"Footprints in the Sand"

I have read this a million and one times. I have been struggling a lot lately with everyday life and the valleys and hills that I have had to climb. The last couple of months have been a big battle for me. Just when I think its over, something else comes my way that I have to overcome.
My son told me last night that I needed to read this again, over and over if that is what it takes for me to understand that God is still with me through all this struggles.
So I decided to post it and remind everyone else that may be going through something hard that God is still with us through these times.


One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord.
Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.
In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand.
Sometimes there were two sets of footprints,
other times there were one set of footprints.

This bothered me because I noticed
that during the low periods of my life,
when I was suffering from
anguish, sorrow or defeat,
I could see only one set of footprints.

So I said to the Lord,
“You promised me Lord,
that if I followed you,
you would walk with me always.
But I have noticed that during the most trying periods of my life
there have only been one set of footprints in the sand.
Why, when I needed you most, you have not been there for me?”

The Lord replied,
“The times when you have seen only one set of footprints in the sand,
is when I carried you.”