When Adam and Eve Disobeyed God

When Adam and Eve disobeyed God, they did it because the devil caused doubt in them. But it was still a choice in whom they would trust, God or Satan.

Instead of asking God if the devil was telling the truth, they just believed him because of their own desire to have that bad fruit.

 
How often do we see people choosing the wisdom of man over the wisdom of God and then blaming God when their plans are ruined?

Then, to top it all off, when confronted by God about eating the forbidden fruit, they blamed each other. Adam blamed God for giving him that woman who enticed him, and Eve blamed the devil for enticing her.

 
Is it any wonder why we live in a world in which people will blame others for their own sinful actions instead of just owning their own mess?

 
There is only one way to change our hearts and grow in holiness, and that is to confess to God and those we have offended, with a sense of brokenness that we harmed someone and offended God. Those who cannot do this will never grow; they stay stuck in old ways and continue in them, even regressing into dreadful life patterns.

Psalm 51:16-17 "… 16 For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings. 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise. "

Those who justify themselves with excuses for bad behavior remain spiritual and emotional infants until they repent and confess.

Born-again believers have an advocate with the Father, that is, Jesus Christ. We can be forgiven for our sins, but only if we want to be forgiven.
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1 John 1:9
"9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

Those who are not born again do not have an advocate; these people must confess their sinful hearts, desiring to be changed by Christ into a new creation before they can be cleansed. God does not hear the prayer of the unbeliever except the prayer of repentance to be born again.

 
No relationship is restored without confession of sin, our relationship with God and with people. It is the brokenness that is followed by a desire to repair what we have broken and damaged that restores relationships. Without this, there is no change in behavior or attitude and no reconciliation.

 
Confession of sin and forgiveness offered is the only way to reconcile a relationship. These two things are two sides of the same coin; without one, there is nothing accomplished.