——走出误解，活出真理

文/HuSir

　　在许多教会中，“与神同行”被描绘成一种高深莫测的属灵状态，仿佛只有少数“超凡”的人才能企及。有的牧者用神迹奇事或华丽言辞渲染它的神秘，有的则将其简化为宗教仪式，甚至有些教导停留在纸上谈兵，空洞无物。这些误解让信徒感到困惑：与神同行到底是什么？我们该如何在日常生活中实践？本文将基于圣经，拨开迷雾，站在自己理解的基础上阐明“与神同行”的真实含义，并帮助弟兄姐妹在生活中活出与神的亲密关系。

一、误解：与神同行不是什么？

1. 不是神秘体验或超自然事件

　　一些教导宣称，“与神同行”必须伴随着异象、异梦或神迹奇事，仿佛没有这些就不算属灵。然而，圣经从未将“与神同行”定义为追求超自然体验。以诺“与神同行”（创世记5:24），圣经描述的是他一生的忠心顺服，而非频繁的神迹。耶稣也警告，真正的信仰不是建立在“神迹奇事”上，而是顺服神的旨意（马太福音7:21-23）。过分追求神秘体验可能让人忽视日常的顺服，甚至被撒但的伪装迷惑（哥林多后书11:14）。这不仅让信徒感到属灵的“失败”，还可能偏离神的心意。

“凡称呼我‘主啊，主啊’的人，不能都进天国；惟独遵行我天父旨意的人，才能进去。当那日，必有许多人对我说：‘主啊，主啊，我们不是奉你的名传道，奉你的名赶鬼，奉你的名行许多异能吗？’我就明明地告诉他们说：‘我从来不认识你们，你们这些作恶的人，离开我去吧！’”(马太福音 7:21-23 和合本)

这也不足为怪，因为连撒但也装作光明的天使。(哥林多后书 11:14 和合本)

2. 不是宗教形式的堆砌

　　还有人认为，“与神同行”就是多参加聚会、多读经、多祷告，仿佛属灵生命可以用仪式数量衡量。然而，耶稣批判法利赛人注重外在规条而忽略内心的公义、怜悯和信实（马太福音23:23）。弥迦书6:8清楚指出：“神所要的是行公义、好怜悯、存谦卑的心与你的神同行。”形式化的宗教行为若没有内心的顺服，只会让人陷入律法主义的捆绑，失去与神的真实相交。

“你们这假冒为善的文士和法利赛人有祸了！因为你们将薄荷、茴香、芹菜，献上十分之一，那律法上更重的事，就是公义、怜悯、信实，反倒不行了。这更重的是你们当行的；那也是不可不行的。(马太福音 23:23 和合本)

3. 不是纸上谈兵的空洞理论

　　一些牧者用高深的术语或抽象的神学讲解“与神同行”，却缺乏实际指导，让信徒无从下手。雅各书2:17提醒我们：“信心若没有行为是死的。”同样，“与神同行”若停留在理论上，便失去了生命力。圣经中的“与神同行”总是与具体的生活实践相连，比如大卫在面对死亡阴影时仍信靠神的同在（诗篇23:4）。空洞的教导让信仰与生活脱节，使信徒在试炼中难以依靠神。

我虽然行过死荫的幽谷，也不怕遭害，因为你与我同在；你的杖，你的竿，都安慰我。(诗篇 23:4 和合本)

二、圣经中的“与神同行”——真实含义

　　“与神同行”是信徒在日常生活中与神建立亲密关系，依靠祂的引导，顺服祂的旨意，活出祂的公义和爱。拿中国人熟知的汉语成语来说明一下，“聚精会神、全神贯注、凝神聚力”等等，字面意思是形容一个人在生活中认真做事时的样子，但实际是对应圣经中呼吁人们要时刻将自己的思想意识完全投入到眼下所做的事情中，而不要在做事时三心二意或思绪飞扬，更不能一心二用。

　　一个人正在经历的事情便是神使用他做事的机会，不能动不动用自己的思虑随便分散自己的精力而耽误了眼前的事情，更不能因着自己对各种人生欲望的期待产生的各样思虑影响自己的情致。你认真对待眼前事的行为便是你认真呼应神带领的最好方式。这便是与神同行的美好时光。

　　圣经中的记载为我们提供了清晰的榜样，以下是旧约中几位与神同行的代表人物：

　　以诺的“与神同行”体现为他一生的忠心和顺服。圣经没有记载他经历过多少神迹，而是强调他与神持续的亲密关系。他的生活成为信靠神的见证，最终神将他直接接去，显明神对他生命的悦纳。

　　挪亚身处道德败坏的世代，却因信靠神、遵行神的命令而被称义。他建造方舟、顺服神的旨意，展现了“与神同行”是在逆境中坚守信仰的实际行动。他的顺服不仅救了自己和家人，也成为神拯救计划的一部分。

　　亚伯拉罕被称为“信心之父”，他的“与神同行”体现在对神呼召的顺服和信靠。他离开熟悉的家乡，甘愿献上以撒（创世记22章），都彰显了他完全交托神的信心。他的生活证明，与神同行是在未知和试炼中信靠神的应许。

