I want you to imagine that you and Jesus are walking down a road together. Along the way, the Lord's footprints go along steadily, consistently, rarely varying the pace. Your footprints are a disorganized stream of zigzags, starts, stops, u-turns, circles, departures and returns. For much of the way it seems to go like this, but gradually, your footprints come more in line with the Lord's, soon paralleling His consistently.

You and Jesus are walking together as true friends. 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 larger footprints is your small footfall , safely enclosed. You and Jesus are becoming one. This goes on for many miles. Then gradually you notice another change. The footprint inside the larger footprint seems to grow larger. Eventually it disappears altogether. There is only one set of footprints. They have become one.

Again, this goes on for a long time. Then something awful happens. The second set of footprints is back and this time it seems even worse. There are zigzags all over the place, stops, starts and deep gashes in the sand. A veritable mess of prints. You're amazed and shocked. This is the end of your dream. Now you speak.

"Lord, I understand the first scene with the zigzags and so on. I was a new Christian, just learning and You walked on through the storms and helped me learn to walk with you."

"That is correct."

"Yes, and when the smaller footprints were inside of Yours, I was actually learning to walk in Your steps. I followed You very closely."

"Yes, 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 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!

A Variation on "Footprints"

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Our God Is A God Of Great Joy!

Our God is a God of Joy. He tells us that in John 15:11. When Jesus is getting ready top return to His Father, He tells the disciples, "My Joy I leave you that your joy may be full." God wants us to have a rich and joyful life. It is the Lord's desire that you walk in joy and peace.

This hard to believe but the choice is ours! We can be happy and full of joy or we can be sad or mad. We decide what outlook we are going to have on life. It is actually a test of our intelligence. You see, as believers, we know that God loves us, that He wants the best for us, that He will see us through the hardest places and ultimately bring victory and blessing into our lives. He is there to walk with us, to hold us and to dance with us!

So why we would ever allow ourselves to get over-anxious, fearful or worried? Why would we get frustrated and angry when things don't go our way? We have a God who loves us and will see us through! You see it is not too smart to waste our energy being sad or angry! So let's rejoice, let's look on the bright side of life, let's remember God is there and He is going to brings through every problem! So Let's stand and shout His praises and get ready to dance!!