Let’s talk about someone who didn’t necessarily come from a legacy of righteousness, someone whose walk with God became the turning point for generations: Enoch.
It began with Seth and Enosh, a public movement to call on the name of the Lord. But as generations passed, the noise of culture drowned out the worship of Yahweh.
Let’s imagine this in today’s terms:
Seth started something good. Enosh’s generation responded to that (public worship, calling on God). But after some generations, culture drifted. Then Enoch comes along and he decides to not just call on the name of the Lord, but to walk with Him, to know Him.
Genesis 5:24 says of him that he walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.
What Was Enoch’s Turning Point? Fatherhood?
Interestingly, Enoch didn’t start his close walk with God until after becoming a father.
Genesis 5:22 says: “After he begot Methuselah, Enoch walked with God three hundred years, and had sons and daughters”
The Bible doesn’t give his decision more context but I can’t help but imagine that something about the weight of raising a child must have awakened something in him, the need to partner with God in raising his children.
Have you ever felt that too? That sense that this child God has placed in your arms is bigger than your current strength or wisdom?
That sense is not fear, it’s God’s invitation to walk more closely with Him.
On a Lighter Note….
This might be a far less glorious comparison, but stay with me.
I remember when I first got married, my husband was one of those “braskata” sleepers, you know, the ones who engage in midnight karate tournaments without knowing? I’d go to bed and wake up to a punch in my face or a kick to my waist, and he’d still be fast asleep, completely unaware of what he had just done. 😩😅
But then… we had our first son. And Something changed….
I think what changed him forever was a night we were all knocked out in the parlour, exhausted. He had our baby in his arms while we slept, but somehow, in his sleep, the baby slipped.
Gbam! A thud.
Then that soul-piercing infant cry.
Our son had fallen and my husband was devastated. He couldn’t forgive himself. For months, running even into at least two years, when you woke him from sleep, he’d jolt up cupping invisible arms like, “Oh my God! He fell again!”
Till today, when he sleeps, he wakes up in the same position he lay down in. I’m serious, no more flying limbs or sleepy boxing matches. 😂
Fatherhood did that.
Something shifted in him; it’s like responsibility rewired his subconscious. And that’s what happens when you step into godly parenting: your habits change, your posture changes, your walk changes. Sometimes it’s dramatic like Enoch’s 300-year journey. Sometimes it’s as practical as sleeping differently because you’re now a father.
When Evil Was the Norm…
There are parents who were born into spiritual legacy, raised by praying parents, and surrounded by godly examples. But there are also others…
Parents who came from nothing godly. Whose lineage was full of compromise, idolatry, and rebellion. Yet somewhere along the line, God found a man. A woman. A parent who said, “It ends with me.”
That parent could be you.
And that story is the story of Enoch.
Enoch appears briefly in Scripture, yet his name is forever etched into our hearts.
Imagine a person who comes from a wicked generation where violence and perversion were the norm, surrounded by ancestors who did not honor Yahweh.
Generations before you were idol worshippers.
They sacrificed anything, even their own children, just to satisfy their desires for power, pleasure, and wealth. Children were not protected; they were expendable. Spiritual pain, emotional wounds, and generational trauma ran deep. Those generations didn’t serve God. They didn’t even acknowledge Him.
Does this sound familiar?
Some people were raised in households where church was never a thing.
Where their parents didn’t teach them to pray because they never prayed.
Where the very thought of spiritual conversations felt foreign or even foolish.
Where godlessness and trauma was passed down, pain recycled, and patterns repeated.
But then…
In the midst of all that, a child was born.
There Came You.
You decided it ends with me.
No more idolatry.
No more emotional abuse.
No more spiritual apathy.
No more passing down fear, bitterness, addiction, or pride like an inheritance.
You rose with the help of God.
You fought wars in the spirit that your ancestors never fought.
You said, “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
Like Enoch, you began to walk with God.
You became the first in your family to take God seriously, or the first to break free from addictions, trauma, cycles of violence, or spiritual lukewarmness.
