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Imagine going to heaven and standing by
God as He lovingly shows you the calendar of His plan for your earthly
life. It begins with the day you are born. Once you received Christ
as Savior, every day that follows is outlined in red. You see footprints
walking through each day of each week of your life.
On many of the days, two sets of
footprints appear. You inquire "Father, are those my footprints on
the calendar every day, and is the second set of prints when you joined
me?"
He answers, "No, My precious Child.
The consistent footprints on your calendar are Mine. The second set of
footprints are when you joined Me."
"Where were You going,
Father?"
"To the destiny I planned for you,
hoping you'd follow."
"But, Father, where are my
footprints all those times?"
He answers, "Sometimes you went
back to look at old resentments and habits while I was still going
forward, hoping you'd join Me. Sometimes,
you departed from My path and chose your own calendar instead. Other
times, your footprints can even be seen on another person's calendar
because you thought you liked their plan better. At other times, you
simply stopped because you would not let go of something you could
not take to the next day."
"Father, what are those
golden treasure boxes on certain days?"
"Blessings, My Child, I had for you
along the way. Those that are open are those you received. Those still
closed were days you did not walk with Me."
"But, Father, we ended up OK even
if I didn't walk with You every day, didn't we?"
He holds you close and smiles,
"Yes, Child, we ended up OK. But, you see, OK was never what I had in
mind for you."
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