Psalms 23:4, footsteps, fear

[AirForceBRAT91]

:DUmmm, hi. This is my first time doing a devotion. I'm doing it a week early for practice. I'm home and now I have my bible and can do devotions! So here's mine, I'm gonna type the verses for those who don't have a bible with them at the moment.

I thought we could do Psalms 23, mainly focusing on 23:4

Psalm 23

A Psalm of David

1 The Lord is my Shepard, I shall not be
in want
2 He makes me lie down in green
pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
3 he restores my soul.
He guides me in paths of righteousness
for his name's sake
4 Even though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of
death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me
in the the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil
my cup overflows.
6 Surely goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.

Fear has a way of changing things. Fear can influence dreams. What we must learn is that God NEVER leaves us, even when we are frightened. If God is always with us, there is no reason to fear. We will fear, as humans, we were made that way. But fear can make us strong. When we are afraid, we cling to him more than ever!

"As the Lord showed him parts of his past, the man looked at the footprints. During his most wonderful moments, their were two sets of footprints, his and God's. But during his depressing moments, there were only one set. When the man saw this he asked God 'Why did you leave me in my desperate times?' 'I never left you,' God said 'Where you see only one set of footprints, that is where I carried you."

The Lord never leaves us when we are upset. It is then when we are carried by Him.

I hope I did alright, I looked up for topics in my devotional. Well, c~ya later~

[Tgirl4God]

what verse is the fottprints

[AirForceBRAT91]

I don't think it is a verse. I just know its an old story. If it is a verse, I didn't know

[Tgirl4God]

i have it on a bookmark! but it doesnt say the verse

[AirForceBRAT91]

oh, i'll look it up later

[Tgirl4God]

k

[lizbeth]

it's not a verse, it's a story, but it's a GREAT story, i love it. this is it...


Footprints in the Sand

Last night I had a dream. I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand: one belonged to me, the other to the Lord.

After the last scene of my life flashed before me, I looked back at the footprints in the sand. I noticed that at many times along the path of my life, especially at the very lowest and saddest times, there was only one set of footprints.

This really troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it. “Lord, you said once I decided to follow you, You’d walk with me all the way. But I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life, there was only one set of footprints. I don’t understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me.”

The Lord replied, “My son, my precious child, I love you and I would never leave you. During your times of suffering, when you could see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you.”

[Tgirl4God]

i have it on a book mark i like this story too

[AirForceBRAT91]

me three!