8 And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” 10 And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.” 11 He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” (Genesis 3)
Fear goes way back... almost to the beginning of time. Adam experienced fear in the Garden. He said he was afraid. Was it of God? Maybe. That's a healthy fear. But this fear made him hide. Only he could not hide from... himself... and his sin. It was still there
As many of us find ourselves with a lot more time to stop and think, holed up in our homes, fears can flood our hearts, minds and houses. The most valuable fears we can face are those about ourselves. We don't have the distractions of sports and entertainment, partying and shopping. It's a great time to not hide from God, and allow Him to do some serious questioning of us. For many, the only idol remaining in our day is ourselves, and our pride. There's no place to go. Deal with it now. When we do, then the other fears will fall by the wayside.
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