Imagine you and the Lord are walking down the road together.
For much of the way, the Lord’s footprints go along steadily, consistently, rarely varying the pace.
But your footprints are a disorganized stream of zigzags, starts, stops, turnarounds, 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 HE are walking as true friends!
This seems perfect, but then an interesting thing happens.
Your footprints that once etched the sand next to HIS are now walking precisely in His steps.
Inside His larger footprints are your smaller ones, you and HE are becoming one.
This
goes on for many miles, but gradually you notice another change. The
footprints inside the large footprints seem to grow larger.
Eventually they disappear altogether. There is only one set of footprints. They have become one.
This
goes on for a long time, but suddenly the second set of footprints is
back. This time it seems even worse! Zigzags all over the place. Stops.
Starts. Gashes in the sand. A variable mess of prints.
You are amazed and shocked.
Your dream ends. And then you pray
‘Lord,
I understand the first scene, with zigzags and fits. I was a new
Christian, I was just learning. But You walked on through the storm and
helped me learn to walk with You.’
‘That is correct.’
‘And
when the smaller footprints were inside of Yours, I was actually
learning to walk in Your steps, following You very closely.’
‘Very good.. You have understood everything so far.’
'When the smaller footprints grew and filled in Yours, I suppose that I was becoming like You in every way.’
‘Precisely.’
‘So, Lord, was there a regression or something? The footprints separated, and this time it was worse than at first.’
There is a pause as the Lord answers, with a smile in His voice.
‘You didn’t know? It was then that we danced!’
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