The
Christian life is a journey that begins at Baptism and ends with eternal life in the glorious presence of God forever. It is a life guided by the Spirit of God Himself, and Jesus walks the journey with us.
A life in Christ is therefore not a random sequence of events stitched together by the elemental forces of this world; rather, it is a life under the umbrella of God’s grace and providence. When we allow Him, God takes the the events of our lives- the good and bad, the sorrowful and joyful, the wilderness times and abundant times, the mountain-top experiences and the times of slogging through the valleys,- and He crafts it all into a joyful pilgrimage of continuity, purpose, and direction.
If we allow Him, Jesus carries us through the tough times and rejoices with us in the good times. There is a story familiar to many of us that goes something like this:
One night a man dreamed he
was walking along a 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 belonging to him; the other to the Lord, but at his
darkest times, he often saw only one set of footprints.
He questioned the Lord:
“You said that once I decided to follow You, You would always walk with
me. Why only one set of footprints in my most troublesome times?”
The Lord replied, “My
child, I love you and would never leave you. During your times when
you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I was carrying you.
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