George Mueller: Faithful Servant of God, and great role model! (Part Two) What is Faith?

I've been so tired lately. Tired of the death that's been surrounding me, and my family. Tired of working non-stop only to be faced with the reality of death when I have any spare time. I've been writing a bunch of poetry only to keep me sane. If I stop, I'm afraid of what will happen in my brain. Will I snap? I feel like I'm tettering on the edge of an abyss, and if I'm not careful it's down I go.

I know God is with me even now, and for that I'm very grateful. Without him, I don't know how strong I would be. He is my strength, comfort, and reason for living. I'm just having a lot of "Footprints" moments in my life right now.

Footprints in the Sand

One night I had a dream. I was

walking along the beach with the Lord,

and across the skies flashed scenes from

my life. In each scene I noticed two sets

of footprints in the sand. One was mine,

and one was the Lord's. When the last scene

of my life appeared before me, I looked back

at the footprints in the sand, and, to my

surprise, I noticed that many times along

the path of my life there was only one set

of footprints. And I noticed it was

at the lowest and saddest times in my

life. I asked the Lord about it: 'Lord,

you said that once I decided to

follow you, you would walk with

me all the way. But I noticed

that during the most

troublesome times in my

life there was only one set

of footprints. I don't

understand why you left

my side when I needed

you most.' The Lord said,

'My precious child, I never

left you during your time

of trial. Where you see

only one set of footprints,

I was carrying you.'