　　雅各早年靠自己的计谋挣扎求存，但神在伯特利（创世记28:10-22）和毗努伊勒（创世记32:24-30）的显现，让他逐渐学会降服。雅各的“与神同行”是从自我中心转向完全依靠神的转变。他的摔跤经历提醒我们，与神同行需要放下自我，接受神的塑造。

　　这些榜样揭示了“与神同行”的几个关键：

　　像亚伯拉罕一样信靠，相信神的应许（箴言3:5-6）；如挪亚那样顺服，在神的命令中忠心行动（约翰福音14:15）；通过祷告和读经，与神保持亲密关系（诗篇119:105）。

　　同时我们又要时刻抵挡撒但的搅扰，警醒祷告，依靠神的力量聚焦于神带领的事情，摈弃“眼目的情欲、肉体的情欲和今生的骄傲”带来的精力牵扯（约翰一书 2:16），并在与人的关系中活出神的爱，服事他人（马太福音22:37-39）。

　　例如，信徒在面对不公的竞争时，选择诚实和祷告，而不是报复或妥协；在教育孩子时，依靠神的智慧，用爱心和耐心回应，而不是发怒和对孩子的呵斥；在疾病或困境中，持续信靠神的带领，抵挡撒但用恐惧和绝望的搅扰。

三、如何在生活中实践“与神同行”

1. 回归圣经，扎根真理

　　每天花时间读经，默想神的话语（诗篇1:2）。例如，诗篇23篇提醒我们神的同在，约翰福音15:4-5教导我们住在主里，腓立比书4:6-7鼓励我们在祷告中得平安。让圣经成为生活的指南，塑造我们的思想和行为。

2. 操练祷告，警醒争战

　　撒但常通过分心、试探或世俗信息搅扰我们（以弗所书6:12）。建立固定的祷告时间，祈求神赐下分辨力和力量。当感到精力涣散或被诱惑分心时，停下来做简短的认罪和求助祷告，重新聚焦于神。比如，祷告：“主，求你帮助我抵挡撒但的谎言，让我心专注在你身上。”

3. 活出公义与怜悯

　　“与神同行”不是空谈，而是行动。主动关爱有需要的人，宽恕得罪你的人，在工作和生活中持守诚实（弥迦书6:8）。例如，在驾驶车辆时全神贯注，不仅能让自己的驾驶行为合规，还能通过观察照顾到前后左右车辆的位置和动向，也是与神同行的具体体现。做其他事情时也是如此。

4. 建立团契，彼此激励

　　与其他信徒建立团契，分享信仰经历，彼此代祷（希伯来书10:24-25）。加入或发起小型查经小组，讨论如何在生活中实践“与神同行”。当我们彼此激励，就能更刚强地抵御撒但的攻击。

5. 操练分辨，远离世俗

　　信息过载可能让我们的心远离神。学会分辨哪些信息有益于灵命成长，减少无意义的娱乐消耗。每天设定时间远离电子设备，专注祷告或读经，用神的话语对抗世俗思想的侵蚀（罗马书12:2）。

结尾：呼召与鼓励

　　“与神同行”不是遥不可及的神秘体验，也不是空洞的宗教形式，而是在日常生活中信靠神、顺服神、与神亲密相交的生命。通过以诺的忠心、挪亚的正直、亚伯拉罕的信心和雅各的降服，我们看到“与神同行”是每一个信徒都能活出的呼召。今天就让我们悔改那些偏离神的心思意念，抵挡撒但的搅扰，勇敢在生活中与神同行。正如耶稣所说：“你们要常在我里面，我也常在你们里面……因为离了我，你们就不能做什么。”（约翰福音15:4-5）

　　愿我们每一天都靠着神的恩典，活出与祂同行的真实生命！

How Can I Understand “Walking with God”?

——Dispel Misconceptions, Live Out the Truth

By HuSir

In many churches, walking with God is depicted as an unfathomable spiritual state, as though only a handful of “extraordinary” people can attain it. Some pastors heighten its mystery with miracles and ornate rhetoric; others simplify it into religious rituals; still others leave their teaching as hollow theory on paper. These misunderstandings leave believers confused: What exactly is walking with God? How can we practice it in daily life? Based on Scripture, this article clears the fog, explains the true meaning of walking with God from my own understanding, and helps brothers and sisters live out an intimate relationship with God in everyday life.

I. Misconceptions—What Walking with God Is Not

1. Not a Mystical Experience or Supernatural Event

Some teachings claim that walking with God must be accompanied by visions, dreams, or miracles, as though one is not spiritual without them. Scripture never defines walking with God as pursuing supernatural experiences. Enoch “walked with God” (Genesis 5:24), and Scripture describes his lifelong faithfulness and obedience, not frequent miracles. Jesus also warned that true faith is not founded on “signs and wonders,” but on obeying God’s will (Matthew 7:21-23). Over-pursuing mystical experiences may cause people to neglect daily obedience or be deceived by Satan’s disguises (2 Corinthians 11:14). This not only makes believers feel spiritual “failure” but may also deviate from God’s intent.

