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A Variation of "Footprints"
"Now imagine you and the Lord Jesus walking down the road together. For
much of the way, the Lord's footprints go along steadily, consistently,
rarely varying the pace. But, your prints 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 Jesus are walking 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 the small 'sandprint',
safely enclosed. You and Jesus are becoming one.
This goes on for many miles. But gradually you notice another change. The
footprint inside the larger fooprint 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. But then something awful happens. The
second set of footprints is back. And this time it seems even worse.
Zigzags all over the place. Stops. Starts. Deep gashes in the sand. A
veritable mess of prints.
You're amazed and shocked. But this is the end of your dream. Now you
speak. 'Lord, I understand the first scene with the zigzags and fits and
starts and so on. I was a new Christian, just learning. But You walked on
through the storm 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.'
"Very good. You have understood everything so far.'
'Then the smaller fooprints 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, and then laughs. 'You didn't know?' He says.
'That was when we danced.'"
 
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