Transformation__February_2018
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<strong>Transformation</strong> 16<br />
couldn't have. She failed to count her<br />
blessings and within her an evil desire<br />
to be like God took over. The solution,<br />
according to the serpent, lay in eating<br />
the forbidden fruit. She must have been<br />
one woman who did not know what to<br />
do with the kind of information she got<br />
at that time and despite having a close<br />
relationship with God and her husband,<br />
she never consulted any of them. I<br />
guess she wanted to surprise them but<br />
whatever her reasons, she acted<br />
independently and out of her own free<br />
will.<br />
When the woman saw that<br />
the fruit of the tree was<br />
good for food and pleasing<br />
to the eye, and also<br />
desirable for gaining<br />
wisdom, she took some and<br />
ate it. She also gave some to<br />
her husband, who was with<br />
her, and he ate it, then the<br />
eyes of both of them were<br />
opened, and they realised<br />
they were naked; so they<br />
sewed fig leaves together<br />
and made coverings for<br />
themselves (Genesis 3:6-7).<br />
There are several key lessons<br />
we can learn from Eve. Just<br />
like any other woman out<br />
there, she had her own<br />
shortcomings, weaknesses and<br />
strengths. But at the end of<br />
it all, we realize that God is<br />
always merciful and has great<br />
plans for each one of us.<br />
So God created mankind<br />
in his own image, in the<br />
image of God he created<br />
them. God blessed them<br />
and said to them, “ Be<br />
fruitful and increase in<br />
number; fill the earth and<br />
subdue it. Rule over the<br />
fish in the sea and the<br />
birds in the sky and over<br />
every living creature that<br />
moves on the ground<br />
(Genesis 1:27-28).<br />
First and foremost, we learn<br />
from the above scripture that in<br />
Gods image and likeness, a<br />
woman, just like a man, was<br />
and is created. It does not<br />
matter where you come from>>