Ben and I have been noticing a trend in our children. Our three youngest ones seem to have no modesty, no compunction about running around the house, or outside for that matter, naked. They don't seem to care if people are around or understand the inappropriateness of some of their actions. Now, don't get me wrong, our oldest two did the same things as littler ones, but at some point...who knows where...they decided that there were right and wrong places for nudity and began to feel embarrassment at the thought of anyone seeing them naked.
It dawned on us that this scenario is similar to Adam and Eve and their fellowship with God in the garden. When they had perfect communion with God, Adam and Eve were naked and unashamed. They didn't have any modesty, no compunction about running around the garden naked. They didn't seem to care if God was around or understand the inappropriateness of their actions.
The minute they ate the fruit, the became completely aware of themselves, their shame, their nakedness. Their fellowship with God changed, for the worse, their perfect life was gone, and life was forever different for every generation after!
In the New Testament, we are called to have the faith of a child. Could that mean that we should get the focus off of ourselves, our modesty, our actions and focus, instead, on the Creator? Should we be laying bare our sins to Him? Should we be in such close fellowship with Him that all we see or notice is Him, not ourselves?
It could be that our three youngest inherently "get it" and that the knowledge our two oldest have gained as they have grown older is actually a hindrance to their faith.
As for me, I'd like to have the faith of a child...the ease of life of knowing that He is watching over me...the carefree spirit of focusing solely on God that I don't notice anything else.
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