Saturday, July 9, 2016

Something that I have learned is that you can't rely on others for your own happiness. People are going to disappoint and hurt you emotionally, but you can't let that get you down. You always have to remember that you are never alone, even though you may feel like you are alone in a crowded place, remember that Christ felt that same loneliness that you have felt and He has felt your own personal struggles. One of my favorite poems is "Footprints In the Sand" by Mary Stevenson, she writes:
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."
  
My favorite part of this poem is the very end where Christ says that He never left, and during our trials he carried us. Thanks for reading! Until next time. :) Never forget that Christ and our Father in Heaven love you more than you know.

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