As a child, one of my favorite poems was Footprints. This poem described a metaphor of a person walking with God on the beach. The person recalls two sets of footprints signifying that God is always walking with her. But when the journey became difficult, and she experienced some obstacles, she no longer saw two sets of footprints—just one. She was perplexed because God told her that he would always walk with her. When she asked God why there was only one set of footprints during the most difficult times, God replied that when the journey was to difficult, he carried her.
This poem means so much more to during this chapter of my life than it has ever before. There are still days that I become overwhelmed with this journey. I feel weak and helpless. I literally tell God that I can’t make it through the day. God often reminds me that in my weakness he becomes strong. In those moments when I declare my weakness those footprints in the sand go from two to one.
Society teaches us that we should always be strong and never show any weakness—especially as women. But in our Christian journey, the only way to become strong in Christ is to confess your weaknesses. 2 Corinthians 12:9 declares God saying “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”

If you are in a place in your life where you want to see the power of God, you need to declare to God your weaknesses. Be open, honest, and blunt with him. Believe me, if anyone can take it, it’s God! Allow God to carry you in your time of weakness, and rebuild yourself in areas where you have been torn down. This journey is for the fastest, or the strongest, but for the one who holds out to the perfect end.

Still being carried

Felicia Smith