach with the Lord. The cool breeze was blowing under the sun.. The azure sky was filled with magnolia clouds. It was a definite sign of peace. The man turned back and noticed two sets of footprints in the sand, one belonged 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 realised that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also realised that the single sets of footprints were deep and draggy, therefore he concluded that it happens at the 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, put my faith and trust totally to you and laying my life down on the altar for you, you'd walk with me all the way. But i have noticed that during the most troublesome times of 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 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 when i carried you."






-----------Anonymous