You Are "Defined" by God

Scripture: Genesis 2:22-23 , 3:20

Gen 2:22 The LORD God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.

Gen 2:23 The man said, "This is now bone of my bones, And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man."

Gen 3:20 Now the man called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all {the} living.

In the renaming of Woman, to that of Eve; Adam did not just change her name, he changed the relationship between him and his wife. The original meaning of the name Woman came from the heart, and mouth of Adam; when he first lay eyes on her. Everything within him knew she was his helper, and he receivd her as such. However, after the fall in Genesis chapter 3; when Adam was reprimanded by God because of his sinful state; Adam made a conscious decision to rename the wife that God had given to him. The words that he originally spoke over her "Bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh," means in essence the substance of who he was, and a part of himself. However, now, his view of her had changed. He renamed her based on how he seen her, and not on who she was originally created to be.

When Adam changed the name of his wfe, he changed her position in his heart. He changed who she was to him; and he confused her purpose. That is what sin will do to the heart. Sin will change one's perspective of the perfect divine will of God of his or her life. Sin will also change one's view of what God has originally said, and subconsciously trick us into believing the opposite of what God has already spoken.

Reflection:
After God has spoken a thing in your heart, make sure to be careful not to change the purpose of what He has spoken; for in renaming, or trying to reclassify something in our life, does not reverse what God has said. What God has said will be, even if it takes a lifetime for Him to reshape, and remold our hearts to agree with what He has purposed in our lives. The rib of man was used for a specific purpose, and no matter how He tried to rename the rib created to protect his heart, from Woman to Eve; her purpose was already set, and could not be changed, nor redefined. Her sin was not what defined her, because she was destined to be what God had spoken! So be encouraged to know that God will continually mold you into who He has said you will be, and there is nothing that can reverse, nor redefine who you are in Him.

Prayer:
Dear God, help me to speak life over the people that you have put into my life. Help me to speak purpose over those that you have entrusted to me, and help me to see people as you see them. From this day forward, I will speak purpose, vision and destiny into the lives of others that you have assigned me to. I refuse to speak words that are contrary to your will over my life, or the lives of others. Thank you Father God, for the right word to speak, in the right season. In Jesus Name, Amen.

Strong's Cocordance Definition:
Genesis 2:23

This: 2088
1) this, this one, here, which, this...that, the one...the other, another, such
a) (alone)
1) this one
2) this...that, the one...the other, another
b) (appos to subst)
1) this
c) (as predicate)
1) this, such
d) (enclitically)
1) then
2) who, whom
3) how now, what now
4) what now
5) wherefore now
6) behold here
7) just now
8) now, now already
e) (poetry)

1) wherein, which, those who
f) (with prefixes)
1) in this (place) here, then
2) on these conditions, herewith, thus provided, by, through this, for this cause, in this matter
3) thus and thus
4) as follows, things such as these, accordingly, to that effect, in like manner, thus and thus
5) from here, hence, on one side...on the other side
6) on this account
7) in spite of this, which, whence, how

said: 559
1) to say, speak, utter
a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend
b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called
c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly
d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

is now: 6471
1) stroke, beat, foot, step, anvil, occurrence
a) foot, hoof-beat, footfall, footstep
b) anvil
c) occurrence, time, stroke, beat
1) one time, once, twice, thrice, as time on time, at this repetition, this once, now at length, now...now, at one time...at another

of my bones: 6106
1) bone, essence, substance
a) bone
1) body, limbs, members, external body
b) bone (of animal)
c) substance, self

and flesh: 1320
1) flesh
a) of the body
1) of humans
2) of animals
b) the body itself
c) male organ of generation (euphemism)
d) kindred, blood-relations
e) flesh as frail or erring (man against God)
f) all living things
g) animals
h) mankind

she shall be called: 7121
1) to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim
a) (Qal)
1) to call, cry, utter a loud sound
2) to call unto, cry (for help), call (with name of God)
3) to proclaim
4) to read aloud, read (to oneself), read
5) to summon, invite, call for, call and commission, appoint, call and endow
6) to call, name, give name to, call by

b) (Niphal)
1) to call oneself
2) to be called, be proclaimed, be read aloud, be summoned, be named
c) (Pual) to be called, be named, be called out, be chosen
Woman: 802
1) woman, wife, female
a) woman (opposite of man)
b) wife (woman married to a man)
c) female (of animals)
d) each, every (pronoun)

She was taken: 3947
1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away
a) (Qal)
1) to take, take in the hand
2) to take and carry along
3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away
4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept
5) to take up or upon, put upon
6) to fetch
7) to take, lead, conduct
8) to take, capture, seize
9) to take, carry off
10) to take (vengeance)
b) (Niphal)
1) to be captured
2) to be taken away, be removed
3) to be taken, brought unto
c) (Pual)

1) to be taken from or out of
2) to be stolen from
3) to be taken captive
4) to be taken away, be removed
d) (Hophal)

1) to be taken unto, be brought unto
2) to be taken out of
3) to be taken away
e) (Hithpael)
1) to take hold of oneself
2) to flash about (of lightning)

Out of man: 376
man
a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female)
b) husband
c) human being, person (in contrast to God)
d) servant
e) mankind
f) champion
g) great man
2) whosoever
3) each (adjective)

Genesis: 3:20

Name: 8034
1) name
a) name
b) reputation, fame, glory
c) the Name (as designation of God)
d) memorial, monument

Eve: 2332
Eve = "life" or "living"
1) the first woman, wife of Adam

She was the mother: 517
1) mother
a) of humans
b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.)
c) of animals
2) point of departure or division

of all: 3605
1) all, the whole
a) all, the whole of
b) any, each, every, anything
c) totality, everything

the living: 2416
1) living, alive
a) green (of vegetation)
b) flowing, fresh (of water)
c) lively, active (of man)
d) reviving (of the springtime)

n m
2) relatives
3) life (abstract emphatic)
a) life
b) sustenance, maintenance

n f
4) living thing, animal
a) animal
b) life
c) appetite
d) revival, renewal
5) community

References:
Blue Letter Bible. "Book of Beginnings - Genesis 2 - (NASB - New American Standard Bible)." Blue Letter Bible. 1996-2010. 1 Jan 2010.  http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=Gen&c=2&t=NASB

Blue Letter Bible. "Book of Beginnings - Genesis 3 - (NASB - New American Standard Bible)." Blue Letter Bible. 1996-2010. 1 Jan 2010.  http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=Gen&c=3&t=NASB
 
Higgins, S. (2010). You Are Defined by God (RP-R). Devotions for Thought Http://www.devotionsforthought.blogspot.com, Http://www.higginspublishing.com