serpent's suasive...

we studied genesis 3 today (a section of scripture usually entitled 'the fall') and i am seeing it from a whole new perspective. i am having a hard time understanding why God goes through the process of creation and giving free will even though it is so painful for him. His gentle response to the man and the woman after they disobey the one thing he asked them not to do is so foreign to my own thoughts and instinct in how to respond. so much of me wishes that God would have just yelled at them, expressed his anger but instead he just lets his pain sit out there. it frustrates me because it means i must do the same. i want to be justified but i know that i must change and respnd gentle, that i must not work independently of God but be dependent on him for guidance in moral choice. it is a humbling realization and hopefully one that i can stay commited to trying to live out...