The Path

The Path

By Liz King

Copyright 2025

As I was talking with the Lord one day, I began to tell him of my desire to know him more, hear his voice more clearly, and to understand the depths of his heart.  The Lord then smiled lovingly at me and told me that was his desire for me too. the Lord had me stop. Jesus then took me to the woods and had me stop.   He asked me, "What do you see?”  “Nothing”, I replied.  He bade me look again saying, “Look closer my child and tell me what you see.”  I stared for a bit in the woods before me and then replied, “All I see is a clearing, maybe a possible path. The Lord replied, “Very good my child.”

I stared at the path that was hard to see and I could barely make out and I said, “No one can see the path, I can barely see the path.”  “No one has traveled this path.  This is your path I made just for you.  It is for you to walk.”, Jesus said.  “How is this supposed to help me get to know you more?” I asked.  It was only a path I thought.  Jesus looked at me with his love and compassion for my lack of understanding and gently said, “Just obey me and trust me and walk the path I have laid out for you and you will see.”

I looked at the path that I thought I saw and looked at Jesus.  I wanted to get to know him more and this was what he asked me to do.  I had to trust him, so I began to walk the path.  It was covered in weeds, brush, and broken limbs. Jesus slowly helped me clear the path of the debris and the things blocking my path.  I walked, hiked and labored for what seemed like days or months and then I came to a clearing.  Then Jesus had me look at the path again.  “Now what do you see?” Jesus again asked.  “Well, I can kind of see the path better, but the path is still hard to see.”  I replied.  Jesus smiled and looked at the path, then looked at me.  “Just because you go down a path once, does not reveal the path laid out for you or show others there is a path that you have made.

I looked at the path that I had just walked and the grass was still green and covering the ground with no evidence I had even walked the path.  “What do I do?”  I asked Jesus.  “You keep walking it again and again.”  “What? Again?!” I cried.  “You said you wanted to know me more.  There is revelation in obedience and faithfulness.”  So, I obeyed and walked the path again and again.  Each day Jesus would meet me as I walked the path, and each time he would have me look at the path.  At first there was not much evidence that we had walked the path and sometimes we would find fallen limbs and debris that we would need to remove to clean and clear my path.  I never had to do it alone because Jesus was always there to help me with the heavy lifting.  

Sometimes, I would skip walking the path because I was too tired and honestly didn’t want to.  It was hard work and sometimes I would get cut by limbs or fall and scrape my knees.  It wasn’t easy, but I'd get back up and keep walking it.  Jesus was always waiting for me at the path even on the days I didn’t show up to work on it.  When I skipped days walking on my path I would find weeds and debris and it would cause problems for me walking the path.  At times I told Jesus I could clear it on my own, but that did not turn out well.  Some of the debris would be too heavy or too overwhelming and I would get hurt, but when I asked him to help it became much easier to handle.  Jesus then looked at me with concern and compassion and encouraged me, “It is important that you faithfully walk your path with me, if you don’t things will begin to block your path and I can not reveal the things I need you to see.  You must be faithful and trustworthy.”

I began faithfully meeting Jesus at my path daily.  We would walk and talk.  We would laugh, sometimes I would cry, and I would learn from Jesus.  After doing this for a while, I began to see the path.  The grass had given way to dirt and I faithfully continued to walk the path.  More time had passed in my walking of the path when I began to see the rocks exposed underneath the dirt I had been walking.  As I continued to walk the path even more began to be exposed.  The roots of the trees began to appear underneath my feet.  I was seeing everything that had been hidden underneath the grass, brush, and weeds that had once resided on my path. 

Then one day after Jesus and I had walked the path, He had me turn and look at it and again asked me what I saw.  It had been a while since he had asked me that and I had honestly forgotten to examine the path because I was so focused on walking with him.  I looked closely at my path and said, “There is clarity on my path.  The path is open and everyone can see my path.”  “Good.  What else do you see?”, He replied.  “I now see what was hidden under the weeds, the grass, and the earth.  I see the hidden creatures that call this path home.  I see the roots that hold up the trees that surround my path and the rocks that are in the ground.” 

