But your footprints are a disorganized stream of zigzags, starts, 
stops, turnarounds, circles, departures, and returns. For much of 
the way, it seems to go like this, but gradually your footprints 
come more in line with the Lord's, soon paralleling, His consistently. 

You and Jesus are walking as true friends! 

This seems perfect, but then an interesting thing happens: Your
footprints that once etched the sand next to Jesus' are now walking precisely in His steps. Inside His larger footprints are
your smaller ones, you and Jesus are becoming one. 

This goes on for many miles, but gradually you notice another
change.  The footprints inside the large footprints seem to grow
larger. Eventually they disappear altogether. There is  only one
set of footprints. They have become one. 

This goes on for a long time, but suddenly the second set of
footprints is back. This time it seems even worse! Zigzags all over
the place.   Stops.  Starts. Gashes in the sand. A variable mess
of prints. 

You are amazed and shocked. Your dream ends. Now you pray:
"Lord, I understand the first scene, with zigzags and fits.  I was a
new Christian; I was just learning. But You walked on through
the storm and helped me learn to walk with You." 

"That is correct." 
"And when the smaller footprints were inside of Yours, I was
actually learning to walk in Your steps, following You very
closely." 

"Very good.. You have understood everything so far."
When the smaller footprints grew and filled in Yours, I suppose
that I was becoming like You in every way." 

"Precisely." 
"So, Lord, was there a regression or something? The footprints
separated, and this time it was worse than at first." 

There is a pause as the Lord answers, with a smile in His voice.
"You didn't know?  It was then that we danced!"