SONG IS CLOSER WALK WITH THEE
THE NEW FOOTPRINTS
Now imagine you and the Lord Jesus are walking along the beach together. For much of the way the Lord's footprints go along steadily,consistently, rarely varying in the pace. But your prints are in a disorganized stream of zig zags, starts, stops, turnarounds, circles, departures, and returns. For much of the way it seems to go
like this.
This seems perfect, but then an interesting thing happens; your footprints that once etched the sand next to the Master's are now
walking precisely in His steps. Inside His large footprints is the smaller "sandprint," safely enclosed. You and Jesus are becoming one; this goes on for many miles.
But then something awful happens. The second set of footprints is back. This time it seems even worse than before. Zig zags all over the place. Stop...start. Deep gashes in the sand. A veritable mess of prints. You're amazed and shocked. But this is the end of your dream. Now you speak: "Lord, I understand the first scene with the zig zags, fits, starts and so on. I was a new Christian, just learning. But You walked on through the storm and helped me learn to walk with You". "That is correct," replied the Lord.
"Then, when the smaller footprints were inside of Yours, I was
actually learning to walk in Your steps. I followed You very
closely." "Very good. You have understood everything so far."
"Then the smaller footprints grew and eventually filled in with Yours. I suppose that I was actually growing so much that I was becoming more like You in every way." "Precisely."
"But this is my question, Lord. Was there a regression or something? The footprints went back to two, and this time it was worse than the first." The Lord smiles, then laughs. "You didn't know?" He says. "That was when we danced."
FOR HE WILL TURN YOUR MOURNING INTO DANCING!!!!!!!
"AUTHOR UNKNOWN"