I love this poem, it always reminds me to remember that God is watching out for us. But still, life is difficult to understand, especially when we’re hit with trials.
I just found out today that I have Poly-cystic Ovarian Disease as well as a Bicornuated Uterus….which basically means I have a very minimal chance of getting pregnant. If I were to get pregnant, then there would be a high risk of miscarriage and fetus growth restriction. I was pretty upset over this, as I’ve been wanting a baby of my own for a while now, and it looks now like my husband and I will never have children of our own together, other than his son.
But the poem you posted gave me comfort and reminded me that God is beside me and that these things happen for a reason.
Thank you for always posting such intelligent and comforting articles. I relate to most of your posts, and they’ve helped me inumerable times!

I was looking at a few other blogs when this one stuck out. There was a dark time in my life where I didn’t think God was with me, because
I didn’t think that God would let his children live like I was. I now have been clean from drugs and alcohol for 10 months now, and I am starting to realize that God was there with me through it all. He kept me safe and sound and didn’t allow anything bad to happen to me.
I need to be thankful for all the things he kept me out of instead of all the things I messed up during that time. I am currently going through a nasty custody case trying to get my little girl. I know this is one of the times that there is only one set of footprints. For the past few months, I have been wondering why God would do all of this to me. But I know he is holding me, allowing me to get through these tough times.
For me, it is hard to remember God is with me during my trials. It is so easy to get into self-pity and ask why me. It takes just one little thing for us to remember that God is with us through it all. Thank you for reminding me that today. I just got back from court and nothing was figured out, but I needed to be reminded that He was with me today, and will continue to be with me. Thank you so much!

THANK YOU FATHER GOD FOR YOUR AWARENESS OF YOUR SON, THE HOLY SPIRIT,AND MOST OF ALL YOUR GRACE AND MERCY. THANK YOU FATHER GOD FOR YOUR CONTINUED LOVE AND AFFECTION, FORGIVENESS OF A L L MY SINS,AND PROTECTION. THANK YOU FOR THE LITTLE THINGS I SOMETIME TAKE FOR GRANTED. IN JESUS NAME. AMEN.

footprints is something i read at least once a week. i have been going through some very rough times. people ask me sometimes how i can still smile and laugh with all that i have and am going through… my reply to them is because i am still alive after i was in a burning apartment, i am alive after a very bad wreck and i still have my arm/hand after a physician botched up surgery in december of 2003, it took a specialist 2 surgeries to save my arm but it still doesn’t function properly….but i still have my arm/hand….that is why i can go on and have a good attitude…i am here for a reason and although i still haven’t gotten a job after looking since last october when my specialist released me, i know that god is with me carrying me and keeping me safe….thank you god, jesus and the holy spirit……..

This is my mom’s favorite poem and I gave her a copy of it framed and it hangs in her bedroom. It is truly a joy to read it over and over again, and only when we have gone through the darkest of times and look back do we realize and gives thanks to our Lord for bringing us through one more trial. Thank you for the words!

I, too, have always loved “Footprints”. However, a while back I read one that has replaced it for me. When the person looks back over his life, he sees the two sets of tracks together and then there are times when the tracks are erratic, wild with no sense of direction. When God is asked about those prints, He replies “It was then that we danced.” I enjopy the dance.

I first saw this poem years ago on the cover of a pocket calendar book. I was going through some very difficult times after leaving my abusive husband. Something about the poem made me feel that I could endure this as I wasn’t alone. Through the years I collected various reprints, kitchen magnets, wall plaques and even one written in French on a piece of bark. I never faltered as I never felt alone. I persevered through everything and stayed strong. Gradually, the turmoil began to fade. Things got better for me. At this point in my life, I can honestly say I’ve never been so happy or had so much peace and contentment. All my copies of Footsteps remain with me….still hanging. For although I hope I never am at that point when I need to be carried, I keep them and read them so I will always remember that I am never alone.

I too love the poem “Footprints”. What was really uplifting for me as I read other comments, is that all of us have our “walks of fire”. We are not singled out, being picked on, or have our own personal rain cloud. This is satan’s world and it is one of immense suffering. ( I John 5:19 ) For we are in the middle of a spiritual battle and emotional distress is one of the enemy’s greatest weapons. (see Ephesians 6:12) What an amazing and awesome God who is with each of us, giving us strength and encouragement through life. Praise Him!

I just want to say thanks for sending me the emails. This poem has really lifted me up today. I have had some health problems lately and have been struggling to stop it. GOD ALMIGHTY has really blessed me with so many blessings in my life. He has never left me and I miss up all the time. I LOVE GOD ALMIGHTY AND JESUS ALMIGHTY AND THE HOLY SPIRIT VERY MUCH!!!!

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT “FOOTPRINTS” IS ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE POEMS.IF IT WAS NOT FOR REMEMBERING THIS POEM AND ,PRAYING ALL THE TIME, I DON’T THINK I COULD GET THRU THE DAYS.SEE I HAVE A SOON TO BE 9 YEAR OLD SON THAT WAS DIAGANOSED WITH DUCHENNE’S MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY AT HIS 5 YR. WELL BABY CHECKUP,ALONG WITH OTHER MEDICAL PROBLEMS WE WERE ALREADY DEALING WITH ABOUT HIM . THAT DAY I FELT LIKE MY WORLD FELL OUT FROM UNDER ME AND OUR FAMILY, AND I KEPT ASKING WHY? WHY US LORD? THEN I FELT ANGRY AND ALONE. THEN ONE NIGHT MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW ( TONYA ) ASK ME IF I WANTED TO GO A REVIVAL THEY WERE HAVING AT HER CHURCH. I THOUGHT ABOUT IT, AND RESPONDED WITH YES, I GUESS I CAN. WELL THAT NIGHT I WAS A BORN AGAIN, WHEN THE PREACHER HAD ALTAR CALL, I FELT THAT I COULDN’T GET THERE FAST ENOUGH, LIKE I WAS STUMBLING, BUT I KNOW NOW THAT THE LORD HAD A PURPOSE FOR ME, AND INSTEAD OF ME FALLING HE CARRIED ME DOWN THERE, AND I KNEW THEN HE HAD NOT LEFT ME ALONE WITH THIS MEDICAL PROBLEM OF MY SON’S, THAT HE WANTED ME TO SEE THAT I WOULD NEED HIM TO FALL BACK ON DURING THIS PERIOD IN OUR LIVES.I AM ALWAYS PRAYING THEY WILL FIND A CURE FOR MY SON AND ALL THE REST OF THE PEOPLE WITH THIS DISEASE AND OTHER DISEASES.I WATCH MY SON EVERYDAY AT THE THINGS THAT ARE A STRUGGLE FOR HIM, BUT I KNOW THAT THE LORD WILL BE BY MY SIDE OR CARRYING ME THRU THIS.

I know people who have been told they could never have children.
They now have 3.

I also love the poem FOOTPRINT it reminds me that in a time of need God will never leave me nor will he forsake me. I also have this poem hanging in my bedroom from my childhood years.

“Footprint”, is so beautiful!!! I feel our LORD always with me and I know that he is always with everyone. It’s such a blessing to have so much love… Bless you all…

mom this is for you

Thank you…this was so encouraging today. I recently had a stroke and was blessed to not have any paralysis. Thanks for the carrying of Lord’s foot prints.
Min. Della Buckley

After a serious illness, I was bragging about how I got up and walked. One day as I was talking about how I got up and walked, my eyes became fixed on “Footprints”. Where it says that only one set of footprints in the sand, I realized that it was Jesus who had carried during those dark days. I will never stop singing his praises.

I am at an extremely sad place in my life….I’m so distraught that I can understand why people committ suicide…..however, today a co-worker reminded me of “Footprints”….now I log on and here it is again….. hmmmm…..Thank you so much….
Pam

My son and his wife want children next year. He is 29 and she is 31. There is a high chance of having twins at her age. And there is a rare problem with my son’s blood, it is called polycythemia and I don’t know what all that means, but I’m trusting God that HE is the healer and HE will let them have healthy children. I see your pain and I will be praying that God will lead you to a rich life and you will be blessed with children. All we need is HIM.

