Walking With God...

I'm reading the book of Genesis right now.  Have you ever read it?
It is so cool... in chapter 5 you begin reading the first geneology in history...
the lineage of God's people from Adam through Noah...
and it tells you how many years each man lived and it says "then he died".
Until you get to Enoch. And Enoch was different.

Instead of "he lived... and he died" the Bible says...
"Enoch walked with God: then he was no more..."  I love it!
Everyone else just merely lived and died... but not Enoch.
He did more than live... he walked with God... and there is a difference.
A life walked with God is filled hope.
I want to be like Enoch, don't you?

Let's walk into this new year together... with a renewed faith... hand in hand
with our Savior... knowing that with Him we can face whatever comes our way.
Knowing that He loves us and cares about every detail of our lives.
Knowing that He is our Father, our Friend, and the Lover of our soul!




I am also reading "Jesus Calling" as my daily devotional and I already knew
I wanted to share with you about Enoch and stepping out in faith... when I had
such a confirmation from yesterday's reading...  I just smiled... so will you...

Jan. 2... "Because I am your constant Companion, there should be a lightness
to your step that is observable to others. Do not be weighed down
with problems and unresolved issues, for I am your burden-bearer."

A lightness to your step... ahhhhh... a spring to your stride!
But the only way we're going to walk lighter is to walk in faith...
and the only way we can walk in faith is to walk with God daily...
spending time with Him in His Word and in prayer... trusting
Him to carry our burdens and reveal Himself to us, in us and through us!
That's my hope for this coming year... for me... and for you!



Heavenly Father... gives us to ears to hear and hearts to believe.
Fill us with the hope that comes from knowing and loving You. 
We want to be different Lord... just like Enoch was different...
we want to walk more closely with You.  So much so that
others may notice the lightnesss in our step and want to know why
so we can tell them about how great You really are.  Amen.