As the girl walks along the dirt path, she comes up on a part of the road that splits
It goes in two different directions
She stops in the middle—looking down each path,trying to decide which path to go down

She realizes that this intersection is like her life
Sometimes she feels like she’s in the middle with two options:
One road leads to good, and one to bad
Sometimes the bad one looks inviting and sometimes the good one does,
but she also feels like she’s like this with her faith…two paths—to pursue God more, or not
To stay in the middle, lukewarm, or not

She wants to pursue her faith more but…does she really want to go down that path?
That path of uncertainty?
Or does she want to go down the path of not pursuing Him anymore?
She knows that’s not the path she wants to pursue

So now two options are left:
Lukewarm and safe in the middle, or adventure and uncertainty

The girl looks at the ground and takes a deep breath of fresh air
“God, I don’t want to be lukewarm in my faith;
give me the strength and the want to pursue a deeper relationship with You”
The girl lifts her head slowly and gasps—in front of her is an angel, shining and bright
He smiles at her tenderly and whispers,
“The Lord loves you and wants a deeper relationship
with you, but it’s your choice where you want to go”

The girl nods, and deep inside her soul something begins to stir—
a happy feeling that her Heavenly Father wants her—wants a deeper relationship with her

She smiles at the angel and nods
“I want to go deeper; I know it won’t be easy, but I want to know Him more”

The angel smiles and reaches out his hand for hers
She grabs his hand, and when she does, she feels peace and love flow through her whole body
She relaxes and looks up at the angel,but He’s no longer an angel

Instead, holding her hand and standing next to her, is her Heavenly Father—Jesus
The girl gasps and lets go of His hand
She stares at Him—eyes wide open
He smiles gently at her, and steps closer to her
He leans down until their foreheads are touching
“Dear one, I want to know you more
I rejoice that you want to know Me more
Let’s walk down this path together;
I’m always with you, even when you can’t see or feel Me
I’m right here holding your hand”

The girl nods and takes a deep breath
She gazes into her Savior’s eyes and quietly replies back,
“I love you. As long as You are with me, I don’t have to be afraid”

She smiles; He smiles back
Then He gently kisses her forehead, and when His lips touch her skin, she closes her eyes
A peace washes over her
She doesn’t feel scared anymore—all she feels is peace—
all she feels is that she wants to know her Father more—more than she’s ever known Him

She opens her eyes and smiles a real smile
He offers her His hand and she takes His without hesitation

Then Father and daughter begin to walk down the path together—
the path of uncertainty, but also the path of growth and faith
She knows she will be okay because her Father is right beside her, holding her hand

He’s there to pick her up when she falls
He’s there to guide her and shelter her
To teach and comfort her

She knows she chose the right path
It wasn’t easy, but she knows that this was the right choice
Hand in hand, Father and daughter walk down the road together, loving and learning about each other
Growing in deeper relationship with each other

They will walk that road together until the end of the age
Until the girl stands in front of the throne and gazes into her Father’s eyes
Until she hears Him say, “Well done, good and faithful servant”

Until He brings her home
Until they reach the finish line and her eternal home
Until then, they will walk down the road together