FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND
Imagine you and the Lord Jesus walking down the road together.
For much of the way, the Lord's footprints go along steadily,
consistently, rarely varying the pace.
But your footprints are a disorganized 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 like true friends!
This seems perfect, but then an interesting thing happens:
Your footprints, that once etched the sand next to Jesus', are now walking precisely in His steps. Inside His larger footprints
are your smaller ones, safely you and Jesus are becoming one.
This goes on for many miles but gradually you notice another change.
The footprints inside
the larger footprints seem to grow larger.
Eventually they disappear altogether.
There is only one set of footprints; they have become
one. This goes on for a long time.
But suddenly the second set of footprints is back This time it seems even worse!
Zigzags all
over the place. Stops. Starts. Deep gashes in the sand. A veritable mess of prints.
You are
amazed and shocked. Your dream ends.
Now you pray:
"Lord, I understand the first scene with zigzags and fits.
I was a new Christian; I was just
learning. But you walked on through the storm and helped me learn to walk with you."
"That is correct."
"...... and when the smaller footprints were inside Yours, I was actually learning to walk in
Your steps; I followed you closely."
"Very good. You have understood everything so far."
"..... when the smaller footprints grew and filled Yours, I suppose that I was becoming like
you in every way."
"Precisely."
"So, Lord, was there a regression or something?
The footprints separated, and this time was
worse than the first."
There was a pause as the Lord answers with a smile in His voice.
"You didn't know? That was when we danced."
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