To Walk With God

To Walk With God!

Hebrews 11:5-6 It was by faith that Enoch was taken up to heaven without dying—“he disappeared, because God took him.” For before he was taken up, he was known as a person who pleased God.And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.

Culture defines our value by what we do. So when we are asked how we are doing? Many of us will respond that we are real busy, when in reality sometimes we are not. We want the appearance that we are important and our life accounts for much. When we really are busy it can be more for looking important to others than really caring about what we are really doing in of itself.

It was not Enoch's achievements that pleased God, Genesis 5:23 says simply He walked with God, that is it. What God sees as important is simply walking with Him. God is all powerful, He don't need us for what we can do, He needs us for who we are, His creation made in His image for the purpose of fellowship. If we don't have time to build first of all our relationship with God and secondarily relationships with others, then in all our doing, the question is why? What gain are we going to achieve? If it doesn't please God or others, is all our being busy worth it. If it is just to please ourselves how far can we be satisfied with no one of real significance to share our achievements with.

How do we know we are walking with God? We are not in a rush. As long as we are walking with God we are never behind. God is the author of time. Time is the one thing that we can not get back. So when we walk with God we are in perfect timing. I often feel overwhelmed with all the things I need to get done and anxiety begins to set in. I become impatient with those who are keeping me back from what I want to get done, especially my kids. This always happens when I have not prayed or prayed very little. My eyes are on myself instead of God. Even though it takes time to pray and keeps me from certain things I think I need to get done, when I choose to pray and let go of all my cares, peace comes, and everything seems to take care of itself. The more I pray the more God get's done. It is hard though for life seems to bring more responsibilities as I get older, and the harder it seems to just pray, so many distractions, so many people to have to deal with, and that is why I need to pray even more so God can use me in greater and greater ways. My prayer life as responsibilities increase should increase with it not decrease. Like Enoch my purpose is to not get caught up in all that I am doing, but to get caught up in being with Him in what He wants to do.

It is a difficult time to really have meaningful relationships with anyone because people are just not available. My whole hearts desire is to raise spiritual sons and daughters, those I can pass on the inheritance that Christ has given me. My Spiritual Father Walt Healy said it is one thing to make a commitment to be a Father it is another to make a commitment to be a son or daughter. I am finding that few people are willing to commit the time to build the type of relationship that I would consider them a son or daughter. Most of my relationships just go skin deep because the lack of true commitment willing to be given.

Challenge: Let's ask ourselves are we more about doing for God than being with God? Are we developing relationship with those God has given us or are we just using each other to get something done? Let's repent for our good works, and seek God to only have His works through our life as we walk with Him.