I have been reading the comments, I am truly glad most of you at least feel GOD is looking out for you. I love the poem and have it on a key ring fob.
I am at a sad place in my life because the son i worship with all my heart has once again thrown everything back in my face even though I have supported him when he has been in prison. I attend mass and have always prayed for my son to see the blessings in this life, apparently he does not see me as one. I try to love my God but sometimes my strong faith wears thin, sorry to sound harsh but I feel the sea came and washed me away that’s where my footprints went.

Thank you LORD for carrying me and all my tribulations and haelth problems. i will always love you and do whatever you expect of me.

thank u for reminding me of footprints after going thru death of a child an abuses 1 husband drug addiction and jail i known that it is only by gods grace and mery that i am still here he carried me thru it all thank jesus

Along with the “Prayer of Serenity” “Footprints” is of my favorites.
They are in my view all of the time.
I am a recovering cancer patient and I all ways tell folks that I
never claimed my condition because I in all of His ways I knew He would heal me. The truth is as I listened to a message on Sunday I
was led to see why I shoud have claimed it, because then I could
really see the the goodness of the Lord. Now I know that the whole
time I was out HE WAS CARRYING ME!!
I don’t remember how I first started receiving mail from Beliefnet,
but I feel good sharing my mail very often to friends and family.
It brings Joy to my day.

YES THE FOOTPRINTS HELPS ME WHEN THINGS ARE GOING ALL WRONG >>>MY PARENTS ALWAYS HAD THE SERENITY PRAYER SO YOU COULD SEE IT…I DO BELIEVE THIS HAS HELPED ME MANY TIMES…AND KNOWNG THAT GOD IS ALWAYS THERE TO GET YOU THRU THE ROUGH TIMES

I have Poly Cystic Ovarian disease and wondered if I could get pregnant and now I have 3 boys! I’m not sure about the other condition you mentioned, but God is a God of miracles! Don’t give up hope, keep researching and keep your faith in Him–the opener and closer of the womb. Don’t say it’s closed until He says so!

I had Kidney failure for 6yrs & just last yr 2006 my mom & sister were donor candiates for me. Since my sister hasn’t had any kids they used my mom for my donor. I didn’t think that I’d ever get another chance at life again, but God & Jesus did give me another chance at life again. I’m put here to raise my 3 kids & keep them from any harm. I lost my 4th daughter in 2004, she was a stillborn & thee miricule was that Kilee took most of my illnesses with her. I miss her so much. I sometimes wish that she would’ve lived instead of me, but she spoke to me with her grandpa Allen & they told me to live on & take care of thee other 3 kids who need me most. So I’m just doing that everyday the best I can. Everyday is a challenge for me to do, cuz of my health. I do it though just to prove people wrong that I can be a good mom to my 3 kids. I’ve been through alot more also before my 2nd Kidney failure also. Just take one day at a time & up above will help you through it day by day. Susan

God is always with you. God will never leave you. God is so awesome and mighty. I just love and thank GOD for life, health and strength. GOD is so loving and compassionate. GOD is my very best friend. God will never leave you.

I have seen this poem many times but it never meant too much to me until now. A month ago I lost my son to a firey tractor trailer accident. You can not imagine the pain that I am going through. I believe it is the worst pain that a mother has to endure. You carry this baby in your body for nine months, give him birth, nuture and care for him and in a matter of seconds he is gone from your life. He was only 33 years old. His birthday would have been June 26. He left four siblings, three young sons and his girlfriend. It just doesn’t seem possible that he is really gone. I have often said I want to wake up from this horrible dream.
But I know that one day I will see him again. I know that the Lord is carrying me through the rough days that I have.

If u were ever were i was and God Bless u and u had a chance to walk in the desert and the storm and come back home and have a chance to see the real world and notice that everybody else is happy and u r just a figment of imagination then and only then wood u know there is FOOTPRINTS. May God Bless us all and keep us all strong and believe that this 2 is CHRIST.

This is a beautiful poem with a special message. It has taken me a long time to feel like I have not been abandoned by God. I truly believe now that God is always with us. I have gone through trials and tribulations it seems like all my life, but when I’ve asked God to show me just a little sign that I wasn’t alone, he has come through for me. He shows me things and he speaks to my soul through other people and everytime I know that its him. I know now that he loves me and wants only to strengthen me through my pain.

I am worried that I am losing my son to something beyond my control. I don’t know if it is his battle of illness that he experiences routinely or perhaps there will be an accident. But whatever the problem is, I can’t continue to always be looking in the background for something to just happen. I know that God is good and if my son were to go, he would say to me “See you in heaven”. I can’t wait for you to get there. Of course that is easy to rejoice in the for moment, but to be left on this earth without your child to talk to would be more than I could bear because we are all in the physical sense of life. So I guess what I am looking for is a sense of peace, that no matter what happens that each day could be our last, so live it like it is the last day of the week. God Bless anyone who will respond to my unbelieveable sense of early pain.

I’ve have never doubted that God is always by my side. Without Him, I would never be able to lead my life. He is my conductor, my guide, my inspiration and all that is me. I believe in God, the Father Almighty..always have, always will and will always have the faith to know that He is the master of my journey until I reach the end of the road……

Thank you so much for this beautiful reminder…I have been through many of challenges in life but most recently a divorce in which my ex moved across the country and left me alone to raise our 2 young children..I know God carries me every day as I couldn’t do it on my own strength. I remember during my darkest days of being newely seperated and feeling like I was out at sea, lost in big dark churning waves and wondering if I would survive… I felt God with me, holding my head above the water or lifting me up from down under the wave so I could catch another gulp of air before I was swallowed by another dark spiraling wave…it did last for some time but in time he carefully took me from the dark and placed me gently in the light and has given me a new life that I am so abundently blessed with today…and today I know he is holding my hand as we walk together, offering me daily strenght and wisdom…he is my best friend in the whole wide world…I just need reminders like this sometimes to remember oh ya, he is right there beside me….Thank you, thank you thank you…Love To You All Christine

I love this poem,because it reminds me that I made it not on my strengths and abilities. But, on my Father in heaven.He is always there.
Those times when I,m in a crowded room and I going thru and no one understands and I feel all alone.My father says I’m here Linda.Then,depression and loneliness is replaced with peace and comfort.

this is and has been my favorite poem for many years
when i feel alone in the world it brings me comfort.
beleive me if he hadnt been carring me i wouldn`t have made it.

Yes, this very toching poem. It made me think of the beautiful that lord as lay beforeus. I have been going through some tough times and is starting to get back on my feet, but things are not happening faster then i want to. Thinking that he has forgotten about me. But the poem show that he is always there and that has not forgotten me, everything will come to form on his time not mines. The has given me a sense of peace and comfort.

I too have always enjoyed this poem, but I don’t always seem to remember it during my times of troubles(during the times the Lord is carrying me). I am approaching my 4 year anniversary of being alcohol free. During the early days of my recovery, I referred to a spritual hymn that says “I don’t believe he brought me this far to leave me”. I really needed to be reminded of this and the poem today. I have been staying with my mother for the past month. She too is an alcoholic, but she has been telling us all she has not taken a drink since Christmas. I now know that to be false. That upsets me enough, but she also has HIV and Hep C. She and I do not get along. I feel so ashamed because I know this is not the way God would have either of us to be. Thank you for reminding me that no matter what may come my way, or my loved ones way, if we continue to walk in Jesus’ way, he will always be with us. I thank God for allowing you to be His messenger today.
In Christ’s name sake,
Patricia

This is in response to Windy. None of us knows what the future holds, but we know who holds the future. I know from my own experiences, I had a child die after only 3 hours of being in this world. I know that I did not allow myself to enjoy my time I did have with her because all I focused on was when she was going to be gone. She’s in my memories, so she will never be gone. Most of all I know she’s at the feet of my Saviour, waiting on me. I continue to live, because this is the gift our father has given me. Embrace the here and now and know “I can do all things, through Christ who strengthens me”. You all are in my prayers, I feel as if God has blessed me with more family to love.

