Genesis 4

In this chapter, of the book of beginnings, we have the first joining, if you will, of man and woman in intimacy, leading to the first person recorded to be born in the painful labor promised. I notice that Eve gives glory to God for the creation of this child, Cain. The next recorded birth is Abel.
As they grow up, Abel keeps flocks, while Cain does farming of land. They both bring offerings to the Lord, but Abel's is pleasing to God and Cain's is not. Cain then get's angry but God says something, that I found interesting, to Cain. He says basically, 'Hello? Why are you angry. If you do good do you not get rewarded? What do you expect when you give in to sinful desire. You should learn from this not to let sin get the best of you.' There's some words ponder. Anyhow, Cain doesn't take this well and as you know, murders his brother in anger. So now we have the first fight, and murder. Things are starting to get ugly.
To be honest, as I read this story, I think to myself, "What a horrible person to just think that it's OK to give the junk he has left over to God", but then I am reminded of the verse in Matthew 25:40 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.' and I think to myself, "how many times, first of all, have I given God my left over time, but also how many times do I think it's somehow noble of me to give all the stuff I am not using to people who can't afford it. What have I ever truly sacrificed for God and the people he lays in my path." My mind is blank with examples. I have nothing. I rarely, if ever, truly sacrifice me, my time, and my things, and my wants for Him. So rarely that I can't even think of an example. Now granted, I don't think I could ever murder out of anger, but times were different then, and God doesn't measure sin, so I am no better than Cain.
So then Eve gives birth to another child, Seth who is said to take the place of Abel, although I wonder if Eve really felt that way. I certainly wouldn't. But again, things are different these days. Maybe our mindset is different. Anyhow, the very last words of the chapter state that at this time, many began to proclaim the name of the Lord. I wonder if this is when people started to see how much they need Him. It seems to me like that's what they're saying here.