Holding Onto Him
I started a new devotional called Living with A Fire. Something in the devotional really moved me and I thought I would share (Ironically it was titled Move).
"When God moves, all of creation responds. All the earth and every person exists to bring glory to God. Why would we fear or worry about tomorrow? We belong to a loving Father, who knows every need and every desire. He turns darkness into light and at the sound of His voice, the storm calms. He is so aware of exactly where we are and everything we are facing in our life."
It is crazy how God works! God built every single one of us, and we are built in a way that allows us to do exactly what God calls us to do. No matter what we are going through in life, or where life may take us, He will use our story for His glory. God works in our lives in miraculous ways, and even when it may seem like He isn't there and isn't inside of us, He is.
Footprints in the Sand
While doing my devotional, I could not stop thinking about the story of the footprints in the sand. When we are in the lowest times of our lives, we may feel alone. We may feel like we can not handle what God sends our way. Truth is, God knows us perfectly and knows exactly what we can handle. The Lord is with us always, and with Him, we can do anything. We may feel like we can't, but the Lord is their with us to help us through. Sometimes it is really hard to see how the Lord works in our lives, but he is there carrying us through the toughest of times.
One night I dreamed a dream.
As I was walking along the beach with my Lord.
Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,
One belonging to me and one to my Lord.
After the last scene of my life flashed before me,
I looked back at the footprints in the sand.
I noticed that at many times along the path of my life,
especially at the very lowest and saddest times,
There was only one set of footprints.
This really troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it.
"Lord, you said once I decided to follow you,
You'd walk with me all the way.
But I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life,
There was only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me."
He whispered, "My precious child, I love you and will never leave you
Never, ever, during your trials and testings.
When you saw only one set of footprints,
It was then that I carried you."