I want to start out by PRAISING GOD! My son had to have brain surgery for a tumor that was in his head. It has been a month and a half and you would never even know by looking at him,that he went through such a difficult surgery. I truly believe it was a miracle from the hands of GOD. When I found out I was an absolute mess. I realized that to sit around and worry about it was not going to take the tumor out of his head. That’s when I decided to go to the Lord in prayer,and I layed my son at the feet of the Lord,and asked Him to have His will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. I gave my complete trust to God. We as people usually ask GOD for the things we want or need, without realizing that GOD wants to give us so much more than we ask for. He wants you to trust Him and have complete faith for His will. The bible says in Jeremiah 17:7 “Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.” I give GOD all the glory, and will continue to praise Him for the rest of my life and into eternity. To all who are having difficult times in their lives, I want to encouage you to lay your worries at the feet of the Lord. Matthew 28:18 “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.” I want to end my comment with a verse out of the Holy Bible. II.Corinthians 9:15 “Thanks be unto GOD for his unspeakable gift.”
PRAISE GOD,
Jennifer

My comment would be this. My most recent low point in my life was the loss of my wife on Valentines Day. I know for a fact that God is seeing me through and that he is calling me to do a work for him. Since there is no Grief Support Group in this area I feel God wants me to start one , even though I,m not a Psycologist.

This poem is a very inspirational peice, the message in the poem is simple. That no matter how tough times are and no matter how many times it seens that you are by yourself, the lord is always with you. Alsono matter how long your stride is, and no matter how long and rough your journey is God is always with you. Love it.

I always believed that God is and will be with me everytime. The most trying time in my life was when i was wheeled into the operating room for an aortic valve replacement on May 5, 2005. It was a very delicate open-heart surgery that required stopping all my vital organs making me a living dead for 4 hours during the surgical procedure. Another 8 hours more and I found myself awaken by the nurses in the Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) of the Cathedral Heart and Vascular Institute in Newark, NJ. But throughout that sensitive procedure, the Lord was with me because He woke me up to give me a second lease in life. Now, I am glad to testify to many church congregations of the enduring and unconditional love of God. It is true that there could be only one set of footprints during our ordeals in life. And that set of footprints belongs to God. Just trust and have faith in Him, and everything will be alright. See how I am having a wonderful life now with my new mechanical aortic valve. I live happily and content here in Union City, Ca. i can proudly say that “I am a living witness of God’s love.”

what an enlightening experience this has been. I have strayed away from the path of righteousness for far longer than I even care to think about or mention.
However, My Heavenly Father is always with me, although sometimes I just take it for granted. Hope brings new beginnings! And Because of GOD’s neverending love and mercy, there is always hope. What An Awesome and beautiful God we serve. And What an absolutely georgeous set of footprints we see in that sand!!!!!!!!

This poem is especially personal to me, as I, like most, believe that we all get that little boost when things are not going exactly the way we might want in our lives. It brings me much comfort each time I read it. Thank you

Human being he/she don’t belief or obey a word of God unless,There is something wrong happend with he/she, That’s the time they know God,you scream for help Lord Lord help… you’re free to your beliefs and you hold yourself to the same expections as you are critical and tough with yourself,Which gives you consistence when are critical and tough with others,And even when others don’t agree with you, people likely to admire your frankness.You say what you believes, Even if what you believe counter to the motives and beliefs of others,This poem is carrying me through the right path!….
Thanks Deng M.Changath.

This poem as always been inspiring to me even before I was born again I could feel God everytime I read it . It got me though a lot of adversity in my Life and it is so true, God is always with us even when we cannot feel him . we need totrust that he has everything in control and if we try to help him we only mess up the outcome with our free will. I want God to rule my life forevermore. without him I am nothing

I have alos always liked this poem. Right now, my family and I are struggling financially and personally and I am struggling professionally as well after retiring from the military after 24 years of service. I am currently pursuing employment, but it seems to be a slow process and it is testing my patience. But having seen this poem, I am able to realize that the Lord is carrying me and is putting me through this for a reason. I also think about the saying that “if he brings you to it, he will bring you through it.” So I know that he is going to be there for my family and I in this trying time.

Footprints poem—MOST AMAZINGLY EXPRESSED ABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIP TO GOD. APPLICABLE TO ANY RELIGION IN GENERAL. I HAVE IT IN MY OFFICE.

Footprints is such a lovely poem. I always loved it and believe the words wholeheartedly. I always try to remember those words when my life hits bumps in the road.

I first read this beautiful writing the day after my cousin was killed in a hunting accident 21 years ago. He was 16. It was on the wall of my aunts dining room. It became my favorite all time writings at that very moment. God carried my aunt, uncle and their other two sibblings for many years to come. For the accident was found to be foul play. To make a very long story short, their lives and Scottie’s are now at peace. There is no way they could have walked on their own without His help. It is evident God was carrying them through their difficult ordeal. I believe the God has been carrying myself for the past nine years. I accept his help and know that one day I will be able to see just one set of Footprints In The Sand!

i love God with all my heart……..and with that, he keeps me going and sometimes i dont want to keep going with life and what it throws at me….however with God, he just keeps pushing me….and for that i Thank him…..his love, support, and making me always feel warm and fuzzy inside my heart and soul………..

Thanks for that inspiring word. I know God is with me at all times but a word like this is a very present help when things seem so over-whelming that you think if just one more thing happens I just die. Well thank you for reminding me that the Saviour is near at all times

THESE WORDS ARE SO COMFORTING WHEN A PERSON IS FEELING ALONE. I’VE READ IT MANY OF TIMES WHEN I’M FEELING ALONE OR DISTRAUGHT FROM THE STRESS OF EVERYDAY. THESE WORDS WILL ALWAYS BE IN MY HEART AND MIND BECAUSE THEY ARE A GREAT COMFORT TO ME, AND SO MANY OTHERS AS WELL.

I too love the inspirational and spiritual poem of “Footprints”, and I love my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Anything inspirational is a welcomed entity within a world of trouble and strife. Like ants within thick and sweet molasses, trouble and strife can be hard for us folks to push through; and like the ants, it can drown and bind us up within one place as time continues to pass. And like molasses, trouble and strife will never change, until God raises His merciful and graceful hands. So in the meantime, we as a people have to keep pushing on across “our Sarengeti Plains” like the African wildebeest during their yearly 2,000 mile trek to find “greener pastures”. Consequently like the wildabeest, we have to survive and endure attacks by “our lions, leopards, hyenas, and crocodiles when we have to cross rough terrain and roaring rivers to get to “more abundant, greener pastures”. During the trek, some will perish from predators, diseases, and unfortunate injuries while others will perish from being “trampled” by their on kind to get up steep hills. Yet, the majority will survive by “staying and sticking with the herd”. Numbers; this is what the wildebeest has on their side top survive. They stay and move together as a “unit” without hesitation. They’re not trying to outdo each other because there purpose is the same. The wildebeest as a “unit” reaches these greener pastures. The following year, they have to make the trek back to the side they came from, enduring the same dangers, but with more wisdom and knowledge of how to take on these dangers. GOD WANTS US AS THE “CIVILIZED” HUMAN RACE TO UNITE TO TAKE ON THOSE WHO WOULD DEFY AND BLOCK OUR PURPOSE IN LIFE.

