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Perfection: Is It the Answer to All Our Problems?

2/28/2020

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Perfection: Is It the Answer to All Our Problems?
Eve looked at Adam as they walked through the beautiful garden and thought how wonderful life was. It didn’t just seem perfect—it was perfect!

​The best thing about it all was their direct communion with God the Creator. Everything was new and wonderful. Adam and Eve were given total liberty in the garden except they were not to eat of the fruit of one tree. With access to a whole new world, surely being forbidden to eat of just one tree wouldn’t be a problem—or would it?  


Eve was perfect after her creation. No other human has been perfect except for Adam and Jesus. 

Eve was beautiful, smart, kind, and everything we would like to be. But Eve made a wrong decision that changed the future of mankind. Why did she sin if her life was perfect?
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​God created man first, and then He created woman to complement or help the man to be complete. God made men and women different from each other so they could get married and “become one.”
​It is important that you understand some of the differences between men and women because it will help you with your relationships throughout your life. Basically, men are physical creatures, and women are emotional creatures. Because of this, the way men think, act, and react to things is different from the way a woman thinks, acts, and reacts. Generally speaking, men think with their heads; women think with their hearts.   
It is probably because of these differences that the serpent approached Eve. Although things were already perfect, Satan convinced Eve things could be better—she could become like a god (Genesis 3:5). Eve gave in to the temptation and ate the fruit. The serpent did not talk Adam into eating the fruit. Eve is the one who gave it to Adam to eat (3:6). From this, women must also realize the tremendous influence they have over the special men in their lives. Women can be an influence for good or evil.
Adam and Eve had to leave the garden and begin a life in an imperfect world (3:23). Eve became the mother of many. Her first son, Cain, became a murderer by killing his brother, Abel. Eve must have grieved over his sin since she had known a perfect existence with no sin in the garden. Her hope was that God had promised a Savior for mankind (3:15).

We don’t know how long Eve lived. She was the mother of Seth (4:25), and Adam was 130 years old when Seth was born (5:3). Adam lived to be 930 years old, so Eve probably had a long life too.
Although Eve is best remembered for her sin, she started out perfect. We desire to have our lives in perfect order, and we want to be the perfect person. We think this will solve all our problems. But remember Eve had it all and still messed up in a big way! We will never be perfect until we enter heaven. So, should we just give up? No! Striving to live righteously should be our goal. Although temptations are all around us, we must guard our emotions and actions. Don’t give in to temptation like Eve did, because the consequences are usually more devastating than we could ever expect.
“Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect” (Matthew 5:48).
Debbie

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Worthy. You are. Right here, this very minute. You—the person that is too fat, skinny, loud, messy, shy, undisciplined, angry. The one who burned dinner or the one who cooked a feast. The one who scrubbed the floors or the one who feels neck deep in clutter. The one who is surrounded yet alone or who can’t find a friend outside of Facebook. This is for you. And for me. This is an opportunity to put all our measuring sticks aside and believe. A chance to believe in the intrinsic value of you in spite of all the battles in our lives and our hearts. Because you are worthy. Today. Right where you are.
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"Why did she sin if her life was perfect?" It's a question I honestly had never thought about. It's a great question! Do you think we would have made a different decision?
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