Like Enoch, you became a parent, and something shifted.
The birth of your child awakened something in you.
You realized: If I don’t change this, it will continue.
So you got serious with God.
Your parenting journey triggered your walk with God.
Maybe parenting woke Enoch up, and it may be doing the same for you.
For some of us, we came to God out of desperation.
We saw how the enemy was coming for our children, through culture, through rebellion, through strange sicknesses and emotional battles.
And so we ran to God for protection.
But God didn’t just shield us.
He saved us.
He handed us salvation, joy, peace and most importantly, a new name in the Spirit.
Now, like Enoch, we no longer serve Him just for what He can do, we serve Him because we love Him.
Now Look at You Raising a Different Generation
Now you:
- Pray over your children before school.
- Guard what enters your home.
- Call on the name of the Lord, not just on Sundays, but daily.
- Train your children to fear God and love righteousness.
You have become a conduit of mercy for your family line.
You are like Enoch.
Lessons From Enoch
1. A Far Greater Legacy: Unlike other biblical figures, Enoch didn’t split seas, build temples, or lead armies. Yet, he stands out because he pleased God (Hebrews 11:5, Jude 1:14).
Enoch reminds us that the greatest mark you can leave is not what you accomplish, but Who you walk with. Your walk with God becomes your children’s first classroom. Long before they understand your sermons, they’ll read your life.
Enoch’s son was Methuselah, the man who lived the longest in human history.
His great-grandson was Noah, the one man found righteous enough to preserve the human race through the flood. Your decision to walk with God can position your children to be world-changers.
2. It’s Not Too Late to Start: Enoch began his walk with God after he became a father. You don’t have to have had it all together before your children came. What matters is what you do now.
3. Your Obedience Can Create a New Spiritual Lineage: I know we don’t often think of parenting this way, but I invite you to think with me: your private walk with God could preserve your lineage. Who knows what your obedience today is preparing in your bloodline?
4. You Can Walk With God in a Corrupt Generation: Enoch lived in a time when people were far from God, yet he walked with Him. Don’t be discouraged by the state of the world. Your walk with God is still possible.
Becoming a parent may feel like pressure, but for Enoch, it was a turning point. If i would be honest with you, becoming a parent made me see life differently. It made me realise that I am a gate, what I allow or disallow can impact generations after me. Parenting changes you, if you’re willing to embrace the change, not resent it. Don’t see parenting as a burden. See it as an opportunity to walk with God, just like Enoch did.
My greatest desire and prayer is that my children will say “My mother walked with God. She pleased the Lord. That’s the path I want too.”
You Can Be the One Who Turns the Tide
You can be the one who:
- Breaks the addiction.
- Renounces ancestral idols.
- Ends spiritual apathy.
- Builds a legacy of prayer.
- Trains children to love Jesus Christ, to serve and worship the ONe True God, Yahweh.
- Hands over a godly heritage instead of pain.
Let This Be Said of You
Let it be said of you, like it was said of Enoch:
“After [you] became a parent, [you] walked with God…” (Genesis 5:22)
Let it be said of your household:
“That was the family where everything changed.”
Because of you, your children now know God.
Because of you, the enemy’s grip broke.
Because of you, a new legacy began.
Let your children rise up and call you blessed
Not just because you provided for them,
But because you showed them the way to walk with the Living God.
You’re not just raising kids. You’re raising kings, priests, prophets, and kingdom warriors. So don’t give up. Don’t look back. You are like Enoch and through your obedience, God is rewriting history.
Maybe no one will write a book about you. Maybe your Instagram will never trend. But if you walk with God in the hidden spaces of motherhood or fatherhood, you would be doing something of eternal value, building a legacy that will speak louder than fame or fortune, a godly inheritance that cannot be corrupted.
Grace be Multiplied unto you Mama Toju, Thank you for always posting… Am blessed and am becoming a better mother by the day…. The pattern ends with me…..