When we’re overwhelmed by many demands, it might feel as though there isn’t enough of God, or good, to go around. Or it might seem as if some people receive more of God’s love than others.
The loved poem “Footprints in the sand” begins by explaining how the Lord was walking along the shoreline, right next to the narrator of the poem. The narrator looks back at the two sets of footprints, representing the path of her life. But she noticed it appeared that the Lord had left her in times of trouble, because she saw only one set of footprints in those places. Troubled, the narrator asks the Lord about it. The reply is that His love has always been with her—the footprints she saw during those difficult times were actually His as He carried her through the struggle.
Recently, I was pondering God’s presence and watching actual footprints in the sand. The tide was coming in and going out. It occurred to me that not only does God carry us in difficult times, but divine Love also fills us up no matter what our specific needs are.
