It Is Time to Walk with God

By Angel Casiano, M.A., M.S., CPC, CTP, CCLC
Originally published August 9, 2010 — Revised Edition (2025)

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It Is Time to Walk with God | A Call to Renewed Intimacy with the Father

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Rediscover your first love for God. In this prophetic reflection, Angel Casiano calls believers to stop delegating their spiritual growth and to walk closely with the Father—hearing His voice above culture, religion, and noise.

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We’ve learned to do church well—but not always to walk with God. The Spirit is calling believers to return to personal intimacy, discernment, and obedience. It’s time to hear His voice again.

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“God is calling us to get closer today.”

I am on a personal journey, pursuing God as if everything is brand new—like I’m learning again for the first time. What I thought I knew, I didn’t truly understand. It’s a humbling process, yet in the middle of the fire, surrounded by lions, and walking through the desert of pain and testing, I’m awakening to something deeper. God is meeting me there.

Your Christianity is not defined by your denomination, the building you attend, how anointed your pastor is, or how long the service lasts. It’s not about the name on the church sign or the home group you attend.

Your Christianity is defined by your personal relationship with God—your daily walk of obedience, trust, and transformation. It’s about pursuing His ways, trusting Him when nothing makes sense, and yielding to His Spirit until your life begins to look more and more like Jesus.

This challenges us to do far more than simply attend church. Too often, we’ve become spiritually lazy—outsourcing our devotion to others: our pastors, parents, or spiritual leaders. But spiritual maturity cannot be delegated; it must be developed.

The people of Samaria captured this truth when they told the woman at the well:

“Now we believe, not because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard Him and we know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.”
— John 4:42 (NKJV)

This is the hour when the Holy Spirit is calling the Church to maturity. To face the challenges ahead, we must be in Him, not full of ourselves. We must discern the Father’s voice above all others—above opinions, culture, family traditions, politics, intellect, religious confusion, or Hollywood’s noise.

It’s time to walk with God.
It’s time to talk with Him, listen for His whisper, and let His Word shape our steps. Carrying a Bible is not the same as knowing its Author. Reading through Scripture is not the same as waiting for revelation.

“Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”
— 2 Timothy 2:15 (KJV)

The Spirit is speaking clearly: It’s time to draw closer—today.

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