Where do I go from here?

The last 10 days I have dealt with a betrayal that has shaken me to my core, a betrayal I thought I would never feel. A betrayal that brought more pain to me than I ever thought was possible. A betrayal that has put many questions into my mind. The biggest question being...where do I go from here? I can choose to let this pain make me bitter or I can choose to grow from it. I choose to grow. It is certainly not an easy task but one that I can do with God by my side.

Pain is not the only thing I have felt the last 10 days. I have felt the security of friends and family. I have felt support and love from so many. Many, many more than I thought was possible. God certainly knows what I have needed and He has provided. Often over the last 10 days have I need comforted knowing God was with me along with all the others. The poem Footprints in the Sand has come to mind more times than I could even count.

Footprints
One night I had a dream--
I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord
and across the sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene I noticed two sets of footprints,
one belonged to me and the other to the Lord.
When the last scene of my life flashed before me,
I looked back at the footprints in the sand.
I noticed that many times along the path of my life,
there was only one set of footprints.
I also noticed that it happened at the very lowest
and saddest times in my life.
This really bothered me and I questioned the Lord about it.
"Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you,
you would 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 in times when I needed you most,you should leave me."
The Lord replied, "My precious, precious child,
I love you and I would never, never leave you
during your times of trial and suffering.
"When you saw only one set of footprints,
it was then that I carried you."

~ Mary Stevenson

A reminder to us all that God is with us...no matter the time, no matter the place, no matter the circumstances.

Hebrews 13:5 . . . God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”