Take your shoes off and walk in the sand down the narrow road!

One night a man had a dream.
He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the LORD.
Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.
For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand:
one belonging to him, and the other to the LORD.

When the last scene of his life flashed before him
he looked back, at the footprints in the sand.
He noticed that many times along the path of his life
there was only one set of footprints.
He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times of his life.

This really bothered him and he questioned the LORD about it:
"LORD, you said that once I decided to follow you,
you'd walk with me all the way.
But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life
there is only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why when I needed you 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 trial and suffering,
when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."

"Enter God's kingdom through the narrow gate. The gate is large and the road is wide that leads to death and hell. Many people go that way.  But the gate is small and the road is narrow that leads to life. Only a few people find it. Matthew 7:13-14