Walking with God: What We Can Learn from Enoch
Many health experts suggest walking 10,000 steps a day to maintain physical health. Others argue that the number of steps a person needs varies based on individual physical traits. But as Christians, shouldn’t we ask a deeper question: Are we walking with God?
Scripture tells us in Genesis 5:24, “Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.” Enoch didn’t have a Bible. He may not have even known how to read or write. Yet he had a relationship with God that was so close, God took him away without experiencing death.
So how do we walk with God as Enoch did?
There are many opinions from Christian teachers, preachers, authors, and fellow believers. One profound insight is that walking with God means trusting Him completely—like a child trusts a loving parent. It sounds simple, but in practice, it can be difficult. As someone once said, “To walk with God is of less importance to some than to be admired by men.”
That statement resonates. It’s easy to get distracted by the world—phones, computers, television, social media. Sometimes, I find that walking closely with God requires stepping away from those distractions. Some communities, like the Amish, adopt a lifestyle free from modern technology. Yet even they face spiritual struggles. It’s clear that removing distractions is helpful, but it’s not the full solution.
There is no instant formula for walking faithfully with God. Even those recorded in Scripture wrestled with it. The Apostle Paul acknowledged this ongoing spiritual battle. In Galatians 5:16-17, he writes:
“So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not able to do whatever you want.”
As Christians, our goal should not merely be physical health, though that is important. Instead, we should strive to be spiritually healthy by walking with God daily—through prayer, Scripture, humility, and dependence on the Holy Spirit.
So, how many steps should we take each day? Maybe it’s not about a number, but about direction—stepping in faith, step by step, in the same direction as our Savior.