H i d d e n n e s s
Gen 3,7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. 8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

If i believe the lie, i must get value for my selfe apart from God.
So i must hide everything about me that isn't consistent with the performance i am giving.

Adam & Eve could no longer simply be who they are
Cloth and hide themselves

God confronts them - even so - they push their shame to someone else by blaming them for their sin

INSTED OF TRUSTING GOD's MERCY AND CONFESSING THEIR SIN, THEY HID FROM GOD BEHIND HALF-TRUTHS Gen 3,9 But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?” 10 He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.” 11 And he said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?” 12 The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” 13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

Having eaten from the Tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil,
they now judge that their nakedness before each other and before God was a bad thing
and thus that hiding was a good thing.

Seeking life besides God - is seeking in:
finding life in my doing
finding life in how i appear
finding life in what i acquire on my own

even i would be successful it is not fulfilling
so
i have emptiness and same that i try to hide
the reality who i am must be suppressed for the sake of who i want to be and what i want to do in order of getting life

if i want others agree with my opinion - i cover up all doubts i have
if i want to be seen successful - i cover up all failures
if i want to be holy  - i cover up all struggles with sin
the idol form which i want to get life determines what behaviors we mus display and what realities we mus conceal.

HIDDENNESS OF THE FLESH IS THE FLIP SIDE OF THE PERFORMANCE ORIENTATION OF THE FLESH

It is part of the pattern of the world
it leads many to:
cover up their problems
hide their true feelings
or conceal their aging wrinkles

i say i am fine even i am not
eating to much - eating disorders
obsessive-compulsive behaviors

I AM MORE CONCERNED WITH HOW THINGS LOOK THAN WITH HOW THINGS ARE.
so i invest mor in things people see about me
i do not much invest in the sides or things only God can see

A culture of secrets is alive

WILLPOWER IS NOT BEST TO START TO BE OPEN AND CONFESS WHO I REALLY AM.
Willpower alone cannot change fundamentally my character / inner wounds
Willpower can change temporarily how i behave
Willpower <> IF I LOOK BETTER, I AM BETTER


BUT

Their is little correlation between appearance and reality
A person may look very emotionally and spiritually healthy while being very sick
Often a person tries hard to look good on the outside precisely because he or she is sick on the inside

HOEVER
HIDING WHAT NEEDS TO BE HEALED BEHIND A FACADE OF HEALTHY APPEARANCE SUCCEDDS ONLY IN MAKING THE PERSON SICKER.