“And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.”
—Genesis 5:24 NKJV

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’”
—Matthew 7:21-23 NKJV

“And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.”
—2 Corinthians 11:14 NKJV

2. Not a Heap of Religious Forms

Others believe walking with God is simply going to more meetings, reading more Bible, and praying more, as if one’s spiritual life can be measured by the quantity of rituals. Yet Jesus rebuked the Pharisees for focusing on external rules while neglecting inner justice, mercy, and faithfulness (Matthew 23:23). Micah 6:8 clearly states:

“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 NKJV

If religious activity lacks inward obedience, it traps people in legalism and robs them of genuine fellowship with God.

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.”
—Matthew 23:23 NKJV

3. Not Hollow Theory on Paper

Some pastors use lofty terms or abstract theology to explain walking with God yet give no practical guidance, leaving believers helpless. James 2:17 reminds us, “Faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead” (NKJV). Likewise, if walking with God remains theoretical, it loses vitality. Scripture always links walking with God to concrete life practice—David trusted God’s presence even in the shadow of death (Psalm 23:4). Empty teaching disconnects faith from life, making believers unable to rely on God when trials come.

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.”
—Psalm 23:4 NKJV

II. Walking with God in Scripture—Its True Meaning

Walking with God is believers establishing an intimate relationship with God in everyday life, relying on His guidance, obeying His will, and living out His justice and love. Consider familiar Chinese idioms—“聚精会神(jù jīng huì shén, concentrate fully),全神贯注(quán shén guàn zhù, focus all one’s mind),凝神聚力(níng shén jù lì, gather one’s strength)”. Literally, they describe someone working with full attention; spiritually, they echo Scripture’s call to devote our whole mind to what we are doing, avoiding distraction or divided focus.

Whatever a person is experiencing is God’s opportunity for them to act. We must not casually scatter our thoughts, delaying the present task, nor let desires and worries divert our emotions. Treating the present seriously is the best way to respond to God’s leading—this is the beautiful moment of walking with God.

Scripture offers clear models—here are several Old-Testament examples:

1. Enoch walked with God through lifelong faithfulness and obedience. Scripture records few miracles but highlights his continuous intimacy with God.
2. Noah lived in a corrupt age, yet trusted God and obeyed His command, building the ark. His obedience rescued his family and became part of God’s redemptive plan.
3. Abraham, the “father of faith,” obeyed God’s call and was willing to offer Isaac (Genesis 22). His life shows that walking with God means trusting God’s promises amid unknowns and trials.
4. Jacob once relied on his own schemes, but God’s encounters at Bethel (Genesis 28:10-22) and Peniel (Genesis 32:24-30) taught him surrender. His wrestling reminds us that walking with God involves yielding self to God’s shaping.

These examples reveal key points of walking with God:

• Trust God’s promises like Abraham (Proverbs 3:5-6).
• Obey faithfully like Noah (John 14:15).
• Maintain intimacy with God through prayer and Scripture (Psalm 119:105).
• Constantly resist Satan’s distractions, focusing on God’s tasks and rejecting “the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life” (1 John 2:16).
• In relationships, live out God’s love and serve others (Matthew 22:37-39).

For instance, when facing unfair competition, believers choose honesty and prayer rather than retaliation; in parenting, they rely on God’s wisdom, responding in love and patience rather than anger; in illness or hardship, they keep trusting God, resisting Satan’s fear and despair.

III. Practising Walking with God in Daily Life

1. Return to Scripture, Root in Truth
   Spend time daily reading and meditating on God’s Word (Psalm 1:2). Psalm 23 reminds us of God’s presence; John 15:4-5 teaches abiding; Philippians 4:6-7 encourages peace through prayer. Let Scripture guide and shape your thoughts and actions.
2. Exercise Prayer, Stay Alert in Battle
   Satan often distracts us through temptations and worldly noise (Ephesians 6:12). Establish regular prayer times, asking for discernment and strength. When scattered, pause for brief confession and help: “Lord, help me resist Satan’s lies and focus on You.”
3. Live Out Justice and Mercy
   Walking with God is action, not talk. Love the needy, forgive offenders, and act honestly (Micah 6:8). Even driving attentively—observing surrounding vehicles—embodies walking with God.
4. Build Fellowship, Encourage One Another
   Share experiences and pray together (Hebrews 10:24-25). A small Bible-study group helps believers withstand Satan’s attacks.
5. Practise Discernment, Keep from Worldliness
   Information overload may draw hearts from God. Distinguish helpful content, reduce aimless entertainment. Set device-free times for prayer or Bible-reading, letting God’s Word counter worldly thinking (Romans 12:2).

Conclusion: A Call and Encouragement

Walking with God is neither an unreachable mystical thrill nor an empty ritual; it is trusting, obeying, and engaging in intimate fellowship with Him daily. Through Enoch’s faithfulness, Noah’s uprightness, Abraham’s faith, and Jacob’s surrender, we see that every believer is called to walk with God. Today, let us repent of stray thoughts, resist Satan’s distractions, and boldly walk with God in life.

“Abide in Me, and I in you. … For without Me you can do nothing.”
—John 15:4-5 NKJV

May we, by God’s grace, live out the true life of walking with Him every day!