Realizations on GENESIS 2:18-25
There are a few things that I would like to point out here. The first may be obvious, heck, they may all be obvious, but here we go none the less.
* God says it’s not good for man to be alone
* He(man) obviously needs some help.
At this point, regardless of the amount of time between creation of Adam and this point, it was seriously “right” after he made Adam. He(God) made Adam, not a mistake, and then, said he needed to be with someone else. This is interesting, because, hey, why did he have to build that into Adam. If God knew that Adam would be alone at first, couldn’t he have left that part of Adam out. He could have made Adam in a way that that desire wasn’t a realized need, but he didn’t. Adam was in need from the beginning.
Q. What does this mean to me?
A. That the desires I have, to be with someone, namely my wife, were created by God, meant to be there, and not shameful. That also means that I was built for the follow through. Which we can delve more into later.
* He made Adam work a job first, go through the yearning period, in order that he might notice that something was missing, and that he would indeed need to get some other stuff done first before he could move to phase two, as it were.
* Adam named all the animals, realizing at last, that he didn’t match any one of them.
Q. So, what does that mean for me? I have to have a job too?
A. Yes, for the love, get a job, work through some of your life first, be faithful to things God has called you to, then, in his time, God will hand her over. I mean, yeah, do the work, focusing on God, and the rest will be there one day when you wake up. Wish I would have read this text when I was like 18, although I know I wouldn’t have listened.
* Adam sang a song, read some poetry.
Comment: Imagine you went 100 years without a spouse, go ahead, imagine it. You might be prepared too. And Adam didn’t even know what he was preparing for, but when the time came, he sang a song. So, men, when was the last time you thought of singing your wife a song? Myself included!
* The man should leave his family. The two become one.
Q. That means we have to be like that couple from church that shares one email address?
A. Hum, you probably should, you know how you’ll be tempted to cheat, or say things you shouldn’t. Take caution. When you become one, that includes everything. So many of you folks out there think that means, my past is mine. Now it’s both of yours, hers too(his too). My free time is mine, now it’s both of yours. My money is mine, hahahaha. Don’t make me laugh. When God says everything, that means everything. There is nothing that you can think of, that God didn’t already know about. It’s wise to listen.
* They were neked, and unashamed.
Comment: I tried that once, it didn’t go over so well. Ok ok, kidding aside. Everybody should have a naked day, at least until the kids come. Then you have to amend that to like, naked hour or something.
Also, the second part actually interest me more then the first in all honesty. It’s because it presents a place in which there is freedom. A place where there is safety. A place where there is trust. And in those places, there is no fear. Where there is no fear, the devil has a hard time entering. And an air tight relationship, where there is no room for the devil to get in, is exactly where I want to be.
Well, that’s it for today. If you have a comment, leave it below!
If you want to read Day 2, go here!
http://sowmafan.com/index.php/2011/07/marriage-day-2/
