Just Wanted to Share

This past Christmas my place of employment handed out the following at our Christmas breakfast.

I was struck and I just wanted to share it with you. I have it hanging on my refrigerator as encouragement.


Imagine you and the Lord Jesus are walking down the road together. For much of the way, the Lord's footprints go along steadily, consistently, rarely varing in 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 friend's.

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 many miles, but gradually you notice another change. The footprints inside the large footprints seem to grow larger.

Eventually they disapppear altogether. There is only one set of footprints. They have become one.

This goes on for awhile and suddenly the second set of footprints is back. This time it seems even worse than before. Zigzags all over the place. Stops, starts. Gashes in the sand. A variable mess of prints. You are amazed and shocked. Your dream ends and now you pray: Lord, I understand the first scene, with zigzags and fits. I was a new Christian; I was learning, but you walked through the storm and helped me learn to walk with you.

And the Lord responds: "That is correct."

And while the smaller footprints were inside of yours I was actually learning to walk in your footsteps, following you very closely.

"Very good' the Lord replies, "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", says the Lord.

So, Lord was there a regression or something? The footprints separated and this time it was worse than the 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!!!!!!!"


I hope you all dance in the joy of the Lord, always!