Naked and Not Ashamed... week 1

Genesis 2: 5-7 At the time God made Earth and Heaven, before any grasses or shrubs had sprouted from the ground—God hadn’t yet sent rain on Earth, nor was there anyone around to work the ground (the whole Earth was watered by underground springs)—God formed Man out of dirt from the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life. The Man came alive—a living soul! Genesis 2: 23-25 The Man said, “Finally! Bone of my bone, flesh of my flesh! Name her Woman for she was made from Man.” Therefore a man leaves his father and mother and embraces his wife. They become one flesh. The two of them, the Man and his Wife, were naked, but they felt no shame. About 6 weeks ago I completed what was suppose to be a 30 day husband challenge. The challenge actually took me 214 days to complete with the last day leaving me wanting more. You see when I started this challenge, I was trying to change my husband. I was trying to help him become the leader that God intended him to be. I felt like that by starting this challenge I could maybe come across the right words and actions to help guide him into this role without very much nagging or controlling that has NOT been working for years. What I discovered is that through this challenge God has changed me completely. What I found every time I started a new day was a new challenge would cause me to dig deeper into that daily scripture and I would start to notice that many of the flaws I found in my husband were bigger in my own self and by praying and spending time in Gods word and meditating on every word in the challenge I began to see my flaws being repaired which in return caused my husband's flaws to be much smaller and sometimes non exsistant. I have prayed about sharing my experience with this challenge and the things that I have learned. And the thing that keeps coming to my mind over and over is Genesis 2: 25 The two of them, the Man and his Wife, were naked, but they felt no shame. It has been so hard for me to put into words how hard those words hit me...... They were naked and felt no shame..... wait read that again ..... They were NAKED and felt NO SHAME.... I have to be honest I checked several versions to make sure that there was no typo in the bible!!!! You never hear the words naked and no shame in the same sentence! I was so intrigued when I read this that I really started looking deeper into what that meant I mean think about it, Ladies be honest with yourself here ... How many of you can look at yourselves inside and out and say I have been naked with no shame ? By naked I don't necessarily mean physically; but emotionally as well. have you ever been completely transparent with things that you have been hiding for years and felt no shame? This simple phrase in the very first book in the bible absolutely wrecked my life and I want to share with you over this next year about my journey ..... What God has shown me through a simple 30 day challenge .... once a week for the next 52 weeks I want to share with you how to be Naked and Not Ashamed. I also want to encourage you sit down with God , what is that one area that you cannot no matter what overcome? What does God want you to see through this struggle? Can you strip down to pure Nakedness in this struggle and not feel shame? I believe you can and I can't wait to start this journey together. I never ever thought that reading in Genesis would ever show me things that would cause me to look at my own behavior, Especially in the area of my marriage. I don't want to jump ahead too far , but to complete this week by saying this . WE, I, WOMAN, WIFE were created out of man's rib. He was created first .... I do not have to repeat that one to know that many women right now are sucking teeth. Believe me I did too ! But its true .. Genesis 2:21-22 God put the Man into a deep sleep. As he slept he removed one of his ribs and replaced it with flesh. God then used the rib that he had taken from the Man to make Woman and presented her to the Man... Ok before you slam the lid on your lap top .... think about this .... not only were we created to be man's companion but we were also created by God .... "I love where it says that God presented her to the man." WoW!!!! presented her ..... this means that God has created something special ...perhaps a "Masterpiece" Its True !!!! look what the bible says "For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so that we can do the good things he planned for us long ago." (Ephesians 2:10 NLT) 
 I love that this goes so well with being unashamed. God would not have presented something to Man , His own creation that He was ashamed of ... NO!!!! when you present something to someone you are gifting them something you are proud of. Ladies the shame that you are living with right now while reading this is a lie straight from the pits of Hell. God created you naked with NO shame. A beautiful masterpiece that is worthy of being presented. I challenge you this week to read Genesis 2. Look deep into your own life. Ask yourself the hard questions ..... Are you behaving like the masterpiece that you are? Are you the wife to your husband that God intended? Are you willing to be naked with no shame? I am so excited to hear from you ladies.... look me up on facebook and I will look forward to sharing again next week. Have an incredible week !