Corey's footprints

FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND
One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord.
Many scenes of my life flashed across the sky.
Sometimes there were two sets of footprints.
Other times there were one set of footprints.
This bothered me because I noticed that during the low periods of my life,
when I was suffering from anguish, sorrow or defeat,
Icould se only one set of footprints.
So, I said to the Lord,
"You promised me, Lord that if I followed You,
You would walk with me always.
But I noticed that during the most trying periods of my life,
there have been only one set of prints in the sand.
Why, when I needed you the most, yoiu have not been there for me?"
The Lord replied,
"The times you have seen only one set of footprints
is when I carried you"

Written in 1936 by: Mary Stevenson (1922-1999)

BUTT PRINTS IN THE SAND

One night I had a wondrous dream,
One set of footprints there was seen.
The footprints of my precious Lord,
but mine were not along the shore.
But then some stranger prints appeared,
I asked the Lord, "What have we here?"
Those prints are large and round and neat.
"But Lord, they are too big for feet".
"My child", he said in somber tones,
"For miles I carried you alone.
I challenged you to walk in faith,
but you refused and made Me wait.
You disobeyed and would not grow.
The walk of faith you would not know.
So, I got tired, I got fed up,
and there I dropped you on your butt."
Because in life there comes a time
when one must fight and one must climb;
when one must rise and take a stand
or leave their butt prints in the sand!

Author Unknown

FOOTPRINTS...The New Version

Imagine you and the Lord Jesus are walking down the road together.
For much of the way,
the Lord's footprints go along steadily, consistenly,
rarely varying the pace.
But, your footprints are unorganized, stream of zigzags,
starts, stops,turnarounds, circles, departures and returns.
For much of the way, it seems to go on like this,
but gradually your footprints come more in line with the Lord's...
soon paralleling His consistently.
You and Jesus are walking as true friends.
This goes on for miles and miles and miles.
Perfectly, never wavering...
But then an interesting thing happened:
Your footprints that once etched the next to Jesus'
once again become unorganized, streams of zigzags,
starts, stops, turnarounds, circles, even worse than before.
You turn to the Lord and say:
"Lord, I understand the first scene, I was a new Christian, I was just learning.
but as You walked, you taught me to walk with you.
and Lord, I understand the second scene, You taught me so well,
we walked together, mile after mile, perfectly and unwavering.
Lord, I don't understand the third scene, We walked together,
side by side, hand in hand...
suddenly my footprints became erratic, worse than before I knew you.
Lord, how is this possible, you taught me well and I love You.
Walking with You gave me a great peace that I have never known,
how, then Lord, did I stray"?
The Lord, gently touched my shoulder and said:
"That, my friend was when we danced"!
(Ecclesiastes 3: 1-4)...
To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven:
A time to weep, a time to laugh, A time to mourn, and a time to dance.

Author Unknown