Jesus looked at me and smiled, “Yes, my child. Your faithfulness has revealed what was hidden and now because of your faithfulness, I will give you the revelation of this path and what it means to you and our relationship.  This path is My word and your life.  If you read my word once, you will not get the depth of me.  You will learn about me and sometimes about you, but if you only read it once you will not know the depth of me, and will not grow.  Spending time in my word, is spending time with me.  Just like you continued to walk the path daily, you must be in my word daily.  Many things will try to prevent you from reading it but don’t give up or stop.  My word helps reveal the sin in your life and obstacles that are obstructing your path.  My word will teach and guide you.  It will sharpen you.  It will teach you my voice and how I speak.  As you continue to walk in my word and with me, I will begin to reveal hidden revelations and spiritual gems that will excite you and blow you away.  It will bring you joy and excitement and help you love me more.  It will bring you closer to me.  It will deepen your understanding with me. It will teach you how to stand in this fallen, broken world. It takes time and perseverance to uncover the path I have set before you. When you show yourself faithful and trustworthy I will bring eternal revelation to you that is hidden in the depths of my word.  You must study my word and seek my wisdom in your seeking and study.”

I looked at Jesus and then I looked at the path that I had worked so hard and diligently on with the Lord’s help.  “Wow.”, I replied.  “Obedience is important, especially when it comes to studying your word.”  Jesus smiled and said, “So is prayer.  When you spend time in my word and in prayer, even in worship, others will be able to see your path. It will be evident and not hidden from others' view.  When this happens, let them walk down your path and see it and then lead them to me so I can show them the path I have created for them too.  Do not grow weary walking your path.  If you begin to tire or become lazy, the weeds will return, the leaves will fall and grass will begin to cover the revelations your faithfulness has revealed. Your path is important not only for me but for you.”

It was getting to be later in the afternoon and I now understood the importance of staying in his word, knowing he would continue to deepen the revelation of himself to me as I faithfully pursued him.  Jesus hugged me and said, “I love you my dear child and I desire nothing more than to spend time with you and to reveal myself to you.” He then looked at me with a grin and a twinkle in his eye and said, “Let’s walk the path again and let me show you something new.”  

We walked down the path and I smiled as I examined every detail that had been hidden as I had walked this path for months and years.  It had changed me.  It had brought me closer to Jesus and had strengthened me. Every moment walking this path with Jesus made me more thankful and grateful for his faithfulness to me even when sometimes I had been unfaithful.  He never stopped loving me and always met me where I was at to help me walk the path he had given to me.  

As we got to the end of the path where the field was, Jesus began to become brighter as the evening sun reflected off of him.  He glowed so brightly in a glory I had never seen. He looked at me with eyes filled with fire, love, and compassion.  He smiled and stretched his hand over to the field and said, “Look.”  I stared in awe.  The once barren field of grass was now covered in beautiful flowers with colors I had never seen or could describe. A musical wind brushed over the flowers as they sang a melody of music I had never heard.   The field of flowers glowed with a radiance I had never seen. I stood in amazement.  “This wasn’t here before.”, I said.  Jesus laughed with a sound that was music to my ears and his joy radiated through me and said, “It’s always been here, your eyes just were not open to it yet, but I told you about it many times in my word.  This is where your path leads.  This is where every path leads that I have created for every one of my children.  Sadly, many will not choose to walk my path and will wander in darkness.”  When Jesus said the last part his eyes filled with sorrow and tears fell down his cheeks.  He said, “If they only understood how much I loved them and what I had for them.  I love them so much that I gave everything for them to be with me and to be free, but they loved themselves more.” 

My heart sank and then he began to comfort me and said, “Do not be sad my child, I want you to look past the flowers now.  I adjusted my focus past the field and there stood a beautiful kingdom that was beyond words and human comprehension.  “It’s beautiful!” I said in awe.  “That my child is my kingdom and where you will live with me.  Look down at your clothes and tell me what you see.”, Jesus said lovingly.  I looked down at my clothes and they were glowing with a radiant light, a white I had never seen. I looked at my feet and I stood on a street paved in gold.  I looked up at him in amazement and pure joy. Jesus hugged me and said, “Well done my good and faithful servant.  The path I made for you, you walked faithfully and now you see the greatest revelation, an eternity with me and in my kingdom.”