FOOTPRINTS WITH A TWIST

Imagine you and the Lord Jesus walking down the road together.

For much of the way, the Lord's footprints go along steadily, consistently, rarely varying the pace.

But your footprints are a disorganized stream of zigzags, starts, stops, turn around, circles, departures and returns.  For much of the way, it seems they go like this, but gradually your footprints come closer in line with the Lord's soon paralleling His consistently.  You and Jesus are walking as true friends!

This seems perfect, but then an interesting thing happens: yourfootprints, that once etched the sand next to Jesus', are now walking precisely in His steps. Inside His footprints are your smallerones, safely you and Jesus are becoming one.

This goes on for a long time, but suddenly the second set of footprints are back.

This time is seems even worse!  Zig zags all over the place.

Stops.  Starts.  Deep gashes in the sand.  A veritable mess of prints.

You are amazed and shocked. Your dream ends.

Now you pray:

"Lord, I understand the first scene with the zig zags and fits.  I was a new Christian; I was just learning.  But you walked on through the storm and helped me learn to walk with you."

"That is correct."

"...and when the smaller footprints were inside Yours, I was actually learning to walk in Your steps; I followed You very closely."

"very good.  You understand so far."

"...when the smaller footprints grew and filled in Yours, I suppose that I was becoming like you in every way."

"Precisely."

 "So, Lord, was there a regression or something?  The footprints separated, and this time it was worse than the first."

There is a pause as the Lord answers with a smile in His voice.

"You didn't know?  That was when we danced."     

DANCE, DANCE, WHEREVER YOU MAY BE

I AM THE LORD OF THE DANCE SAID HE, 

AND I'LL LEAD YOU ALL ,

WHEREVER YOU MAY BE,

AND I'LL LEAD YOU ALL 

IN THE DANCE 

SAID HE.