Footprints…
“You cannot see faith, but you can see the footprints of the faithful. We must leave behind ‘faithful footprints’ for others to follow.” -Dr. Dennis Anderson
So, this has become one of my favorite quotes since becoming a follower of Christ. Which also brings me to say that there is a difference between being a believer and being a follower. I can “believe” in anything but to actually follow is a different story… my heart has been set on fire, my thoughts have been changed, and my direction in life in a completely different path than the one I was on before I started striving to make Christ the very center of my being. “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see”. Hebrews 11:1
When old friends make comments to me about how different I am, some are supportive while others make rude comments and actually make fun of me. The latter happened recently and honestly, I was shocked and silented because of it. It seems, at least in my dark past, that unless you experience Him, you have no idea what it means to have the desire to follow after something with everything you have. How do you explain that to someone?? No one ever did a good job of explaining it to me, so I struggle with that. Some things can’t be explained logically with our human brains, and that leads to pure faith… there is no other way to explain how my itty-bitty life has changed… I just KNOW He exist because I can FEEL Him working in me. Christians are at times looked at like we belong to a cult, and honestly, before I was a part of the cult 
The main reason I wanted to talk about faith is because of some news I received today. A fairly new friend of mine told me that he has enlisted in the Marines and is leaving the day after Easter. He is headed to Paris Island, the hardest training known, I believe. The first word out of my mouth was “Wow” followed by the question if he was crazy because there is a war going on. What he said next, is something I will never forget… He explained to me that it has been on his heart to go to a place that he feels is the darkest, to share the light of Jesus Christ. He doesn’t want to tell people who have already heard about Jesus about Him, but wants to go where he feels they need to hear about Him the most. WOW! What if we all had that desire and courage to reach the lost for the glory of our Father?!! As we sang “How awesome is the Lord Most High”, it says “we will go where you send us” and all I could think about was this young 19 year old guy, willing to give his life and future so that others could have the chance to hear about our Lord and Savior. He is giving up everything and willing to go through anything. Does this remind you of someone who did the same over 2000 years ago?! And for people who weren’t even born yet and for those who would refuse and run from Him… Now that’s true love and sacrifice. Whether He calls you to tell about Him to a friend, to your parents, to the high school, or to somewhere across the world… we are called to give our ALL to an ALL MOST GOD.
Where is He calling you to walk, so that others can see the footprints of the faithful??
