Footprints In The Sand



Summer time is one of my favorite times of the year! You know that saying? The one that says "Hair gets lighter. Skin gets darker. Water gets warmer. Drinks get colder. Music gets louder. Nights get longer. Life gets better." Yeah, that one! It's so true on so many levels! Summertime is beautiful! The breeze blowing people's hair around, the sun making everyone a beautiful tan color. Not to mention all of the icecream! My family lives for Summer! 

I've learned that even though every summer is different I still look forward to it each and every year. This summer has been a little bit of a challenge for me. It's my first summer without a singing tour with my amazing choir and friends. It's my first summer that I've really began to focus on my faith. My first summer where I'm really beginning to figure out who I am separately from my parents and family. 
Not to mention, I'm a young adult now and am trying to find other young adults to fellowship with. Plus, my plans of being in Haiti for a year did not turn out as planned. All of these things have been hard to experience but also great! All of my family and friends have been so supportive through this journey. And though this summer has been a little difficult already, it's going to be one of the best yet. 
There has been much to learn, and much more is yet to come. But, I know whose I am. Who watches over me, and I will walk with Him every step this summer. Right down the path He has created just for me! 
I was recently over at a friends house and they were showing off their newly decorated bathroom. Inside was a little crocheted piece inside of a frame, what it said is what I will leave you with. A poem that will forever speak to my heart, 






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."

- "Footprints In The Sand" by Mary Stevenson

He walks with YOU. And trust that when you are in difficult times and feel alone, that He is carrying you! Amen :) 


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