Walking with Him is not always easy but He knows it. He truly does carry us in our times of trials, and at the end of those “Life Storms” we are stronger because of Him. Through every MESS… find the MESSAGE.
“Footprints” is and always has been the truth. Even in times of trouble, drug addiction, child custody battles, pregnancy issues, financial hardship, problems with our children, I say to all of you… Trust in Him and Him only. He will always lead you down the right path with one set of “Footprints.”
Love, Debbie

We as human beings make our own problems, and then we start crying a wheel barrow of tears and yell, ” Whay have you foesaken me?” Folks,first off, you have to quit the pity party,and quit blaming him for your mistakes. If that sounds harsh,I’m sorry,but I get so angry w/people who scream,why me Lord? He’s always there for you. All you have to do is look in the rite places,and thats in your heart, if he is your savior. Talk to him,and believe in him,no matter what happens. Maybe you won’t get the answers that you are looking for,but that doesn’t mean that he isn’t there. He has reasons for anything that he does. Everything is done in his time.Not ours! And how about the trusting part of it? Where is that in your life? Do you trust him,no matter what? Look around you,and you’ll find people w/o homes or food. How does that make you feel when you see that? God is always there for all who are his own.Not part time! Full timers is what he wants. Afterall,God isn’t a part time God…Oke’

Dear Windy, I read your comment. When the days are darkest & I am afraid, I go to my Bible and read Psalm 23. That is when I feel God’s peace when I read & believe His words. Sometimes I read that same Psalm every day, several times a day. Go to your Bible and read. Maybe this Psalm will remind you of God’s power & soverignty and His ability to carry you thru this time with your son as the poem Footprints illustrates so well I can visualize Him with me, holding me, caring for & protecting me. Or maybe God will show you a different passage in His scriptures that brings you comfort & peace. You will only find that wonderful peace by praying, throwing/ releasing your cares upon the Lord (let Him take charge of the problem & you rest assured He can handle it) & reading the Bible every day, everytime you feel low or sad or afraid. Then it becomes easier to see God walking beside you in life & carrying you when you cannot walk another step. He truly never will leave His child (you.)

i do love the poem footprints also i keeps me going through the hard times like now my husbands mother is dying with cancer and the doctors say there is nothing else they can do for her but i pray for every day and i know that when she leaves us it will be a very sad time for all of us but i put my faith in god and he will take care of us and carry us through it for where would we be without him i love my god he has been good to us all i have to sit with my mother tonight at the hospital and what ever happends i know he will be there right beside me just like he always if judy all who read this i hope you remember my motherinlaw in your prayers judy

I am so touched by this revelation. I now know that I can make it. No matter what comes my way, my life is in God’s hand. God is the real security in storm. I remember what David said in Psalm – God is the one that helps me to run over a troop, ahd the one that help me to leap over the walls of trouble.
An amazing grace! Thank you.

Thank God for footprints as he has carried me many times. I truly believe that God has a plan for me as I should have been gone a long time ago. The good lord will save us all. all we have to do is believe.

Thank God for Beliefnet. I read it daily.

I received an e-mail from Therese, many thanks for that
it was good to know someone will remember my problems in their prayers. Maybe God is sending me messages because also two people from my church called me today just to ask
how I am. God is reminding me not to give up hope.
I am going to pray for everyone in the messages particularly
those with family problems and the people with health problems.
God Bless to all.

I am really , really happy today. Almighty God has heard our prayers. We are all safe and do not ever have to woryy again. He is protecting you and you and I and all of us are at last safe. Allelluia. Praise God, Father, and Son. I love you — you are wonderful. I am so happy I am so very very happy. May Almightly God continue to hold you gently in the palm of His Hand forever. All is good. Everything is going to be allright for all of us from now on. I love “Footprints” too. I love to think of it and it’s awesome message. I love to sit back and think that really, there is in all truth an interested, nurturing and responsive God with a plan of goodness for each one of us. We waited for it. God is with you and God is with all of us — I love You. ML

I am so happy today. I thank God for you and for all your goodness. I am really, really happy. I love you, very much. I love Almighty God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. It is our Good God who is (finally) protecting us today, and we need never fear again. We are protected and we are safe at last. Thank God Almighty we are safe at last. Let me know how I can help you. I am at your service. I love you. Let me know how I can help you in you health problems.
I get sad sometimes too, after all that we have been through, it’s only human. God will be with us — He will indeed carry us through it all. I love you. You are very much loved by all, it’s just a matter of communication, and belief. I am going to pray especially hard for a tangible plan of goodness for you. Almighty God will never desert you. I love you, ML

since my childhood days i’ve experienced a lot of difficulties in my life because we’re poor. i was envy to my rich classmates and friends. but then it was not material thing that would make people happy. but almost all of my life challenges never get out of my life. when i got married my in-laws wouldn’t accept me. they never helped me when i needed them. and sometimes my husband can’t defend me. as i go through this hardship i never lose faith in HIM. i always locked myself at my room and read this “inspirational poem” (FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND). in this piece, it gives me so much strength i needed. i know, that in our lives, HE never leaves us and will never leave us. just give your faith in HIM.

I have always loved this poem, I remember the Pastor’s wife reading it very emotionally in church one Sunday morning when I was a child. God is always with us and does always love us and is always steadfast. Never question why he let’s things happen to us…our lives on Earth are meant to create growth in our souls. You can’t grow and learn if everything is easy. You’d never want to, you’d never reach out to God or feel a need to. We choose our paths and walk them as best we can through life, and go back home to Heaven having learned and grown as is God’s plan for us. Keep reaching, keep growing, and keep calling on God for guidance and strength to get through our life lessons.
Peace to all…
TM

Footprints is my favorite poem. I was very depressed a few years ago and I tried to commit suicide by taking an overdose of prescrption pills. I asked God to please forgive me for taking my own life each time I took more pills. I went as far as shutting off my phone and double locking my door. The next morning God sent my daughter to my house to find me. She had a feeling that something was wrong and used her key to get in. I was in my bed with hardly a pulse. She called 911. They got to me just in time. I was told that in an hour or so I would have died.I believe that God sent me an angel. He carried me back to the living. He has something great for me to do. And whatever it is,I will obey Him. I give God all the glory.

I just want to say thank you so much for posting this poem. I am a poet and thats why i decided to read it. Although i have know it since childhood.
This has been the most trying year of my life, I was homeless in February, had a car accident that i saw my life flash before my eyes literally in March, and i lost my job of 6 years in May.
People say that God will not put anything on you that you cannot handle and thats true because he carries Us. We must realize this. I have been stressing over how im gonna pay this bill and that bill, and why noone is calling me for a job after all the interviews ive had.
Well i have let go and im letting God carry me now, I have Faith he will bring me through this,
God has Angels everywhere, if you are one and can help, please email me at misslucky12003@yahoo.com

I remember that poem (footprints) I had a copy under a piece of glass on my desk at work. It was a very hostile work environment and I referred a lot to it for strength when the going got rough. It had always been an inspiration to me and others.
Always remember God don’t move away from us, but we move away from God.

I remember the poem and I have had alot of hard and troublesome times, The Lord has always been there for me I am so glad that there are
people that believe in this thank you God for giving me my Saviour Jesus Christ

This post is for Lucy-It’s good to remember God is with you and sees your heart. After many failed pregnancies, I too was sad when the doctors told me there was a “slim” chance I’d ever conceive. I decided they were wrong and God was the one “physician” I could turn to. I prayed very hard to Mother Mary to interceed on my behalf. My husband worked nights at the time, and I worked days. After the prayer, I did conceive and now am a mother for my 10 year-old son. I never get tired of telling my “miracle” to those who have been given a “give it up” diagnosis. Remember honey….His Eye is on the sparrow….Good Luck to you. I’m praying for you.

The poem Footsteps has always meant alot to me. It has been a reminder that I’m not alone, and I believe one of the reasons I have made it this far. I understand sickness, suffering, and how it feels to be buried in trails. I have had problems with my health since I was 11 years old. My health caused me to stay in the hospital off and on for 10 years, growing up. Bleeding in my joints and other areas of my body wasn’t only painful. But I had to have theorpy to relearn how to walk, use my arms, hand again. I think I learned was that many times it wasn’t about me. I was in the right place at the right time, going through to help someone else. I also learned in my pain that it made some of my trails easier to go through. They also give me the knowlegde needed to help another through theirs. To be there for someone else because God has blessed to to be here. That’s love in a way many don’t understand. I just try and remember, because He loved me first!

With all due respect and love for religion, one must realize that G-d gives you the inner strength to find help within yourself. Read and believe all and anything that helps,but don’t be scared, be brave, and KNOW that you,yourself can find the path that will work to heal. I know, believe me, I know!

