I’m sharing something a little more personal in this episode. I talk about how God meets us in the middle of our pain, shame, fear, and unanswered questions.

We’re looking at Genesis 3 and the fall of man, but not just from the perspective of sin and separation. I want us to pay attention to how God responded after Adam and Eve hid themselves in shame. He questioned them, corrected them, challenged them.

But He also covered them.

And that matters.

Because so many of us are carrying pain we think we should not still have. Pain in our bodies. Pain in our relationships. Pain in our families. Pain in our finances. Pain in places where we prayed, believed, worked hard, did what we knew to do, and still did not get the outcome we hoped for.

But pain does not mean God has abandoned you. And pain does not mean you are not enough.

In this episode, I share honestly about living with chronic physical pain, the shame that can come with still needing help, and the comfort I find in knowing that God understands exactly where we are. He knows how He made us. He knows our limits. He knows our bodies, our emotions, our systems, our relationships, and our needs.

And just like He covered Adam and Eve, He still covers us.

Write a prayer of thanksgiving for the ways God has cared for you and covered you.

It can be a few lines or a few pages. Just be honest.

Where have you seen Him cover you?
Where has He cared for you?
Where has He met you, even while you were still carrying pain?