Opened Eyes

Genesis 3, "NOW THE serpent was more subtle and crafty than any living creature of the field which the Lord God had made. And he [Satan] said to the woman, Can it really be that God has said, You shall not eat from every tree of the garden? And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat the fruit from the trees of the garden, except the fruit from the tree which is in the middle of the garden. God has said, You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, lest you die. But the serpent said to the woman, You shall not surely die. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing the difference between good and evil and blessing and calamity. And when the woman saw that the tree was good (suitable, pleasant) for food and that it was delightful to look at, and a tree to be desired in order to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she gave some also to her husband, and he ate."

Every day we are being tempted to know more and do more. For some reason we feel like we will at least be more wise, if we "experience" life. Well, I do feel like I know more now because of the choices that I have made. I know more and I hurt more.

“There are some places you and I ought not to go. There are some things you and I ought not entertain with our eyes. There are some experiences we ought not to reach out and touch. Because almost like a paper thin cut, that can communicate dreadful diseases into the body- there are choices we may make that may seem rather innocuous in the beginning which can be devastating in the long run. Till you yourself will be asking, 'what am I doing here?'” (RZ)

There are some places that I should have never gone. I have seen and done things that no one should ever see or do. Like Eve, I should have never tasted that fruit. Our continual search to become more knowledgeable like God draws us further and further from the truth. Until, we are faced with our own nakedness and shame. Then we no longer hold our head high for fear that "everyone" knows.

Satan is telling lies. I see him lying and deceiving everyone into thinking that today's decision will not affect tomorrow. Our youth are tricked into tasting fruit, they should never taste. Our girls are selling their bodies; most for just someone to tell them they are pretty. Our boys are wrecking their thought life, by not accepting the role they were made for, and becoming strong in themselves. Both are destroying their future fulfillment with sex by their choice in movies, pornography, and where they go for fun. We have all been deceived and are suffering the consequences for our sin. Then those who are older tend to be so ashamed they keep quiet while they watch others stepping into the same trap. Or they point a condemning finger at those who are younger and tell them they are a fool, instead of sharing truth about their own pain. We have become a society of voyeurs. We think that if we are watching someone else do it, then it is not hurting us and it is none of our business. But in reality, what we allow into our hearts, through our eyes and ears, is what we become.

Guard your hearts, for it is the well spring of life. There are some places that you should never go. There are some things that you should never entertain with your eyes or your body. I have a blessed life now with Christ, but there are just some things that I wish I did not know. Run from the lies you are being fed. Hide your eyes from what seems so pleasing. Guard your hearts so that your life will be free.