Day 3 - Pastor Laurie Andrews
Satisfied - Day 3
I have a question for you. One that God asked someone in the Old Testament.
“Who told you you were naked?”
You’re probably like wait, what? (Don’t worry there are no hidden cameras in your house!) We are on day three of our 2026 devotions centered around the theme “satisfied”.
So what does this have to do with clothing or lack thereof?
Well, the question comes from Genesis chapter 3:9-11. Right after Adam and Eve sinned, they hid from God because they were ashamed. God knew everything that had gone down, but he still sought Adam and Eve‘s company. He went through the garden in search of them. God called out to Adam,”Where are you?” to which he replied,”I heard you walking in the garden so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked.”
Which brings us to the original question: “Who told you you were naked?”
Up to that point, Adam hadn’t cared that he was naked. It wasn’t something that stood between him and God. Clothes weren’t something he knew he needed or was supposed to have. And more importantly, it didn’t matter to God that Adam was naked. Adam & Eve were fulfilled and happy until someone else slid into their DMs and pointed out their nakedness.
They were satisfied until a subtle and satanic influence introduced them to a sense of lack.
So my question to us is, who introduced us to a sense of lack? Who told us we needed a new car instead of the one that may need to be cleaned up, but works just fine. Who told us that we wouldn’t be satisfied unless we had a girl who looks like that one supermodel or a guy who looks just like that particular movie star? Who or what perpetuates the lie that we need more stuff to be happy?
Now, don’t get me wrong, I like stuff just as much as the next person. But no amount of clothes or jewelry or nice things can satisfy the deepest need that I have- the filling of that God-shaped hole that exists in all of us- which is there in the first place because mankind was sold a bill of goods by a slick snake oil salesman.
Adam and Eve were happy and fulfilled until they believed a lie. What lie are you believing that would say that God is not enough?
Philippians 4:11-13 says this:
“Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.”
The apostle Paul’s source of contentment did not come from the affirmation of people or the circumstances of his living, but from his connection to his heavenly father- the understanding that God is the one who empowered him to be content and handle whatever situation he found himself in.
My challenge to us is this: let’s identify and unmask the source of our dissatisfaction. Is it rooted in some type of childhood trauma that manifests later in life as a need for acceptance and affirmation? What causes that sense of lack in us? Is it because, like Adam and Eve, we have put ourselves in bad company and are listening to the subtle sales tactics of a culture that does not really have our best interest at heart?
I encourage you today, to look for areas in your life that are steeped in a sense of lack. This would be any area where you feel a sense of inadequacy or dissatisfaction. And if there are any voices who affirm this- distance yourself from them. It could be toxic friends or social media or maybe even a family member. And then, fill yourself with God‘s word. Instead of listening to the snake, search out what God says about you. Speak that over yourself. Focus on the good, not the lies of the enemy. Train yourself to appreciate what you have and who is in your life, and be content with that. And above all, look to God‘s word and his spirit to bring you fulfillment and your sense of identity. He doesn’t see what you lack. Just like Adam’s nakedness, didn’t matter to him, what we lack is covered by the blood of Jesus and does not stand between us and our Heavenly Father, and anyone who says differently is a liar or is deceived themselves.
Father, we thank you for who you are and we thank you for your love for us. I pray right now that our eyes would be open to any areas where we have substituted things for your presence or your affirmation. I pray, Father God, that you would show us any areas twe need to surrender to you where we have identified with a sense of lack instead of as your child. I pray this in Jesus name, amen!
“Who told you you were naked?”
You’re probably like wait, what? (Don’t worry there are no hidden cameras in your house!) We are on day three of our 2026 devotions centered around the theme “satisfied”.
So what does this have to do with clothing or lack thereof?
Well, the question comes from Genesis chapter 3:9-11. Right after Adam and Eve sinned, they hid from God because they were ashamed. God knew everything that had gone down, but he still sought Adam and Eve‘s company. He went through the garden in search of them. God called out to Adam,”Where are you?” to which he replied,”I heard you walking in the garden so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked.”
Which brings us to the original question: “Who told you you were naked?”
Up to that point, Adam hadn’t cared that he was naked. It wasn’t something that stood between him and God. Clothes weren’t something he knew he needed or was supposed to have. And more importantly, it didn’t matter to God that Adam was naked. Adam & Eve were fulfilled and happy until someone else slid into their DMs and pointed out their nakedness.
They were satisfied until a subtle and satanic influence introduced them to a sense of lack.
So my question to us is, who introduced us to a sense of lack? Who told us we needed a new car instead of the one that may need to be cleaned up, but works just fine. Who told us that we wouldn’t be satisfied unless we had a girl who looks like that one supermodel or a guy who looks just like that particular movie star? Who or what perpetuates the lie that we need more stuff to be happy?
Now, don’t get me wrong, I like stuff just as much as the next person. But no amount of clothes or jewelry or nice things can satisfy the deepest need that I have- the filling of that God-shaped hole that exists in all of us- which is there in the first place because mankind was sold a bill of goods by a slick snake oil salesman.
Adam and Eve were happy and fulfilled until they believed a lie. What lie are you believing that would say that God is not enough?
Philippians 4:11-13 says this:
“Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.”
The apostle Paul’s source of contentment did not come from the affirmation of people or the circumstances of his living, but from his connection to his heavenly father- the understanding that God is the one who empowered him to be content and handle whatever situation he found himself in.
My challenge to us is this: let’s identify and unmask the source of our dissatisfaction. Is it rooted in some type of childhood trauma that manifests later in life as a need for acceptance and affirmation? What causes that sense of lack in us? Is it because, like Adam and Eve, we have put ourselves in bad company and are listening to the subtle sales tactics of a culture that does not really have our best interest at heart?
I encourage you today, to look for areas in your life that are steeped in a sense of lack. This would be any area where you feel a sense of inadequacy or dissatisfaction. And if there are any voices who affirm this- distance yourself from them. It could be toxic friends or social media or maybe even a family member. And then, fill yourself with God‘s word. Instead of listening to the snake, search out what God says about you. Speak that over yourself. Focus on the good, not the lies of the enemy. Train yourself to appreciate what you have and who is in your life, and be content with that. And above all, look to God‘s word and his spirit to bring you fulfillment and your sense of identity. He doesn’t see what you lack. Just like Adam’s nakedness, didn’t matter to him, what we lack is covered by the blood of Jesus and does not stand between us and our Heavenly Father, and anyone who says differently is a liar or is deceived themselves.
Father, we thank you for who you are and we thank you for your love for us. I pray right now that our eyes would be open to any areas where we have substituted things for your presence or your affirmation. I pray, Father God, that you would show us any areas twe need to surrender to you where we have identified with a sense of lack instead of as your child. I pray this in Jesus name, amen!
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