There's a poem, that I'm sure many of you have seen. It's called "Footprints in the Sand." This poem has always made me stop and think. As a refresher, the poem begins with the writer saying as we was walking along the beach with the Lord. As he was looking back on his life, sometimes he'd see 1 set of footprints, sometimes there would be 2: 1 belonging to him, the other to Jesus. However, as he continued this walk, he noticed that when it got the rockiest, when the path got the hardest, there was only 1 set of footprints in the sand. He cried out to God, and asked why He would abandon him when the walk got the hardest. Jesus replied by telling him the reason he only saw one set of footprints in the difficult times, was because that was when Jesus was carrying the man..
I love the picture this paints! In Christ, we have a constant companion through the journey of life. Through every celebration, and through every trial, we have Christ... how awesome is that!
Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."
There's another thing that footprints make me think of though too..
You know how when our feet are wet, we leave footprints as we walk places? I began to picture this as we live our lives.
In every place we go, in everything we do, we leave footprints. People take note of who we are, what we do. Impressions are made, legacies are laid. Even when we think nobody is watching, we leave our footprints.
As a new senior in highschool, this thought really hit me. This year, I have 13 grades of students who are younger than me. Who are looking up to me. As seniors, we're leaving footprints, making paths in the sand.. or in the snow, as we're in MN..
What footprints do I want people to see me make? what footprints am I leaving for people to follow? When I look back on my highschool days in the future, will I be happy with where my footprints have led me?
Everyday, we leave footprints. With everyone we come in contact with and everywhere we go, footprints are made. With every word we speak, a footprint is laid.
