He is always close to us

Enoch walked with God. (Genesis 5:24 ESV)

“Walking with God” implies a lot more than simply obeying Him.

When God walked with Adam in the garden of Eden, (Genesis 3:8) He was making it clear from the very beginning that He wants a relationship with us that involves companionship, dialogue, and intimacy. God walked with Adam, and later with Enoch, because they were His friends, and He longs to walk with each of us and for each of us to be His friend as well.

Walking with God isn’t a guarantee that things will always be easy. There are times when we feel great joy, passion, and excitement about being God’s friend, and other times when we don’t feel much at all, or we even feel distant from Him. Feelings change, but God doesn’t. He is always close to us, even when we don’t feel close to Him.

If we do our best to follow in Jesus’ footsteps, regardless of our moods and self-perceived inadequacies, we will discover the blessings that result from becoming more like Him.

Then we will be able to say from experience, as King David did, “How good it is to be near God!” (Psalm 73:28) [1]

Walk in the light! Thy path shall be
A path, though thorny, bright;
For God, by grace, shall dwell in thee,
And God Himself is light. - Bernard Barton (1784–1849)

[1] Activated A Walk with God