Most people don’t think much about how they walk—until something goes wrong.
I recently read about a man who got turned around on a wooded trail.
The path seemed clear at first, but at one fork he made a casual choice—nothing dramatic, just a step in what felt right. For a while, everything seemed fine. The trail was visible. His pace was steady.
But after an hour, the scenery wasn’t familiar. The markers were gone. And he realized the truth: he hadn’t just taken a wrong step—he had been on the wrong path for quite some time.
What’s striking about his story is this: there was no moment when alarms sounded. No sudden drop-off. Just a series of ordinary steps… in the wrong direction.
The Bible uses that same picture to describe our lives. It speaks of how we “walk”—not our physical steps, but our daily conduct, our choices, our direction. And just like on that trail, it’s possible to be moving, active, even confident… and still be headed somewhere we never intended to go.
Last night in our Bible class at West Citrus Church, Marvin led us in a study from Matt Hennecke’s book, Major Lessons from Minor Characters. The lesson focused on Enoch. Genesis 5:24 says this ancient antediluvian “walked with God.” What a compliment!
Walking with God speaks to a personal connection with Him—divine companionship that allows His character to shape our lives. It means walking in the right direction.
Hebrews 11:5 says that Enoch walked “by faith.” Since “faith comes by hearing… the word of God” (Rom. 10:17), we can conclude that Enoch listened to God, trusted Him, and obeyed Him.
So, if we are to follow the faith of Enoch, how should we walk? The New Testament gives us a clear picture.
1. Walk by faith, not by sight.
“The sight” of our own eyes, feelings, and fleshly desires can deceive us into thinking we’re headed the right way when we’re actually lost. God has given us an infallible standard—His Word. Like the Psalmist, our prayer should be: “Teach me Your way, O Lord; I will walk in Your truth” (Ps. 86:11).
2. Walk in the light.
Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life” (Jn. 8:12).
When we follow Jesus, we won’t lose our way. This means more than hearing His words—it means observing His life, His attitude, His character, and His interactions. As John wrote, “He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked” (1 Jn. 2:6).
3. Walk in love.
Paul wrote, “Walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us” (Eph. 5:2).
Jesus is the perfect example of divine love. Loving like Him means embracing the two greatest commandments—to love God and love others (Matt. 22:37–40). And the measure of that love is simple: “If you love Me, keep My commandments” (Jn. 14:15).
It also means loving one another. “If someone says, ‘I love God,’ and hates his brother, he is a liar… and this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also” (1 Jn. 4:20–21).
4. Walk worthy of the Lord.
The Bible exhorts us to “walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God” (Col. 1:10).
What does that look like?
- Walk differently than the world (Eph. 2:2)
- Walk in God-ordained good works (Eph. 2:10)
- Walk in unity with other believers (Eph. 4:1–16)
- Walk in moral purity (Eph. 4:17–32)
- Walk in wisdom (Eph. 5:15–17)
How’s your walk?
Is it like faithful Enoch—walking with God?
Are you headed in the right direction?
Because in the end, where you walk… is where you will arrive.
And don’t wait until the markers disappear to realize you’re on the wrong path.
—Ken Weliever, The Preacherman
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