What we Eat is What we Become

This past week we sisters in Christ got together to consider Eve in the book of Genesis, and I was struck by one of the sentences in Gen 3. "...she took of its fruit and ate.  She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate."
Eve was created to be a strong Helper...an 'Ezer' to her husband; and so are we.  What I was 'struck' with is how lethal our actions and our words can be when we eat the fruit God forbids.  What is that? "the tree of the knowledge of good and evil."   That tree was in the midst of the garden. It was not tucked 'out of the way' somewhere in a place it would not often be seen, but no! It was right in the middle.   Could it be that God was desiring a wise choice from His people?
We also know that the 'tree of life' was available...and  so it is to us today.
And each day we also have a choice.   We are not robots, pre-programmed to simply obey.
In Deut. 30:19 the Lord actually says, "I have set before you death and life. Therefore choose life that both you and your descendants may live."  
From this verse we can see that our choices WILL affect not only us, but also our descendants. THAT has been a great motivator for me.  Gal. 6:7 repeats something similar; "Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a 'woman' sows, that shall 'she' also reap."
How many times have we been deceived by the thought, "That little wrong eating won't matter."  I put in the word 'eating' because that's what Genesis referred to in the first place.  Jesus said is John 6, "If you eat Me...you will live because of Me."
It sounds as if HE is now the wonderful, life giving Tree of Life! 

 So often He encouraged people to simply "Come to HIM." ...and of course we now have the Bible...to feed on and bring us to HIM.  
I have noticed, sadly, that many times when I have NOT set my mind on Him and His truth, out of my mouth have come words that hurt, tear down, and discourage not only me, but the others I speak them to!!
How many, many times I have had to repent when the Holy Spirit quickly comes to convict me that death has just come from me.  How many times I have had to apologize to my dear husband and others when I let that happen.  And...how many, many times my precious Saviour has forgiven and washed me completely clean through the blood that He shed on the cross!!  And that reminds me of this verse, "To whom has been forgiven much, the same loves much!"  THAT I see is me...He continues to woo and to win my heart!