deception...

1 Timothy 2: 9 And I want women to be modest in their appearance. They should wear decent and appropriate clothing and not draw attention to themselves by the way they fix their hair or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes. 10 For women who claim to be devoted to God should make themselves attractive by the good things they do.
11 Women should learn quietly and submissively. 12 I do not let women teach men or have authority over them. Let them listen quietly. 13 For God made Adam first, and afterward he made Eve. 14 And it was not Adam who was deceived by Satan. The woman was deceived, and sin was the result. 15 But women will be saved through childbearing, assuming they continue to live in faith, love, holiness, and modesty.

I was thinking about being deceived recently... you would think.. that someone with relationship with God.. someone who talks with God.. someone who God talks to... would not be deceived... but look at eve... she had relationship with God.. she literally talked with Him and walked with Him... and yet she was deceived too...

look at how we think.. we think that people are attracted to us by what is on the outside.. and they are.. but this is not what really makes someone love us.. yet we think if we are unattractive.. then we will never be loved... we think that sex makes a man love us.. clearly this is deception... it never really does... a man loves you for who you are on the inside... he will leave you even if you are the best sex ever if your inside person is mean or foul... we think we can be whatever we want to be.. yet the bible tells us that our steps are ordered by God.. so in truth.. we can only be what He determines us to be... we think when we get old we are no longer of use or attractive.. yet some of the wisest and most beautiful people I have ever known were old...

I realized that in my own case.. and it seems to be truth for eve too... we know who God is.. we know what He stands for.. and that is exactly what the enemy uses to deceive us.. you would think he couldn't.. but that is it..
Genesis 3: 3 “It’s only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we are not allowed to eat. God said, ‘You must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will die.’” 4 “You won’t die!” the serpent replied to the woman. 5 “God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil.” 6 The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her.

he used truth.. he said they would be able to see good and evil... and she wanted the wisdom it would give her... he told her she wouldn't die.. and while she didn't die right away.. surely she did die.. and on top of that.. there were curses associated with the sin...

being deceived is a big fear of mine... I have been deceived more than once... I pray not to be.. yet sometimes I am.. usually I am swayed by my personal desires... God seems to take way too long to give us what we want and what He says He will... I think it is in this time of waiting that we allow ourselves to be deceived most times... we have a hard time holding on and allowing God to do things His way.. when it seems like forever...

one day we will realize that unless God builds the house.. the workers work in vain... in other words.. everything we try to do on our own will fail.. we need to allow God to do it...