The fallen Eve

As a Christian woman and wife I have been challenged by God many times in my walk with Him, tested in the fire and wilderness, and come out the other side knowing that it's through His grace alone that I breathe. But I still seldom like to confess what a fallen Eve I am. By Eve I mean 'woman'; the very basic nature that was designed by God himself and then marred by sin.
I often find myself wandering what Eve must've been like before the fall - completely unselfish, giving toward her husband, not manipulative, needy, prideful or judgmental in any way. She must have been a real sight to behold! But oh how easy all that came crashing down from the moment the apple was taken off that tree! In an instant this beautiful creature - created in the Lord's image, who brought a man like Adam to his knees - was tainted with the pessimism and competition that has driven every women since then. The Holy Spirit convicts and reminds me of my fallen nature when I am behaving in such a manner: when my pride is finding it hard to swallow the fact that my house isn't as big, my body isn't as good, my car isn't as fancy, my kids aren't as well behaved, my job doesn't earn as much money or my husband doesn't dress as well as the next lady's. What's even more disturbing is that the "next lady" is often the women I have around me; my best friends, my colleagues, my family. As women we fall into our most fallen state when we are envious of others, and it is shameful when that envy robs us of the ability to share in the joy and success of the woman around us. So what's the problem with us? Where does this all come from? I read the story of Eve the other night and found 3 interesting passages in the scriptures that stirred me to thinking the following:
1. "You are bone of my bone, flesh of my flesh" - You are natural
You are created precisely the way God wanted, from the very foundation of his creation.
2. "Name her woman for she was made from man" - You have an identity, a name!
You came from somewhere and you are going somewhere, you are niether an accident nor an accessory
3. "The man and wife were naked, but they felt no shame" - You can feel safe, secure and comfortable with who you are. You don't need to be embarrassed by who you are, what you look like or anything else about yourself.

Don't allow the serpent to trick you into disbelieving God's truths about yourself. Don't let the little foxes come into your heart and mind and tempt you into wanting more than what God has given you. That was Eve's mistake, she wanted more, more wisdom, more...
We look at her and think "What possessed her! She had everything, a loving husband, Eden as a home! Yet she wanted the 'more' that the snake was offering her!" Well I want to say to you today that God has given each of us enough, exactly what we need to be complete women; don't go wanting more; because the result is a fallen Eve who always hides from God and is ashamed of herself, ashamed to be in the presence of the God who made her. Be an Eve that steps out before God and says, "I resisted temptation, Lord! The serpent came but I didn't give in because I have enough, everything I need is right here in this garden with you and I don't need any more that what you give me."