   
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~
 As I continue to stay awake at this insane hour, setting my SA paper, many thoughts are running through my mind. - Korean hostages - Jim Elliot - Kids in Love 1 - p1/p2 concert this saturday As you can see, it is not a good idea to have so many distracting thoughts while setting a paper. So, I have decided to blog. Korean Hostages The taliban have set a new deadline for their release which is this afternoon. Another Korean from the group has been killed. Time is tight. People are weary, drained by this whole episode. Talks are going nowhere. The remaining 21 hostages might lose their lives any minute in the hands of these desperate Taliban militants. Yet in the midst of all these pressing circumstances is a great lesson on faith in the Lord. Do we trust that God is soveriegn even when the Talibans are seemingly having the upper hand at the moment? Do we believe that God has a purpose out of this whole episode? Though it is heart wrenching to know that the hostages might lose their lives at any moment, it is comforting and uplifting to know that each and every one of the 22 Korean Christians has been granted eternal life because of their faith in Jesus Christ way before this incident even happened. That is why I said that Jesus has already conquered all. God has a plan for everything. He uses everything for a purpose -- even the deaths of people. I don't know if you guys know about the great missionary Jim Elliot but God had used his death to bring many more people to Christ. Jim Elliot had a heart for the unsaved, especially those who were at the far ends of the earth. He went to Huaorani (Equador) in 1956 and what seemingly had been a friendly meeting initially resulted in Jim being speared to death by the people there. He left behind a wife and a daughter. They were devastated. Several years after her husband's death, Elisabeth Elliot returned to Huaorani to live with the people and spread the gospel to them - this time armed with a better understanding of their culture. Needless to say, many were saved. God had healed and comforted Elisabeth so much that she was able to forgive the people who killed her husband. And in doing so, she had become a much more effective witness of God's grace and love which led many of the people in Huaorani to believe. God has a purpose for everything. He's got everything under control. The wind and the rain at His command. The stars and the planet are in His hand. You and I are a part of His plan, He's got everything under control. MaRGaReT left her footprint @ 12:50 AM
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