Bob Hamp

What was Adam like?  Before.  Yeah, before the fall.  I have often tried to bring this picture to my mind.  It’s a bit like trying to remeber the inside of my mothers womb, I just don’t have a point of reference.  So here are the things I imagine.

He never wondered what people thought about him.  He never feared, or fooled himself about the opinions of the people in his world.  He liked being himself so much, that he enjoyed being alone.  But he wasn’t arrogant at all.

He was never insecure, or self-conscious (self-consciousness is the opposite of worship). 

He felt excitement and joy most of the time.  He never moaned when he stood up after sitting for a long time. 

He enjoyed God.

He enjoyed communicating with his wife, and they never had to second guess each other. 

He always felt competent. 

He never felt a gnawing sense of something-is-not-right rising in his soul.

He enjoyed things without becoming fixated…were there Oreo’s in Eden?

He never felt anxious about how things might turn out. 

More than what He didn’t feel:

He felt fully alive and engaged, without being obnoxious.

His emotions were enjoyable, and rich.

See, it’s difficult to imagine isnt it