   
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 the set 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 in his life.
This really bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it. "Lord, you said once I decided to follow you, you 'd walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troubled times of my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why you would leave me when I needed you most."
The Lord replied,"My child. My precious child. I love you and 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."
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~Footprints of my Life~
 After hogging her book for about half a year (opps!), I am finally returning to Lilian her book 'Boy Meets Girl'. Seeing the book prompted me to write something. This book was also written by Joshua Harris and he is one of the writers that really inspire me. I am particularly inspired when people share their life stories and depict how they made a change for the better. How exactly did he change? I think perhaps I should give you guys a sneak preview of him 'before and after'. Joshua Harris was brought up in a Christian family and his parents were good role models for him. But that did little to influence his warped thinking towards relationships and girls. During his teens, he was a flirt and he indulged in pornography. He got involved in relationships for his own pleasure and selfish desires and not really for the good of the girl. All these would have continued on and on if not for... God's conviction about his attitudes and mindsets towards relationships. Then he changed. He kissed dating goodbye and decided to serve God purposefully as a single until the timing was right for him to pursue a godly relationship with a girl that he would eventually marry. He's now married to his wife, Shannon and has 3 adorable kids. But all these would not have happened if not for God's mercy which changed him. I am very grateful to God for changing him because otherwise, I would not have been able to benefit from his wisdom towards romance in his two books! It just showed to me how wonderful God's love is. For though He loves us for who we are, He loves us far too much for us to stay the same. MaRGaReT left her footprint @ 9:50 PM
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