g2g: they're not laughing at her, they're laughing with her.

Uh-oh...I skipped my Wednesday Girl 2 Girl post! Better get started on it now :)

You might've heard the name "Sarah" mentioned in church once or twice. But she's definitely not as popular as Eve. So who is Sarah? And what does laughing have to do with anything! Keep readin'!

Well, first off, she was Abraham's wife. They had tried for a long time to have kids, but they never had any success. So you know how disappointed she must have felt.

Anyway, one day Abraham was sitting at the entrance to his tent during the hottest part of the day. He looked up, noticed three men standing nearby, and ran to welcome them, bowing low to the ground. They asked to rest under one of his trees, and Abraham agreed.

"Where is Sarah, your wife?" the visitors asked.

"She's inside the tent," Abraham replied.

Then one of them said, "I will return to you about this time next year and your wife, Sarah, will have a son!"

Sarah, good 'ol Sarah, was of course, eavesdropping (did I spell that right? IDK...). Both she and Abraham were very old by this time, and she was long past the age of having children. She laughed to herself and said, "How could a worn-out woman like me enjoy such pleasure, especially when my master--my husband--is as old?

Then the Lord said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say, 'Can an old woman like me have a baby?' Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return about this time next year, and Sarah will have a son."

Sure enough, she gave birth to Isaac. Abraham was literally 100 years old when Isaac was born! And she declared, "God has brought me laughter. All who hear about this will laugh with me..."

I'm laughing with her. Not because she was old or anything. I'm laughing because she didn't think God could do it. Tehe :) He can do anything He wants...that's for sure.

g2g: eve ain't evil.

Hey you guys! Sorry I haven't posted in a couple of days. It's a crazy life, but I'm just fine. I got everything I've always wanted, living the dreams...Hannah Montana moment. :)

THIS IS THE OFFICIAL KICK OFF FOR G2G THE BIBLE STUDY! I'm sooo excited about it! Because honestly, I'm learning right along with ya. Of course we all know the basic, Sunday School story of Adam and Eve. Eve ate the fruit, gave some to Adam--yada, yada, yada. But there's a lot more to Eve's story. So let's start from the beginning.

Along time ago (in a land far, far away. from me, that is :D) a really, really awesome God made the universe. And the really, really awesome thing was, He spoke it all into existence. Pretty awesome, I know. :) Back on track...on the sixth day, God made a man, Adam. God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it. It was beautiful; animals, flowers, and trees of every kind. Paradise pretty much. But the Lord warned him, "You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden-except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat its fruit, you are sure to die."

Although Adam had his furry friends, he was still lonely, and he needed a companion. So when Adam was sleeping, God took a rib from him and created a woman. Betcha know who that is!

The serpent was the shrewdest (or most clever) that God had created.

One day (or should I say, "once upon a time"?), the serpent asked the woman, "Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?"

"Of course we may eat from the trees in the garden," the woman replied. "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."

"You won't die!" the serpent replied to the woman. "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."

Well, long story short, Eve ate the fruit, then convinced Adam to eat the fruit, and like the serpent said, their eyes were opened. And not in a good way. They realized they had sinned, and hid from God.

And God cursed the serpent, but he also punished the woman.

He said to the woman,

“I will sharpened the pain of your pregnancy,
and in pain you will give birth.
And you will desire to control your husband,
but he will rule over you.”

So was Eve evil? No, she wasn’t. Satan just lied to her, and she sinned. “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23

Some girls ask, “What if she hadn’t of sinned? We would’ve lived happily ever after in the Garden of Eden, and never have to endure this life.” But that’s not true. I would’ve sinned. Someone before me would’ve sinned too. Nobody’s perfect, I gotta work it...sorry, another Hannah Montana moment 

But seriously, nobody’s perfect. Not me, not you, not Eve. So if you take anything away from this, remember,

We all have eaten bad fruit.
Eve was just the first one to try it.

g2g: the Bible study.

Have you taken TSL (Texting as a Second Language)? I'm not the best teacher ever, but I'll give ya a quick lesson...

LOL = Laugh Out Loud

LYLAS = Love Ya Like A Sis

G2G = Got 2 Go

One I made up...PLC = Peace, Love, and Christ :)

Ya know what I mean. But G2G no longer stands for "Got 2 Go". Well, not here, anyway! It stands for "Girl 2 Girl", a new Bible study I'm starting. It's all about women throughout the Bible--starting with Eve and ending up with...who knows? Since sometimes it seems like (well, to me) the Bible has nothing to do with what's going on in our lives, I'm going to compare my life with theirs. Like the trials we face, the people we encounter. Stuff like that. So if you're interested, stop by whenever and check it out!

G2G (this is got 2 go, BTW),
anna :)

PS--Please spread the word! :)