A New Scene with the Lord's Footprints

Imagine you and the Lord are walking on the beach 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 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 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, you and Jesus are becoming one.

This goes on for along time, but suddenly the second set of footprints is back. This time it seems even worse! Zigzags all over the place. Stops. Starts. Gashes in the sand. A variable mess of prints. You are amazed and shocked.

Your dream ends. You now 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 in with you.”

“That’s correct.”

“And when the smaller footprints were inside of Yours, I was actually learning to walk in you in Your steps, following you very closely.”

“Very good.” You have understood everything so far.”

 “So Lord, did I lose your trail or get distracted?  The footprints separate, and this time it was worse than that at first.”

There was a pause as the Lord answers, with a smile in His voice. “You didn’t know? It was then that we danced!"   (adapted from Linda Newton’s blog)

In the midst of difficulty, let’s choose Jesus’ strength and salvation, not pain and confusion.  Jesus will lead us in this dance called life, if we choose to follow Him.  If you desire the Lord to give you strength and salvation, pray this verse for yourself:  

" The Lord is my Strength and my Song, and He has become my Salvation; this is my God, and I will praise Him, my father's God, and I will exalt Him."  Exodus 15:2