Genesis 3:12 NKJV:
Then the man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.”
This blame game has been on since the days of creation. God made man as a responsible, responsive creature but man traded his independence and creativity for moral bankruptcy and decadence. Since the fall in Eden, man has been avoiding responsibility and accountability, shifting the blame for all his woes to the next person, never willing to accept he's at fault or to seek help from the Creator himself.
Sin changes everything. God usdd to come down daily in the cool of the day to converse with Adam and Eve. He was a friend, confidant and companion, until the early man listened to the devil and sold out to him. From that time on, it has been a cycle of irresponsibility and rebellion. We constantly avoid the truth God tries to bring our way; we constantly seek out approval for our actions and words from the wrong authority; we are at war with ourselves and every one else around us; we interprete other peoples' intentions and actions with our fallen, depraved minds, and we wonder why we have no relationships, no true friendships, no true love. Our foundations have been built on the wrong premise: seeking personal happiness at the expense of every other person and avoiding any true,honest or accountable commitment to anything or anybody.
We now have live-in lovers and partners instead of married couples, we have trial marriages instead of exemplary marriages; we have same-sex marriages taking up media space and attention; while graduates roam the streets with no jobs and a lot of bitterness in their hearts, while the devil keeps smiling to hell with a harvest of precious souls of people who have pushed God away to their destruction.
How do we get back to Eden in our walk with God? How do we restore fellowship as it was before? We must seek God out and hear his voice as he calls us today. He's standing at the door of our hearts and knocking and, like the gentleman that he is, he's not forcing his way in until you open the door to him yourself. He's waiting to change you first, because once your heart is right with God, the situations around you willl also change to align with God's purpose.
You owe it to God to regain your Eden. Stop blaming others for where you are right now and start working for and walking towards what God has in store for you. Don't push the responsibility for your destiny to others; they can't help you; they will only hinder you.
Seek God out today and be free of the pressure to live up to other peoples' expectation. Rejoice, for his time of favour is here.
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