Walking with God

In a couple of days I will be turning 40 years old.  To me that is a milestone.  Many people talk about how turning 40 is "over the hill."  People act like there is nothing good that happens after 40.  It can become quite depressing.

This morning I was reading in Genesis and I was reading about Enoch and how he was 65 years old when he had his son Methuselah (didn't realize he was Methuselah's father until today).  Then the Bible says, "After the birth of Methuselah, Enoch lived in close fellowship with God for another 300 years, and he had other sons and daughters." (Genesis 5:22, NLT)  Enoch was not a powerful man.  The Bible doesn't talk about how Enoch was a great warrior or a great leader.  Instead, it says that Enoch had children and most importantly he "walked with God." 

As I read more in the scripture, I also read that Methuselah was the father of Lamech and that Lamech was the father of Noah.  Noah was a man who was chosen by God to build the ark because he lived in close fellowship with God.  Enoch was Noah's Great Grandfather.  If Enoch had not been a man of God, and set that example for his children, I wonder if Noah would have been walking with God. If Noah had not been walking with God, then the story of the flood would have been very different.

So how does this apply to me or you?  Sometimes, we feel that we have to do something powerful or great to be "Someone."  Enoch was a nobody.  He just wanted to have a close relationship with his Creator.  He lead his family that way.  He lived what he believed and he was rewarded for it.  I need to live what I believe, everyday.  I may not see the rewards here on earth, but I will reap my rewards in Heaven one day. 

So turning 40 really isn't all that bad.  My life is only just begun.  I am going to live it to the fullest and live it for God.