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Hebrews 11:5

"For before [Enoch] was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God." (walked in habitual fellowship with God)

Beth Moore: Believing God: Experiencing a Fresh Explosion of Faith

"Thankfully, God can also stroll among us outside the garden."

"We often suffer from spiritual schizophrenia or at least a serious case of ADD. Like the Israelites, who suffered from the potter-clay-reversal syndrome (Is. 29:16), I sometimes forget that I didn't see Jesus in the distance and call Him to follow me" (78).

"less-than land" vs. "Promised land"

"... if Satan can't get to me with destruction, he will try to get to me with distraction."

"... He created us to be most satisfied by apprehending through diligent pursuit" (79). Christ's death and "the crimson flood are enough to bring complete destruction to [my] history of sin" (83).

I have "today to believe God.... Failure isn't terminal....Faithlessness is" (85).