Naked Conversations

“And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.” Genesis‬ ‭2‬:‭25‬, 3:7-10 KJV‬‬

Someone that I know informed me that she and her significant other have “naked conversations”. At first, I thought, well that’s TMI.. Until she further explained. Whenever there is a conversation to discuss that has the potential to be heated or something, rather than continuing along the trajectory of a full blown debate or argument, they will put a pin in the conversation until they have an opportunity to discuss naked, holding hands.

And I get it. In this most basic sense, we’re most vulnerable. There is nothing hidden.

She also shared that to her surprise, she discovered that her significant other prays/talks to God, in the same manner – naked.

And, again, I get it.

You see, whether we are literally baring ourselves completely to God or figuratively… When we approach Him, we must not only be willing, but we must approach Him naked and not afraid.

God loves us. He wants us – all of us! The parts we are ashamed of, the parts we don’t want anyone else to know about or see. And He loves those secret places in us. We must learn to bare it all before the King of kings and Lord of lords. He wants all of us. We have no need to hide anything from Him. He loves us. Especially, the hidden parts.

*Original image courtesy of Yours Truly ☀️🌸🤍