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Garden of Eden

16  And the  Lord  God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden;   17  but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,  for when you eat from it you will certainly die.” Genesis 2:16-17  I was reading   Tailor Made   by Alex Seeley yesterday and she talked about this passage. She talked about how Eve was looking for something she thought she didn't have: wisdom. But I also think Eve was looking for control. So in her pride she fell into the temptation to go her own way do her own thing and eat from the tree.  That's when I believe the Holy Spirit reminded me that I succumb to the same temptation: believing that I don't have control and I need it and once I have it, everything will turn out right. In my present situation, I see how it looks like not waiting for God to provide a teaching job for me. I apply for every job whether its teaching related or not just so I can have something full time. Forgetting that God prom