Footprints in the Sand

I've been inspired by this story, which was first told by a Sunday School teacher when I was still a kid. It's awesome to know that in this life, you do not walk alone. You have a loyal friend that will never leave you. He chose to walk with you not because of who you are, but because of who He is - your Creator. Thus I'd like to begin this blod with this story.

Footprints in the Sand

One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.

In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand. Sometimes there were two sets of footprints, other times there was one only.

This bothered me because I noticed that during the low periods of my life, when I was suffering from anguish, sorrow or defeat, I could see only one set of footprints, so I said to the Lord,
"You promised me Lord,that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I have noticed that during the most trying periods of my life there has only been one set of footprints in the sand. Why, when I needed you most, have you not been there for me??"

The Lord replied, "The years when you have seen only one set of footprints, my child, is when I carried you."

Mary Stevenson, 1936