Footprints in the sand has been my favorite poem since I first came across it over 20 years ago. It brought great gasping sobs to my throat. Until then, I believed that God allowed the bad things to happen to me although I was not deserving of it!I still get very emotional when I read this poem, It still brings tears to my eyes and pain in my heart.
I have since learned that there are evil people in the world. I no longer blame Christ for the misfortions that befall me. I blame the people that choose to do wrong towards a fellow human being.
I pray to God everyday to give me the strength to stand up to my enemies and fight.I do this by asking God to give me the ability to fight fo my rights and at the same time, to forgive those that hurt me.
I was diagnosed with a chronic disease of the central Nervous system a year ago in July of this year.
I was being harrassed and discriminated upon by my employer prior to the diagnosis to the point that I was being fired.I was being set up for failure.
The ADA saved me from losing my job. but this was a temporary safe, the discrimination increased and continued afterwards.
There is much more that I can share with you but it would translate into a novel!
In closing, God bless you

I ran across your wed-site.Alot of people are going through some hard times.The poem foot prints is so true.When you are going through hard times GOD does carry you.He gives us a chance to take his hand and heleads us ,Trying to guide us into is promised land.If you had no troubles or no pain,would you know the lord?I don’t think I would.I have been through alot in my time.Rape by my own father.Abuse from my ex huband.No home as a small child.When I was a child I prayed so much.I know I wouldn’t be alive today if it was not for my lord.He has made me sronger.What ever he brings my way I pay attention aches.pain money problems.I feel and know in my heart he’s telling me hey did you forget .Its my wake up call.I love the lord with all my heart .I know he is real.I am older now close to 50.The word wisdom is used so lightly.I am glad I lived this long to receive it.The lord speaks to me now I listen.I don’t need a shrink.I have listened and I realized I do not need to be afraid .I no longer need to search he has been with me since birth.He is so big he’s every where.The lord lives inside all of me and you.It’s our choice if we push him away.Let me tell you just one of my special moments with my lord.I remarried I took on a new son I love him as he was my own.I went through a magor depression state I did not know why.I did not want to go to church.I slept all the time.One sunday my son after being in his life for 2 years now.Went to the alter in church .He was 11 years old.I need the whole church to pray for mom.Something is wrong with my mom.This was recorded.Exactly 11:40am at the time of prayer I was awakened by voices of prayer.I was so startled I can’t even begin to tell you.I know I got out of the bed and went to church the next sunday.Think about when you are down and out.When you prayed to the lord.I feel there was a miricle there for you.Did you acknowedge it?Did you take it?Did you praise him?I need my lord like its my last breath.He is my breath of life.I do not won’t to go to anouther hell and spend eternity.

THIS COMMENT IS FOR LUCY JONES-PHILLIPS. DON’T BELIEVE WHAT DOCTORS TELL U ABOUT HAVING KIDS. I KNOW WE ARE ALL HUMAN AND NOT PERFECT, AND WE ARE WEAK SOMETIMES WHEN IT COMES TO SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY WANT, LIKE CHILDREN. I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A TRUE STORY WITH U THAT HAPPENED WITH MY BROTHER DAVID BLAIR WHO LIVES IN JACKSONVILLE FLA. WHEN HE WAS GROWING UP HE WAS WILD AND PARTIED ALOT AND SMOKED POT TO CALM HIS NERVES. WELL WHEN HE CALMED DOWN AND GAVE HIS LIFE TO JESUS HIS WIFE COULDN’T GET PREGNANT AND HE WENT TO THE DR. AND THE DR. TOLD HIM HE WOULD NEVER HAVE ANY KIDS IN HIS LIFE BC WHERE HE HAS A LOW SPERM COUNT DUE TO SMOKING POT FOR MANY YEARS. JUST TO LET U KNOW DON’T PUT YOUR FAITH IN MAN, PUT YOUR FAITH IN JESUS. MY BROTHER HAS 3 SONS AND ONE DAUGHTER TODAY! WHEN HE GAVE HIS LIFE TO GOD, GOD TOOK THE DESIRE AWAY FROM ALL THE PARTING AND SMOKING POT, GOD IS A MIGHTY BIG GOD AND WHAT GOD WANTS GOD WILL GIVE WHETHER THE DOCTOR SAYS U CAN’T HAVE ANY KIDS. IF GOD WANTS U TO HAVE CHILDREN U WILL HAVE CHILDREN AND THEY WILL BE JUST FINE ALSO! ITS THE DEVILS JOB TO TRY AND ATTACK OUR BODIES WITH SICKNESS, BUT ITS OUR JOB TO TELL SATAN TO GET BEHIND US IN JESUS’S NAME AND HE HAS TO FLEE, SATAN CAN’T CROSS THAT BLOODLINE THAT JESUS GAVE US, UNLESS WE LET HIM! I WILL PRAY FOR YOU FOR GOD TO GIVE U STRENGTH AND FAITH WHILE U GO THRU THIS TRIAL AND DON’T ASK GOD WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO ME BC I LEARNED IN THE LONG RUN GOD WILL LET U KNOW WHY U WENT THROUGH WHAT U WENT THROUGH! GOD BLESS YOU! RHONDA ONEY YOUR SISTER IN CHRIST!

THANK YOU DONNA FOR ENSPIRING ME WITH YOUR TESTIMONY ABOUT YOUR HEALTH! SOME SAY PEOPLE HAVE IT WORSE SOMEWHERE ELSE THAN YOURSELF! THAT SAYING IS TRUE, I WAS HURT IN AN ACCIDENT JULY 06. I FOUND OUT I HAVE DEGENERATIVE DISC DIESEASE IN MY LOW BACK THAT WILL GET WORSE THE OLDER I GET. I HAVE NERVE DAMAGE IN MY NECK AND LEGS. WHEN I SIT FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME BOTH OF MY LEGS GO NUMB AND I CAN’T STAND FOR VERY LONG PERIODS OF TIME BC MY LOW BACK HURTS SO BAD THAT IT MAKES MY LEGS SHAKE. I HAVE CONSTANT LOW BACK PAIN AND HEADACHES FROM MY NECK CONSTANTLY. YOU MADE ME RELIZE I CAN STILL WALK AND THAT I’M STILL BREATHING EVEN THOUGH I’M GETTING SHOTS IN MY BACK AND ON NERVE PILLS BC YOUR MAJOR NERVE SYSTEM IS IN YOUR BACK AND MY NERVE PROBLEM IS DUE TO MY PAIN. I SHAKE ALL THE TIME AND I’VE TRIED MANY VALUMS TO HELP CALM MY NERVES BUT THEY DONT WORK! I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INSPIRING ME BY YOUR TESTIMONY. IT IS TRUE SOMEONE ELSE DOES HAVE IT WORSE THAN U DO SOMEWHERE ELSE. YOU HAVE STRENGTHENTHED MY FAITH AND HAVE HELPED ME COPE WITH MY HEALTH PROBLEMS MYSELF. I KNOW NO ONE CAN HELP ME BUT GOD HEALING ME AND I’M STILL SEEKING FOR MY HEALING AND I WILL SEEK UNTIL I GET IT! LIKE I SAID THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR STORY WITH ME! YOUR SISTER IN CHRIST! RHONDA ONEY

This poem always seem to get me back on track when i am having a bad day. Like today ( July 5, 2007) this day was good then it took a flip, but once I started to check my e-mail and came across this I am feeling better. I thank GOD because he is good to me. Also this poem has given me some inspiration today. I know that life is full of trails and tribulations but I will have to keep this in mind when a stumbling block tries to come my way. I think I am going to print this poem and put it on my wall near my bed. Thank you Jesus you are awesome and I am starting to feel better.

Remember: Just like the troubles and strifes of the long “Great Wildebeest Migration” from “dried out pastures” to “greener pastures”, we have to endure our own troubles and strifes as we trek long and hard past those obstacles that would hurt us or block us from our “greener pastures”. This is when GOD carries us through the choking sands; marring mud; and “predators” that would block our path.

I have always loved that poem (Foot Prints in the Sand). It carries me throug many heartaches and trials. I know if it hadn’t been for Him carrying me I wouldn’t have made it. I Think Him every day for all things both good and bad. That is what have brought me this far
Amen.

