From: AuntieL127@... (Lisa Grover)

Footprints has always been my favorite. I also love this. I think that
this will bless you!

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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 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 many miles, but gradually you notice
another change. The 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 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 then the smaller footprints were inside of Yours, I was actually
learning to walk in Your steps; followed you very closely."

"Very good. You have understood everything so far."

"When the smaller footprints grew and filled in 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 it was worse than at first." They were a mess, all over
the place. Could you explain that? "

There is a pause as the Lord answers with a smile in his voice. "You
didn't know? That waswhen 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 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 He 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.