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Genesis 3:7-10."7) 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. 9) And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? 10) And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself." In the text here we find Adam and his wife, in the garden, aware of their sins, since eating of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you back up and read verse 6, it says that it was good, and pleasant to the eyes. Oh how often does sin first appear to be something good for us. Oh how often does sin first seem to be pleasant to us. Only to latter reveal, the ugly truth. Not only did this decision cause them to see their sins, but, it also caused them to withdraw from God. How often do we find ourselves in this same situation? Something sinful looks good and pleasant to our eyes, in the beginning. But, we latter find, after a taste of it, that sin is anything but good and pleasant. We find ourselves drawing farther away from God. We find ourselves trying to hide our sins. If we read on we find in verses 12 & 13, the man and the woman placing blame everywhere except on themselves. The woman blamed the serpent, and the man blamed the woman. The man even implied that God was partially to blame because he gave the woman to him. How often do we blame God and others for the sins that we commit? Look back at verse 9, and place your name there in place of Adam. "And the Lord God called unto ........, and said unto him, Where art thou?" That's a good question. Where are you? God already knows the answer. How will you respond? God loves you!!!!