I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THIS POEM, BECAUSE I KNOW THE LORD IS ALWAYS WITH ME AND MY FAMILY..I KNOW HE CARRIES US THROUGH THE WORST TIMES AND NEVER LEAVES OUR HEARTS. RIGHT NOW WE ARE GOING THROUGH A HARD TIME. WE JUST FOUND OUT OUR SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD WAS GOING TO BE A DADDY, AT FIRST WE WERE SHOCKED,THEN WE WERE OKAY, THEN JUST THIS WEEK WE FOUND OUT HE AND HIS GIRLFRIEND JUST LOST THIER BABY, THIS WAS REALLY HARD ON THEM AND MY FAMILY. WE PULLED TOGETHER AND ARE GETTING THROUGH THIS. SO WE KNOW THE LORD IS CARRYING THESE TWO YOUNG PEOPLE,THROUGH THIER FIRST OF MANY TRAILS. AND I HOPE THEY WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE LORD IS WITH US NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS..AMEN

This is one of my all time favorites. It makes me feel so comforted by God. Just think, He was carrying us when we be at our lowest, when we don’t see our way out of different things. That should open alot of people’s eyes and hearts and let him come in because whether you realize it or not, He has control over our lives, noone else.

My mom is ICU right now has been for 6 days now .. she has stopped breathing twice I still believe and trust in a MIRACLE AND A HEALING in my mother Carol … and this poem and these comments helped to remind me GOD is there for me and my family and most importantly my Mom ..
So thank you for the encouragement and the reminder GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD and is the GREAT HEALER … Keep her in your prayers , they will try to remove tube again MON or Tues…they are letting her rest and heal for the next 3 days …
please also prayer for her not to feel anxious , and for the pain in her throat from the tube…
thank you so much I appreciate it ..
~ Kirsten

I would just Like to say Thank GOD For life! I am the Mother of 11 children.We have had our good times and bad.I pray to God each day to be with them and guide each one in the right directions in their life. I am proud of them all and would like to Thank God for letting me be their mother. He only knows the hardship that we have been through, but I know if time we have been down he has in some way showed us he was there to lift us up again. Love and prayers to all that believe in him. Bless each of us. In Our Fathers Name
Amen

What I’m about to say reminds me of the time I walked into my college classroom for our English lit discussion of Tolkien’s Hobbit. And every single student in the room raved about how it was their favorite book ever.
Except me. And boy, did I get yelled at that day for daring to criticize an icon.
Don’t get me wrong, I understand the attraction of “Footprints.” But Therese identified its weakness in her very introduction — it IS “simplistic theology.”
Frankly, with all the horrors of the world (of which my profound depression is the most salient but, I am quick to acknowledge, one of the least important), I’ve decided G-d is unknowable. Not nonexistent, but unknowable.
Maybe someday, when I am in heaven (or even the other place, with the Devil showing me what I missed), I will see that “Footprints” is how the world really worked. But from my earthly perspective today, I don’t see two sets of footprints, or one, or even random footprints from dancing, as someone suggested.
I see skidmarks — from badly hurt people dragging themselves in exhaustion and desperation, unable to even take succor from the ocean due to the bitter salt in the water.

I also love this poem. Since I have rededicated my life to the Lord I have seen his wondrous power in so many ways. In my church I have seen cancer heeled, tumors removed, dead risen, and these are only a few things. There has been so many miracles I have witnessed there is no way anyone can ever convince me there is no GOD……….. I know he exist. He is as real today as he was when he walked this earth and his power is still as strong. All it takes is FAITH. If you will truly believe that ALL things are possible through our Lord, JESUS CHRIST, then you will have whatever you ask GOD for. FAITH is the answer. God Bless you all!!!!!

this briefing of footnotes takes me back to when i remember the times that i thought death was lurking my way. I truly believe God does send special angels to our side and we sometimes ignore their presence being accompanied by us always, yet we are unappreciative at times, self worth and forget to thank him always. Even the air we breath the water we drink life’s smallest things that we take advantage of because there are so many people who do not include the wonderful glorious offerings he provides to us on a daily basis. I am truly blessed to know God, he is my father and i love him and the angels.

I have this poem in my cabinet it was my mothers. I lost my mother at the age of 23 to lung cancer and for over 15 years I suffered with depression and anxiety. God carried me all those years. My mothers birthday was Feb 12 and on Feb 15 2001 I gave birth to my third child and finally my strength was returned. Now I see the secound set of footprints in the sand. I thank him everyday for carrying me all those years. Never once did he tire, never once was I too heavy.

Footprints II
Imagine you & the Lord walking down the road together.
For much of the way, The Lord’s footprints go along steadily, consistently, rarely varying the pace. But your prints are a disorganized stream of zigzags, statrs, stops, turnarounds, circles, departures and returns. For much of the way it seems to go like this. But gradually, your footprints come more 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. Your footprints, that once etched the sand next to the Master’s are now walking precisely in His steps. Inside His larger footprint is the small “sandprint”, safely enclosed. You and Jesus are becoming one. This goes on formany miles, but gradually you notice another change. The footprint inside the larger footprint seems to grow larger. Eventually it disappears altogether. There is only one set of footprints. They have become one.
Again, this goes on for a long time, but then something awful happens. The second set of footprints is back, and this time it seems even worse. Zigzags are all over the place. Stops, starts, and deep gashes in the sand. A veritable mess of prints. You’re amazed and shocked. But this is the end of your dream. Now you speak, “Lord, I understand the first scene with all the zigzags, starts, stops and so on. I was a new Christian, just learning, but You walked through the storm and helped me learn to walk with You.
“That is correct.”
“Yes, 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 have understood everything so far.”
“Then the smaller footprints grew and eventually filled in with Yours. I suppose I was actually growing so much that I was becoming more like You in every way.”
“Precisely.”
“But this is my question. Lord, was there a regression or something? The footprints went back to two and this time it was worse than the first.”
The Lord smiles, and then laughs. “You didn’t know?” He says “that was when we danced.”

Dear Therese,
It is always a delight for me when someone uses my poem especially in a public forum where so many people get to enjoy it.
I am disapointed however that you have erroneously credited my poem to another person who had nothing to do with authoring my work.
Mary Stevenson’s son has put up quite an attempt to gain credit for my poem but his claims are false as my polygraph test proves. (available upon request.
I would appreciate it if you would either return my poem to author unknown as I released it or credit to me.
Thanks very much! Burrell.Webb@worldnet.att.net

I enjoy your blog very much… I have also always liked “Footprints”…
There is an alternate ending that I read about a year ago that made me smile because of the craziness that often goes along with caring for myself and my children and trying to stay balanced:
“when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that we were both hopping on one foot…”
*smile*

This poem has been the guide in my life. I have lost one child before birth and almost last my others to car accidents. this poem has hung on my walls for most of my adult life, and has literally saved me countless times. It still hangs in my old home, but is etched in my heart everyday. Some days this poem and the Serenity Prayer are all that get me through. On those days I always seem to get e-mail from my kids and new pics of my grandbabies. God is always there, and sometimes He says “no” That is when we must lean on Him for help.

Hi !
Thanks for returning my poem to “Author unknown” I really appreciate your kindness and consideration.
Just in case you are interested, the last stanza has some incorrect words. It should read “my precious,precious child”

This is not a poem…It’s a state of mind…and keeping those words in mind is what gets you through the hardest times in our lives..

Some people such as myself believe that in our dreams is where God speaks to us because its the only time when we are still enough so we can hear what our Creator has to say. The man like us assume that when everything is going great that God is with us. on the other hand when every thing starts going bad we assume that its because God has left us. During those trying times we should read the 23rd psalms have faith in Gods word and believe that no matter what the situation God is always there to prvide us with our needs.

I love the Footprints poem it is so inspirational. My problem is that I am sitting here at my computer and there is a cat me-owing
at my front door it has been there for about six hours. I have fed it
twice and checked it over for injury but it seems fine. I have asked the neighbours about it but they do not know who owns it. I cannot let
it into the house because I have a seven month old very boisterous
puppy. It seems so strange that this cat has suddenly appeared and
I am asking God if this is some sort of message or premonition,
(I am very intuitive on some levels). Please cat lovers say a little prayer for this lost or abandoned animal.
Peace be with you.
Pauline.

