Love, Love, Love this from my Beth Moore study that I am doing. Some of you may of heard this before, but I wanted to write it down because it is very fitting.
Imagine going to heaven and standing by God as He lovingly shows you the calender of His plan for your earthly life. It begins with the day you are born. Once you received Christ as Savior, every day that follows is outlined in red. You see footprints walking through each day of each week of your life. On many of the days, two sets of footprints appear. You inquire: "Father, are those my footprints on the calendar every day and is the second set of prints when you joined me?"
He answers, "No, My precious Child. The consistent footprints on the calendar are Mine. the second set of footprints are when you joined Me."
"Where were you going,Father?"
"To the destiny I planned for you, hoping you'd follow."
"But, Father, where are my footprints all those times?"
He answers, "Sometimes,you went back to look at old resentments and habits while I was still going forward, hoping you'd join Me. Sometimes, you departed from My path and chose your own calendar instead. Other times, your footprints can even be seen on another person's calendar because you thought you liked their plan better. At other times, you simply stopped because you would not let go of something you could not take to the next day."
"But, Father, we ended up OK even if I didn't walk with You every day, didn't we?"
He holds you close and smiles, "Yes, Child we ended up OK. But you see, OK was never what I had in mind for you."
"Father, what are those golden treasure boxes on certain days?"
"Blessings, My child, I had for you along the way. Those that are open are those you received. Those still closed were days you did not walk with Me."
I know for my life I want to open as many of those treasure boxes as possible.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Walking With God
Posted by Happy McNally Mom at 1:46 PM
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How TRUE! I remember her talkin' about that. And I thought. I wonder how many I may have missed...and how many I have gotten! And how many more He has for me in my walk of life.
Thank you for the reminder. I love that story.
Look at your baby calendar!!!!
We are getting close...so close!!!
I love this. So fitting, true. Sergio has spent his whole fatherhood telling the kids, O.K. is not O.k., you are MY kids.
How much more fitting the our creator would see it like this and how much greater our blessings.
Thanks Kristan.
What a lovely post. I wonder how many 'boxes' I have missed,thinking I can put it all together by myself. What a lovely thought to focus on.
This is something for me to take along with me for the rest of my life.
I am amazed at how God cares for us and has just the right plan-if we choose to follow it.
Thanks for sharing! This is so true! Thank you for the reminder!
~Danielle :)
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