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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 of my life, there is only one set
of footprints.
I don't understand why, when I needed you the 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."
(Margaret Fishback Powers)
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