One night a man dreamt that he was walking the beach alongside the Lord. In the sky he could see glimpses of his life in revue. For every glimpse he noticed two pairs of footprints in the sand. One was his own, the other the Lord’s.
When the last glimpse of his life passed he looked back at the footprints in the sand. Then he noticed that a lot of times along his walk of life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed this had happened during the most testing and sad periods of his life.
This observation upset him so much that he asked the Lord: “Lord, you said if I follow you, you would walk by my side all along. But looking back I have noticed that during the times I was tried the hardest, there was only one set of footprints. I just cannot understand why you let me down when needed you the most?”
The Lord answered: “My dear child, I love you and would never leave you. The times when you were tried and experienced hardship – when you only noticed one set of footprints – were the times I carried you.”
How often don’t we play the blame game, thinking it’s not my fault, it’s someone else’s. Think twice, and remember; it’s always in me. Always.
