Before the Fig Leaves

Have you ever felt as if you were hiding parts of yourself? Have shame, abuse, or the weight of other people's expectations covered who God created you to be? Somewhere along the way, many of us learned to hide before we learned how to be honest. Before the Fig Leaves invites you to rediscover who you are in Christ, before the covering, and leads you to the place of restoration where you are whole, loved, and unashamed.

Before the Fig Leaves is a 30-day devotional written for those who sense that their identity has been shaped more by life than by God's truth. Long before wounds, opinions, or painful seasons changed how you see yourself, God had already spoken about who you were. Centered on the question God asked in Genesis-"Who told you that you were naked?"-this devotional helps you slow down and examine the voices that weren't God's, the burdens you've carried, and the places where truth has been replaced.

Each day includes Scripture, reflection, prayer and space to write-inviting you to respond, not just read. This devotional is designed to help you name the fig leaves you've used for cover, such as fear, comparison, pain, and not measuring up. As you name the fig leaves you've been hiding behind, you make room for God to remove them.

This is more than a devotional to complete. It is an invitation to return to God, who still comes looking, who sees you without shame, and who calls you back into a life marked by unconditional love, freedom, and restored wholeness.