food for thought...

I was cleaning out my folders on the good ole laptop today and found this little twist of the Foot Prints in the Sand poem. I thought it was funny and very thought provoking.

Butt Prints in the Sand

One night I had a wondrous dream,
One set of footprints there was seen,
The footprints of my precious Lord,
But mine were not along the shore.
But then some stranger prints appeared...
And I asked the Lord, "What have we here?
Those prints are large and round and neat,
But Lord, they are too big for feet."
"My child," He said in somber tones,
"For miles I carried you alone.
I challenged you to walk in faith,
But you refused and made me wait."
"You disobeyed, you would not grow,
The walk of faith you would not know...
So I got tired, I got fed up,
And there I dropped you on your butt."
"Because in life there comes a time
When one must fight, and one must climb,
When one must rise and take a stand,
Or leave their butt prints in the sand."
- Author Unknown

How often do we forget that we must rely on the Lord in our lives. I know I am guilty of doing just that, I get too comfortable in life and forget to thank my Savior for walking beside me. Or in a trial I overlook the fact that I can turn to Him and give Him my burdens and He will carry me, so He in turn has to leave me to struggle on my own. I know that if only I reach out for Him and put my faith in Him, He will help me to rise and take a stand, and not to leave my butt prints in the sand. What a great blessing to know that someone is just waiting to help us whenever we ask, to know that faith can really make us whole. I am so grateful for that promise.