How does the concept of death relate to walking with God?

In the Reformed understanding, death for the believer is described as a ‘sleep’ because it is not the end, but a transition to a greater reality in the presence of God. Psalm 116 portrays the hope and comfort found in God's deliverance from death, asserting that those who are in Christ will awaken to life in the 'land of the living.' Jesus addressed this when speaking of Lazarus, illustrating that physical death is not the final state for those who are in Him. Instead, believers have the promise of eternal life, symbolized by the resurrection, where they will walk with the Lord forever free from the pain and sorrows of this world.