FOOTPRINTS
(A Little Bit Different Version)

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, safely you and Jesus are becoming one.

After many miles you notice another gradual change: The small footprints inside the large 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 footprints. You are amazed and shocked.

Your dream ends and 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." Jesus answers, "That is correct."

You continue, "... and when the smaller footprints were inside of Yours, I was actually learning to walk in Your steps; followed you very closely."

He replies, "Very good. You have understood everything so far." And you add, "... when the smaller footprints grew and filled in Yours, I suppose that I was becoming like you in every way." "Precisely," comes the answer.

But you press on and ask, "So, Lord, was there a regression or something?

The footprints separated, and this time it was worse than at first."

There is a pause as the Lord answers with a smile in his voice. "You didn't know? That was when we danced."

"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." Ecclesiastes 3:1,4

Funny how you can send a thousand jokes through e-mail and ICQ they spread like wildfire, but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing.

Funny isn't it? Are you laughing? Are you thinking? Spread the Word and give thanks to the Lord for God is good! Funny isn't it, when you go to forward this message, how many on your list are not receiving it because you're not sure they believe in anything?

Funny? ... Sad. It's not WHAT you have in your life, but Who you have in your life that counts. For we will all have eternal life, it is just a matter of where.