Is’nt it strange to hear so many different say’ns from so many. To me GOD and Jesus, one in the same came to earth to take care of us and crate a realm that allows us to cross over too where he is in the spiritual forms. There it is a realm of waves of sound and there it is vibrations that sound in 3-4 cords at a continuous time. For it is not just the word that causes demons to run, for it is the vibrations of the word when you speak it that changes the other vibrations of the air(Einsteins E=Mc2…for everyaction thereis a GREATOR or equal reation. I see this as God coming to earth as a son, there was nothing that God does that does’nt ever stop being an action. And yes Shawn, God does talk to us in our dreams to lead us and guide us. The world is so full of vibrations that it is hard for us just to stand still and listen.THEREis however 1 name above all names and that is JESUS! The vibrations of this name are phenominal, just try it …what I said earlier and see for your self of that which I speak. We pull away from him…Not him of us!!!I prayed for wisdom and knowledge and I write his answer here now..for all the world to see. Did he not say that the least you do for them you do for me? Well I have answers and although it may not be the exact corse as we see it to go, It is Gods way and who are we to say it should be? We are grounded by our flesh and thus unable to do certain things and thus ever relying on the graces of GOD!I know there are too too many of us in the world with broken hearts and all, however, Such is the Love story of God that there is no compare to us in an earthly flesh, this is another reason he came and chose to die, is because he wanted us to see it(LIFE) is only for a short time and we only have one chance and it is through him…not too or through a statue, or a money exchange, only him and our cell is our prayer. Peace assuradely to everyone……Becky from Texas….PPP SSS Please pray for me as I pray for the world!

Thank you so much for printing “Footprints In The Sand” My whole family is a follower of these word…I will repeat these words to my grandchildren when they are able to understand…It gets me threw my hard times,I am reminded of theses words as my shower curtain has these words and the strong footprints. God Bless Billy Graham The Lord is holding you know threw your health.
Dolores (Lori)
TX

Hi, I’m a woman who has been touch by God at the age of 7 yeasr old, not a lie but a miracle.
My life has been a long walk true the desert and true storms, death sickness, pain, rejection, poberty, abuse, etc..
I have live them all..why do I share with you all this..
simple! God is the great I”M and the molding and the restoration ..he is the creator.. he knows best.. the time and place for us to be whole again.. time is eternal and i said.. welcome he’s holly spirit for i’m not of this world and I must hope ..soon some day I will be with him.
Amen…To God be the glory!

Our Father ABBA, is the Author of our lives – His Love and Strength in which we should at all times give Praise is inmeasurable. Those who have ears let them Hear.

hi! i have just read this wonderful poem, though this is not unfamillar to me, but i do believed that foot prints in the sun is god’s wisdom words for us in order to awake us from our undying sins. god is a loving god that no matter what happends, his always there for us and willing to forgive our sins. as long as we commit our lives unto him and repent, accept that we can do nothing without him. believe that god died for us and he rose again to save us from our sins. there are 4 steps to do after you saved. 1. read the bible 2. pray. 3 find church and fellowship with them. and last spread the dood news.. thats god what us to do. to spread his words, that he died and rose again in order to save us from the sin.

hi! i have just read this poem and i was so touch. though its not unfamillar to me, but it really reminds us that no matter what sinners we are, god still show his love for us. he gave his only son to save us from our sins. so there no reason on not to believe him and accept god as our lord and personal saviour. there are 4 steps in order for you to be saved. 1, pray 2. repent, 3.believe that god was died and in 3day he rose again. 4. accept god as your lord and saviour. if you will do this then you will be saved.

Thank you for sharing this with all of us Therese. I have always loved Footprints. About 6 years ago I seen it on a nice laminated plaque in a mall and knew I had to have it. It is a fairly large plaque with very nice picture background of footprints in the sand of a beach with a bit of an ocean view at the top. I am so glad I bought it because just seeing it reminds me that He is always with me/us. I would like to share an experience I had when I was 24. I was going through a very rough time after telling my abusive husband that I was definetly going for a divorce, my children were 1 & 6. He was in another province so I felt safer telling him over the phone. What I didn’t count on was his coming back to come after me. To make a long story short he broke into the house and left threatening evidence, a broken gun, not dismantled the police said after they came. They said it was to them a threat against my life and went to find him, I gave them some idea of where he may be. Later they told me they found a huge hunting knife under the driver’s seat, which made me feel weak-kneed and grateful to the police for their quick response. After they found him they decided the safest thing for me and the children was to put him on a bus back to where he came from telling him that they were radioing ahead to all the police at all the stops and if he tried to get off the bus he would be instantly charged with everything serious they could come up with. I told them that I couldn’t even think of adequate words to express my gratitude for their intervention. I do believe there are guardian angels in humans and they definetly were mine and my children’s. I also felt like they were my heroes who swooped in and saved us. Ok now all this left me pretty stressed and depressed. I stayed with my Mom and one day I told her I needed to go for a walk in the field, they lived in the country. As I walked I cried and cried and couldn’t seem to stop. I had drifted away from God and Jesus since my Sunday school days ended when I was maybe 15. But I started thinking about Them and I had too many rocky roads since then and deep down I felt guilty for leaving my faith on the back burner and at the same time wondered why He had let me drift away. I was just too stressed to understand at the time that it was me who had let that happen not Him. Anyway I got to a certain distance and was crying so hard that I couldn’t keep walking. All of a sudden the grief and pain of it all overwhelmed me and something built up inside me until I lifted my face to the sky and cried out ” Oh God why have you forsaken me”. Suddenly I was filled quickly from my head to my toes with a powerful surge of what I know now was the Holy Spirit and it hit me with such force that I was forced to my knees. I then prayed and asked for his help and forgiveness. It was an experience I will never forget. Of course I would never doubt His being there for me ever again. I also went after that for professional help to deal with my stress and depression. He sure did give me a strong message never to doubt His being there for me. I have seen so much in the way of His hand in so much since then as well, He has never let me feel too far from Him since. I have been blessed with many awe-inspiring experiences since then as well. I believe also that there is much more good in the world than bad and I pray everyday for others to be helped in whatever way they need. I also pray for others to invite Him into their lives by also asking Him to touch others with His Holy Spirit as well. May God bless you all.

Thank you Jesus, thank you God Amen!

Dear Therese, It is definitely a beautiful poem. Even though it is well known. We still need to read it. To remind us that God is always there for us. We just might not notice it at times. I too have had an experience when I was senior in high school. I was at the hospital at the time. They had put me in the padded room so I couldn’t hurt myself. I was in so much pain. I cried out to God to relieve me of my pain. I felt my whole body being awashed of that pain. It was like no longer carrying the whole world on your shoulders. It was amazing! He has been there for me. And I definitely had a lot of hard times. With his help things will turn around.
God Bless,
Robin Hoselton

This poem has always been one of my favorites!! My praye is that that those that read this poem, realize that they are also are going to have there ups, and downs. We’re all human, and make mistakes. I pray for all…….that carry a resentment against me for my past; My God is bigger then my past, and I claim progsses. not PERFECTION! If anyone out there feels their perfect, and everything is going to be what they claim to be, let me tell you now, that its a long road, and eventually, you might look to those you have put down, and, demeanered, and find that what you have said, and, done to those in the past might be right. You may find God looking at those that are not afraid to humble thenselves, but are ready, and am still standing. Through abuse, verbal, and emotionally; I STAND! May God help those that think their are more supprior then you! Today I stand with my God, and those around me that know the truth!!! May you find it now!
d who is bigger then those that hurt me, and apose me!!

To those that are better then you, God, and continously put others down for their faults. May you find peace with your God, as I have found peace with mine. There is not a past in my life as Jesus has forgivven me, unlike others. My prayer is that bitterness, and resentment doesn’t follow you two always. The road is long, and I wish you the best!!!

