The test of a man's religious life and character is not what he does in the exceptional moments of life, but what he does in the ordinary times, when there is nothing tremendous or exciting on.
The worth of a man is revealed in his attitude to ordinary things when he is not before the footlights (John 1:36).
It is a painful business to get through into the stride of God
In learning to walk with God there is always the difficulty of getting into His stride; but when we have got into it, the only characteristic that is evident in itself is the life of God. The individual man is lost and the stride and the power of God alone are manifested.
It is difficult to get into stride with God, because He has different ways of doing things, and we have to be trained and disciplined into His ways. God's Spirit alters the impression of our way of looking at things, and things begin to be possible which never were possible before. Getting into the stride of God means nothing less than union with Himself. It takes a long time to get there.
Genesis 5:24
Enoch walked with God.
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