Fig leaves, hastily sewn..

We don’t always mean to,

but sometimes,

we grow attached to the things that harm us,

even when we know they don’t heal.

Shame feels easier to hold than truth.

Vulnerability feels dangerous.

Perfection feels safer than honesty.

And before we know it,

we’re hiding behind things

we believe will protect us,

but only serve to cover the things we fear most:

our brokenness,

our failures,

the places where we are deeply wounded.

Fig leaves—

hastily sewn,

a patchwork of attempts

made to seem whole,

to appear acceptable,

to shield ourselves from the world,

and even from God’s gaze.

But He sees it all.

He sees the shame we cover,

the lies we choose to believe

and tell ourselves,

the masks we wear.

We tell ourselves that if we just

“try harder”

if we can just

“get it right”

the covering will hold.

We try to earn what can’t be achieved—

sewing together fragments of

morality,

religion,

and good works.

But no matter how hard we try,

the stitches tear under the strain,

the fig leaves wither with time,

and what once was our salvation,

fails to keep us hidden.

Yet there, in the garden,

God’s voice isn’t harsh.

He doesn’t offer us more thread,

Nor pluck a few more fig leaves,

He doesn’t demand we fix ourselves,

Or try harder at our craft.

Instead, He offers us something different,

a covering that would endure.

Not something we’ve made,

but something He crafted.

A garment handmade by THE Creator,

a covering that wouldn’t fail,

a grace that sustains,

a mercy that heals.

Because it’s not about trying harder,

or faking it better—

It’s about surrendering our idea of salvation

and allowing Him to clothe us

in what truly saves.

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