Genesis 29:1-4 Footsteps of Life

Jacob Meets Rachel

1Jacob resumed his journey and came to the land of the sons of the east. 2He looked and saw a well in the field, and there by it lay three flocks of sheep, because the sheep were watered from this well. And a large stone covered the mouth of the well. 3When all the flocks had been gathered there, the shepherds would roll away the stone from the mouth of the well and water the sheep. Then they would return the stone to its place over the mouth of the well.

4“My brothers,” Jacob asked the shepherds, “where are you from?”

“We are from Haran,” they answered.

There were no road signs, no city welcome signs, Jacob had to ask the shepherds

 “where are you from?”. Suddenly he found out he was at his destination. 

God was with him and God guided him to his destination with every footstep Jacob walked.

God is with us and God guides us to our destination also. He is with us through easy times and hard times. It’s during the hard times our faith is tested. 

Do you draw closer to Him or blame Him?

Footprints in the sand poem.

One night I dreamed a dream.

As I was walking along the beach with my Lord.

Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life.

For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,

One belonging to me and one to my 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."

He whispered, "My precious child, I love you and will never leave you

Never, ever, during your trials and testings.

When you saw only one set of footprints,

It was then that I carried you."

Blessings, David