thubelihle maduma

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth .” Genesis 1:27-28 Adam might be a real shock to look at today. We have no idea what a perfect human would look like, even when we try to imagine it. God created Adam powerful physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. He and Eve walked and talked with God and were designed to be co-managers of the whole planet. God was the Maker, and of course, Sovereign. He decided how things were to be done and made all the rules. There were only two: Love God. Love everybody else. Do it with all you’ve got. Everything they did, from keeping the garden to celebrating the Sabbath, was based on that one Great Law of Love.  Angels were mess...

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. . Genesis 1:27 There were only two handmade people in history. Genesis says that God “formed” Adam from earth and Eve from his rib. He spoke everything else into existence, but people He chose to build, to model, like a sculptor making a statue. Except that no sculptor ever was able to breathe life into his or her creations! Imagine God bending over the clay, carefully shaping Adam’s nose, creating each finger and toe, deciding how tall he would be and what kind of hair to give him. Imagine Him later putting Adam into a deep sleep, taking a rib from near his heart, and fashioning it into the perfect partner Adam had been longing for, the most beautiful handmade woman the world has ever known.  Then imagine being Eve and opening your eyes for the first time. Hovering over you is the shining face of your Maker, beaming on you with love and joy. You sit up and take a breath...

A lot has happened since my last diary entry, I overcame that day and yielded to temptation the next. That made me really frustrated and disappointed with myself, I mean how could I? After so much effort not to. Ever heard of the saying it is better NOT TO BEGIN than to stop. It is not after these last few months that I really understood the depth of that quote. We are truly our worst enemy. Having to unlearn what your brain and body has registered as normal….huuu that is one battle most tough to conquer, isn’t it?. Your habits become second nature, they make up who you are. Either public or private, good or bad whether done consciously or unconsciously, they are all you? And it is not going to take a miracle to learn the good ones, or be conscious of the bad….it needs your 100% effort and commitment combined with God and trust in his transforming power. Guess that’s what the Lord wanted me to learn these past months. That on my own, am just going to keep trying, but not get anywhe...