The First Bad Girl - Evie, why did she blow it?

Wow! I am humbled by all my thoughts that are racing through my mind after just reading the story. The workbook is another thing! I don't know about you, but this study is powerful. I think we could study for several weeks to get something out of it. So break it down into a daily study and take each part of the scripture and read it each day then answer questions about it. Are we here to gain knowlege or are we here to find out who we are in God?

The highlights from the story in the book were the following...

Page 9 -

• her life was too heavenly for anything but the brightests of smiles


• her first memories were of walking with her father


• her father's pride and joy were eclipsed only by his love for his daughter


• fashioned from pure ivory taken from the finest of animals (Adam)


• obeying him was effortless then

Can you imagine being with a father who was perfect? I am living for that day when I can be in heaven with Him and walk with Him and experience perfect love with an obedience that is effortless...aaah....

The other thoughts that stood out was how easy it was for "Devin" to deceive and how easy it was for Evie to comply...So why when you weigh what she had in the Garden with Adam and being with her heavenly father could she fall? Look at page 31, Liz asks the question, "Did God plant this lovely tree in the garden for the very purpose of testing the obedience and faithfulness of his created beings?" Her response, "no doubt..."

So how does that test my faith? How does that make me look at God?

Well, if I look back at how Satan fell, an angel who wanted to be like God, I have to say, that God has created us all with a free will. He doesn't control us. He gives us the freedom to ask for wisdom directly from Him. If we daily wait upon the Lord then we don't avoid temptation but perhaps we can avoid the fall into sin. So, sin came into the world and God through Jesus has made provision for us. He is waiting for us to choose Him! Thank you and Praise You Jesus!

Liz Curtis Higgs then says to consider a way that we can handle sin after the deed is done and I like it. It is practical and easy to remember. We can learn from it and teach it to our children and to our sisters in Christ!

So after reading Psalm 51 here are my thoughts about how to handle sin:

1. Talk to God and ask for Mercy: "have mercy upon me O God", vs. 1


2. Ask God to "erase" your transgressions (by the blood of Jesus) vs. 2


3. Acknowlege specifically what your sin(s) are: vs. 3


4. Acknowlege truth, to know this you must know the word


5. God can clean us up, so ask him to do so vs. 10


6. Request that he restore a right relationship with Him vs. 12


7. Learn from your sin and teach others vs. 13


8. Offer your praise to God vs. 15

Finally, my thought is to have an accountability partner, not someone who will say to you, "That's okay...God forgives you" but someone who will say to you, have you read Psalm 51 and gone through the process with God to ask for forgiveness of sins?

I am growing through this and in case any of you have had "someone" whisper in your ear "This is easy for Vicki...she seems more right with God..." remember I am a sinful creature too.

My prayer is that each of you will grow through this! I am praying for you my dear sisters in Christ!

Vicki, Another Bad Girl whose heart has been made white as snow in Jesus!