I use to have a foggy understanding of that promise from God. That blurred understanding caused me to feel hurt, frustration and even anger towards God. Why didn't God give me what I wanted? I would say that the question I had for Him that caused great anger was why didn't He fix my marriage? What kind of God wouldn't want children to have their father?
These were all things that stirred in the depths of my heart.
God in His infinite wisdom and creativity created the woman for the man and His word says the man was not complete without the woman and therefore that causes us to understand that it is not good for man to be alone, God says this Himself. The Lord placed the desire deep within our hearts to be married and to long for marriage, I'd say especially for us woman. We know from a young age that we are some one's missing rib. This desire is so great that for most of us as little girls we plan out our wedding day. What our dress will look like, how we will do our hair and sometimes we even pick a boy who we will marry. I even picked the song I was walking down the aisle too.... That is just who we are as woman and you know what? I don't think there is anything wrong with that. I believe God the Father has placed those desires in the depths of our heart.
You know where I think the problem lies. The problem is when we get raised thinking it's okay to have sex before marriage, or even get emotionally connected with someone who may or may not be who God has created for us. In the Songs of Solomon God says that we are not to awaken Love before it's time. We seriously need to take heed to that warning. There is a reason for this. God is always telling us not to do something not because He is mean but because He knows what the consequences will look like if we do the thing He warns us not to do. Look how many children are fatherless due to sex before marriage. Look at America's divorce rate. And for crying our loud look how many babies are murdered each day due to people just entering relationships because they "feel" lonely. As this generation roars to be heard about the fact that they should live life to it's fullest and do what makes them happy they in all actuality are being deceived by the enemy. In the end they'll pay the consequences to this life they have chosen.
See biblically God shows us that He created this one woman for Adam. He didn't create many woman or say sleep with these woman before you settle down with Eve. No, He placed Adam in a deep sleep and took from him his rib and formed the woman that was known to Adam as Isha. Adam knew this gem was for him and only him and God seen that and said it was good.
We all know what happens next. Sin enters the world because the deceiver conspired a plan to twist God's truth to Eve. Our enemy uses that same tactic today. He comes and whispers the exact opposite of what God has promised. He twists God's promises causing us as woman or single people to believe that God's promise won't come to pass.
Look at what He put in the mind of Abraham and Sarah. He fed them lies that God's promise of them having a son would not come from Sarah but rather they were to get Sarah's maid servant pregnant and have a son through her. That sounds so ridiculous right!? I know. But how often do we do this? Especially in our walk as single men and woman.
I know I do. The desire of being a wife grew so great in me rather then waiting on God I forced something that wasn't from God. I made God's promise of a husband come to pass the way I thought it should look. I had premarital sex along with marrying someone that the Lord did not have in mind or at least not at that time.
Like Abraham I brought so much hurt and pain to my children, others who loved me and my own self as well.
I know it's hard waiting for God's promises sometimes. Believe me, I get it. I long to be a help mate and I so believe that that desire is from the Lord. So what do I do with these desires?... I simply delight myself in the Lord.
Remember we have an enemy who is always looking to steal kill and destroy and 99% of the time he doesn't come at you with horns and a pitch fork. He disguises himself as light and causes you to have a blurred vision of God's promises.
Wait, wait patiently. If you're like me that word wait makes you want to jump lol. Seek God's word and His kingdom and He will give you all that you need. Be still and sit in the presence of God knowing in His timing it shall come to pass and it will be good.
These were all things that stirred in the depths of my heart.
God in His infinite wisdom and creativity created the woman for the man and His word says the man was not complete without the woman and therefore that causes us to understand that it is not good for man to be alone, God says this Himself. The Lord placed the desire deep within our hearts to be married and to long for marriage, I'd say especially for us woman. We know from a young age that we are some one's missing rib. This desire is so great that for most of us as little girls we plan out our wedding day. What our dress will look like, how we will do our hair and sometimes we even pick a boy who we will marry. I even picked the song I was walking down the aisle too.... That is just who we are as woman and you know what? I don't think there is anything wrong with that. I believe God the Father has placed those desires in the depths of our heart.
You know where I think the problem lies. The problem is when we get raised thinking it's okay to have sex before marriage, or even get emotionally connected with someone who may or may not be who God has created for us. In the Songs of Solomon God says that we are not to awaken Love before it's time. We seriously need to take heed to that warning. There is a reason for this. God is always telling us not to do something not because He is mean but because He knows what the consequences will look like if we do the thing He warns us not to do. Look how many children are fatherless due to sex before marriage. Look at America's divorce rate. And for crying our loud look how many babies are murdered each day due to people just entering relationships because they "feel" lonely. As this generation roars to be heard about the fact that they should live life to it's fullest and do what makes them happy they in all actuality are being deceived by the enemy. In the end they'll pay the consequences to this life they have chosen.
See biblically God shows us that He created this one woman for Adam. He didn't create many woman or say sleep with these woman before you settle down with Eve. No, He placed Adam in a deep sleep and took from him his rib and formed the woman that was known to Adam as Isha. Adam knew this gem was for him and only him and God seen that and said it was good.
We all know what happens next. Sin enters the world because the deceiver conspired a plan to twist God's truth to Eve. Our enemy uses that same tactic today. He comes and whispers the exact opposite of what God has promised. He twists God's promises causing us as woman or single people to believe that God's promise won't come to pass.
Look at what He put in the mind of Abraham and Sarah. He fed them lies that God's promise of them having a son would not come from Sarah but rather they were to get Sarah's maid servant pregnant and have a son through her. That sounds so ridiculous right!? I know. But how often do we do this? Especially in our walk as single men and woman.
I know I do. The desire of being a wife grew so great in me rather then waiting on God I forced something that wasn't from God. I made God's promise of a husband come to pass the way I thought it should look. I had premarital sex along with marrying someone that the Lord did not have in mind or at least not at that time.
Like Abraham I brought so much hurt and pain to my children, others who loved me and my own self as well.
I know it's hard waiting for God's promises sometimes. Believe me, I get it. I long to be a help mate and I so believe that that desire is from the Lord. So what do I do with these desires?... I simply delight myself in the Lord.
Remember we have an enemy who is always looking to steal kill and destroy and 99% of the time he doesn't come at you with horns and a pitch fork. He disguises himself as light and causes you to have a blurred vision of God's promises.
Wait, wait patiently. If you're like me that word wait makes you want to jump lol. Seek God's word and His kingdom and He will give you all that you need. Be still and sit in the presence of God knowing in His timing it shall come to pass and it will be good.
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