Day 69: Footprints Poem

To be honest, today was a pretty rough day physically so I was unable to do much today and it makes it hard sometimes to be positive when you can not move around too much. But there is always something to be thankful for and with my day the way it has been, I thought of the Footprints Poem :) I have always loved that poem because I feel I can relate to the author where I feel as if I am walking alone when things get really tough. Sometimes where people are concerned, I do basically walk by myself (my family is there for me) but it is a comfort to know that God is there even if I don't see Him or feel Him and especially at the times when I need God the most. I would like to share the poem now for anyone who is unfamiliar with it or maybe hasn't read it in awhile.

Footprints
One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the shy flashed scenes of his life. For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand; one belonging to him and the other to the Lord.

When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times of his life.

This really bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it. "Lord you said that once I decided to follow you, You'd walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why when I needed you most, You would leave me."

The Lord replied, "My precious child, I love you and I would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."
Author unknown

I would like to mention that when I googled the poem, I noticed there is controversy over who actually wrote this poem and so I thought I would write Author unknown as it says on my poster. I would love to give credit to the author but I don't want to give credit to the wrong person. I also understand there is some controversy over what the poem says but to me I just feel it reminds me that I am not alone and I am thankful for this poem to remind me of that. Too many times, people let me down and I am left feeling as though I am going through stuff practically on my own (my family is there for me still) when I need support the most but God will never leave me and I can count on Him. I know that doesn't mean God will make everything better but He is there to help me through it. I am also thankful to my mom for giving me this poem many years ago when I felt I was going through bad stuff alone and needed to know that I wasn't. Thanks for reading this post.