One of my favorite readings is entitled “Footprints.”
I’d like to share it with you as a devotional thought for the month of August.

Footprints in the Sand

One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand: one belonging to him, and the other to the Lord.


When the last scene flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened during the lowest and saddest times in his life.


This really bothered him, so he questioned the Lord. “Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you, that you would walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don’t understand why, when I needed you the most, you would leave me.” The Lord replied, “My precious, precious child, I love you and would never leave you. During your times of trial and sufferings, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you.”


Author Unknown





We read in Psalm 139 similar thoughts to the above reading: “O Lord, you have searched me and you know me. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Where can I go from your spirit? Your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.”
Isn’t it great to know that we are not alone, but that God is carrying us, guiding us, and leading us in His way.


God Bless!


Pastor Jim