"He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?" Micah 6:8
What does it mean "to walk humbly with your God"? To me it means that wherever I am I should invite and welcome God's presence there with me, AND that I should seek to be where He is. I should desire to be with God in everything I do, whether that is at home, at work, at play, or at church. The Lord reveals His desire to be with us throughout scripture, He longs to be with us, and we should long to be with Him. Should I do this simply out of obligation? (After all, he is God.) Well... obligation is ok, but really I should do this because I long to know God and to understand His attributes and to know His love for me. In eternity I will worship and adore Him constantly; there is no reason that I shouldn't strive with all of my heart, soul, mind, and strength to do that here on earth as well, 24/7.
-Andy G.
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I like what you've said here Andy. For me it means to willingly surrender my own desires and follow Him and His desires for me. "I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches" (Ps 119:14, NIV). When I place God's will before my own and place the needs of others before mine then I have begun to walk humbly with Him. But I can not do that without His help, as I am not strong enough so I call on Him in prayer to guide and direct me. "Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find delight" (Ps 119:35, NIV). In Him, and only Him, I find that delight and joy.
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