Eve

I have been thinking about Eve recently. Maybe it is because they talked about her so much in the book Captivating, or maybe it is just that we have so much in common and God wants me to learn from her; probably both. So here is what I have been thinking about.
Eve is responsible for the first human sin (besides Adam's passivity in letting her commit it-see Captivating). She gets a bad rap for that, understandably. But I probably would have done the same thing. And I am not just saying this because none of us are any better than her, I'm saying it because I do do what she did.
Eve saw something that she wasn't supposed to have. The devil convinced her that God was holding out on her (I think that I got this concept, also, from Captivating). Eve looked at the fruit. It looked tasty, and would open her eyes to things that she had never known before (see Genesis). It had multiple perks. Food for the body, food for thought. And she wanted to be like God (I forgot who pointed this out to me). She loved God! What a great idea to eat the fruit! Maybe God would even be proud of her. Oh wait, God had said not to eat that fruit...
Maybe He had meant a different fruit? She could have misheard Him. Or He could be testing her. To see how much she loved Him? Whether or not she wanted to be like Him? Whether she would think for herself (even though she has been listening to Satan)? She was independent! And as for what God had said, well maybe that wasn't really God's voice at all-that is what I often think. How do I know if that was really God?
So Eve took the fruit and ate it. Adam let her eat it; no protests or counsel against it. Adam even joined her in the tasty treat.
But it was sin. It brought death.
I don't want to end on a miserable note, so let me say a couple of things to close. First of all, never doubt God's voice! His word will never return void (see Isaiah 55:11)! Secondly, Jesus died in our place so that we could be forgiven. Whether you did the wrong thing rebelliously, or because it seemed like a good idea at the time, confess. Repent- CHANGE YOUR WAY OF THINKING. If you are sorry, ask God to forgive you and HE WILL FORGIVE YOU. YOUR SIN IS NOT TOO BIG. HE LOVES YOU!!