"Walk-Walk"

5/5/09 Reflections from a Rocker # 2
“Walk-Walk” was Owen’s way of letting us know that he wanted down---limited language but we got the message. Larry sent instructions to my farm nurses to make sure I got to “walk-walk” each day as part of my rehab. I wonder if God wants us to put down other distractions and “walk-walk” with Him? Bet He does!
We have biblical references of men who walked with God---Abraham and Daniel come to mind. Even specific verses reveal “Noah walked with God.” “Enoch walked with God.”
Walking implies action---movement, progression, direction---usually intentional. (dancing terms to me) Walking can be just as much for spiritual exercise as physical exercise.
“Today is Tuesday and you know what that means.” At Houston High it means you can’t park in the parking lot after school because of band practice. For me, it means “teaching” day---just sharing some tidbit that I’ve learned with someone else. This morning it became an “Exercise in Ephesians” as I shared with my farm nurses the “sit, walk, stand” divisions of the book---just passing on what Nancy Binkley had taught me from Watchman Nee’s little 70 page book of the same name. Just as the book is divided into chapters, these chapters are divided into sections that teach us to sit before we walk. I made them “sit” along time in a crouch-like position until they felt burning in their quads. This was to remind them that they needed to “sit” at the feet of the Lord (for a long time) in order to know Him and to be ready to “walk” (Chapter 4 transition) worthy of the gospel. In chapter 5, one who has been sitting also “walks in love” and is able to “stand” against evil---there’s a long list. As the book ends in chapter 6, we are even given great instructions for the armor of God that will help us continue to “stand” against the enemy. End of lesson for the day but one we all need to remember. Spiritual exercise starts as we “sit” and enables us to “walk-walk” with Him---a worthy “walk” of His love as we “stand” for His truth>