Hello my name is Tonya,I’m 38 yrs old,mother of 4 sons.This is the first time ive read this poem since i’ve turned my life over to my HEAVENLY FATHER and it is more true and precious tome than anytime I’ve ever resd it before.Ive always liked it and ive always known there was a GOD,but to BELIEVE IN AND HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM that is all the difference in the world.I lived 38 and half years of my life lost in sin and SATAN pulled me down a seem like ENDLESS road of drug addiction.I lost my sons,almost my freedom,i lost everything except my life.Although I would NEVER consider killing myself I would have rather been dead as to live one more day in this HELL SATAN had me in.SATAN IS EVIL HIS PURPOSE IS TO KILL,STEAL AND DESTROY!!!DONT LISTEN TO HIM HE IS A LIAR AND WANTS YOU TO BE MISERABLE AND NOT GO TO HEAVEN BECAUSE HE CANT EVER GO AND HE IS JEALOUS BECAUSE YOU CAN.ITS IS SO SIMPLE.I HIT MY KNEES AND CRIED OUT LORD PLEASE HELP ME I CANT DO THIS ON MY OWN.HE SHOWED ME THAT SATAN HAS ONLY THE POWER THAT WE GIVE HIM AND THANK GOD HE HAS NO POWER IN MY LIFE.THE VERY NEXT DAY I GOT A CALL FROM MY FUTURE MOTHER-N-LAW TELLING ME THAT SAM[THE MAN GOD GAVE FOR ME TO SHARE MY LIFE WITH] WAS COMING HOME FROM PRISON 3 MONTHS EARLY.SINCE THEN JUNE 4,2007 GOD HAS DELIVERED US BOTH FROM THE DISEASE OF ADDICTION AS WELL AS SMOKING CIGS.HE HAS SHINED THRU US AND SAVE AND BAPTIZED AFEW OF OUR FRIENDS AND SAVED MY SISTER AND HE IS RESTORTING MY FAMILY AND MY RELATIONSHIPS WITH MY SONS.DONT GIVE UP HES JUST A PRAYER AWAY.JUST ASK HIM AND HE WILL ANSWER.HE HAS CHANGED ME AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WKING UP EACH DAY TO SEE WHAT HE WANTS FOR ME TO DO.GOD CAN DO THE SAME FOR ANYONE WHAT HES DONE FOR ME.JUST BELIEVE AND ASK HIM.I HONOR,GLORIFY AND PRAISE YOUR PRECIOUS NAME,THANK YOU LORD.

This is indeed a beautiful poem, one that should be read everyday. When you’re up you tend to forget when you’re down you always remember. But you should know that God is with you always. As you read this just think about how many times you’ve been down and just said God I wish this would clear up and your heart felt lighter. God carries you even when you think he has forgotten you. Just believe,just believe..God Bless you today-tomorrow and always.. Remember God holds you always in his hands as well as in his heart.

this has has been such a motivator for me since i give myself over to God and everyday i think thats how all those years that i was lost i mansged to hang on.because i truely no i am never alone.

June 07, 2008
Hi, I have been feeling depressed all day about my new male friends changing atitude in a relatioship that is on the rocks.
I am trying to now let it keep me down and will find more inner peace through the power of prayer.
It is always wiser to be a persons friend first before intimacy.
men and women who rush into a relationship has not had enough time to know one another yet.
I have never been in a long-term relationship and I feel that it is wise to find oneself before looking for others to always be there for you and looks can be very decieving.
I like the peom footprints because it gives me hope to move on and get on with me life.
If you someone is for you and if they were meant to be, it will happen naturaly anyway.
Thank-You
Jacquelyn Portee

I have this piece hanging from the toilet door so every person who uses are bathroom can read it. It was beautifully framed (with some seashells ans starfish attached) from a family friend. What a beautiful, inexpensive gift to give to someone you care about.

Footprints In The Sand is I think my favorite poem.
Besides having it posted around the house, I was given a necklace and a ring with one set of footprints, and the last verse engraved on the inside.
While I don’t wear the necklace everday, I do wear the ring on my left thumb all the time.
When I’m sad, manic, depressed, or happy, I look at the ring on my thumb, and it reminds me to be grateful that the Lord carries me.

There is also a footprints poem which talks about a man who went to heaven and was standing with God and looking over his life and he said, “God, I know that the 2 sets of prints is when you walked with me and the one set of prints is when you carried me thru the hard times, but what are the ones that are criss crossed and all over the place?” and God Said, ” those are the times when we danced.”
How beautiful! I pray all of you can stop and appreciate the moments when you get to dance with God!
Peace and Blessings

I first purchased Footprints back in 1989 when I first came to the United States, from Liberia, West Africa. It has been my comforting blanket since, especially during those times when I attempted to rush God into answering to my prayers in ways that were easier for me to understand. Doing those times, I did feel lonely and abandoned and wondered where was “MY God” in the this mist of the unbearly storm. My answer came quickly when I look on my wall and reread Footprints. God is so good all the time and He continously answers prayer only and when we are still and ready to listen.
My Peace

I used to have the footprints thumb ring. when arthritis caused swelling in my thumb ring, I had to stop wearing it. Can anyone tell me where to find gold footprint rings?

Right now I use this as a marker in my Courage to Change book from al-anon. It’s a memorial card from one of the members whose daughter was killed in a freak car accident within months after finally completing yet another rehab. She was finally doing great, staying clean and a huge inspiration to others. She was only 24 and she had been my son’s co-dependent in alcohol abuse for over two years. In spite of all of her struggles underneath it all this girl was a sensitive angel and it was clear at the memorial service that she had touched an incredible amount of lives in those few short months, and had given many the courage to finally work on being free from their addictions. This story always brings tears to my eyes. I had heard it before but in the light of this lost angel and my own struggles to keep living it means a lot. I often feel that God has left the building and I have to read this to remind that that isn’t so.

I love the Poem, auther unknown, I feel I’m living the poem,I wear the footprint necklace, & added other charms to my necklace.sept 16th,2008 will be 8 years, I was in a comma a month,after a car accident, went from wheel chair to walker on wheels to a 4 prong cane, now I do well by myself.I’m so greatful for jan 9th-1989, when I professed my love & faith & need for my Lord,was Baptised in fla.My pastor gave me an engraved book mark,noteing my special day!I need him every day,not just one day a week,Talk with you’re Father Every day,have a personal relationship,make you’re Father proud!

LOVE THIS, when i die i want this to be posted up over my ashes. I have had alot of hurdles and it seems like they never end, but he keeps watching over and carrying us over every one.HE IS GREAT!!!

The Author’s name is Mary Stevenson(Zangare). The poem was wrote in 1936. I Love the Poem. I have several copies of it myself and read it everyday. My mother passed the poem on to me several years ago. I think of her every time I read it. I connect with her this way, even though she is not with me any more. I do miss her. Have a wonderful day, everyone. Be Positive and Smile everyday.

Therese,
Thank you so much for putting my poem under “author unknown” as I origionaly released it! All of the liars and thiefs who have credited my poem to themselves or to others have deeply hurt me. Much more than I realised until I seen my poem on your site under it’s proper credit. I am getting very old now and soon the thieves will be free to lie themselves into hell over my poem without my presence to deter them. Until then please accept my most sincere gratitude for your honesty and sense of right. No doubt GOD has taken note of your action also.

This hymn version fo the poemhas helped many people. It can be sung to the tune Londonderry Air/O Danny Boy. Please pass it on.
Upon the shore I walked with Him at even
And I looked back upon the path we’d trod
And in the sand I traced our way at even
And I was glad I’d walked through life with God:
For side by side we’d journeyed through together
All through the world’s wide wilderness of care
And side by side we’d journeyed through to even
Safe at his side the Lord my God had brought me here.
But in my joy I caught a strain of sadness
To give me pause when thinking of my way
For on the shore I saw he’d left me lonely
When I had most the need of him to stay:
When I was tried he’d left me worn and wandering,
He’d left me lone when I was fighting fears
He’d let me tread the steepest slopes in solitude
Before he came back to my side to dry my tears.
But then the Lord drew near to me in comfort
And in his tenderness he made it plain
That in the times when dread and darkness threatened
He was my shield and shelter from the pain:
For on his shoulders he was gently bearing
And on his shoulders I from harm was free:
The single trace of footprints of the Master,
The single trace of footprints shows he carried me.
So on the shore I walk with Him at even
I face the latter days of life secure,
For if my pilgrimage reserves me sorrow
The footprints show that He is strong and sure:
If I am near the gates of heaven weary,
No longer strong enough to stride alone
The footprints show that he is there to carry me:
The footprints show the Lord my God will bear me home.

I think this poem said it all. When we are at our lowest, he is there. He carries you through it all. All we need to do is let him.

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