FORGIVENESS & FOOTPRINTS

[-FORGIVENESS-]
LORD, IF I HAVE BLAMED YOU FOR THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN MY LIFE,
SHOW ME SO I CAN CONFESS IT BEFORE YOU.
ENABLE ME TO LOVE MY ENEMIES AS YOU HAVE COMMANDED IN YOUR WORD.
TEACH ME TO BLESS THOSE WHO CURSE ME AND PERSECUTE ME
(MATTHEW 5:44-45). REMIND ME TO PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HURT OR OFFEND ME
SO HAT MY HEARTWILL BE SOFT TOWARD THEM. I DON'T WANT TO BECOME
HARD AND BITTER BECAUSE OF UNFORGIVENESS. MAKE ME A PERSON WHO IS QUICK
TO FORGIVE.
WHERE THERE IS DISTANCE BETWEEN ME AND ANY OTHER FAMILY MEMBER BECAUSE
OF UNFORGIVENESS, I PRAY YOU WOULD BREAK DOWN THAT WALL.
HELP ME TO FORGIVE EVERY TIME I NEED TO DO SO.



[-FOOTPRINTS-]

One night a man had a dream...

He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord .Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene ,

he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand ; one belonged 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 is happened at the very lowest and saddest times in 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 , precious child , I love you and I would never leave you.

During your times

of trial and suffering ,when you saw only one set of footprints,

it was then I carried you"