30 Day Challenge: Day 20

Question: What does it mean to "walk with God"? This is a phrase that has popped up in my scripture reading several times this month and I was curious to learn more.

Answer: Jacob 4:5-7

My interpretation:
Verse 5: "to be obedient unto the commandments of God"
Verse 6: "search the prophets"=seek His will; "have revelations"=receive His will; "faith becometh unshaken...we truly can (do miracles) in the name of Jesus" = do His will (align our will with His and live His plan for us with faith and hope). So seek, receive, and do God's will.
Then in Verse 7, it tells us how. It teaches that we receive the desire to seek, ability to receive, and strength to do His will through the mercy, grace, and power of God (see also 3 Nephi 14:7-11).
Wanting to learn more, I re-read the verses several times, and Heavenly Father blessed me with further knowledge and understanding as I did. Taking a closer look, I learned....
Verse 5: Having a hope and faith in, and a love and devotion to God (worshipping Him) is what encourages us to seek, find, and do His will.
Keeping the commandments and our covenants points our souls to God and leads us to righteousness.
Verse 6: Reading the scriptures and general conference talks, and seeking and receiving personal revelation, builds our testimonies and faith (until they become unshaken--in the truth of the gospel, and of a knowledge of: the need for commandments and covenants, of God's reality, of the power of the Atonement and how we can use it to change our lives, and of God's love, mercy, and grace).
When we seek and ask, God answers and blesses (see again 3 Ne. 14:7-11).
Verses 5 & 6: Even Heavenly Father is perfectly obedient to His plan, through His offering up HIs Son and honoring His promises.
I felt like this was a true experience of really pondering and feasting upon the scriptures; of pouring over them with an open heart; and of seeking and finding. This is not something I do nearly enough, so it was so neat to experience!