Bone of my bone
and flesh of my flesh (Genesis 2:23)
The first time poetry is written in Scripture is when Moses writes about the first time Adam looks upon Eve. How beautiful. I’ve always looked at this time in a story book way; I never saw it as a pure and gentle moment. My friend, Don has helped put that in prospective for me.
So here it is… I’ll just lay it out there: I’ve been struggling lately with this whole being a single woman thing. By no means do I doubt God’s love for me or anyone else’s at that matter… just sometimes I lose sight of God’s timing. But here is what is so beautiful- it’s OK to be lonely! What a relief! In Genesis Moses writes about how God creates Adam. Adam walks with God… yet Adam is lonely. I’m not weird! God created me with desire. But the thing is, when God notices Adam is lonely, He doesn’t create Eve right then. He waits. He tells Adam to go and name all the animals. ha. This sounds like an easy task right? It sounds like it probably took no time. But are you aware of how many animals exist on Earth? oh just anywhere between 10 million and 100 million. That’s all. This took years. years. And the entire time Adam was lonely. Here is where I relate to Adam. Although he desired unity with a human, a soul… he didn’t stop doing what God called him to do.
Moses said that Eve didn’t give birth to their third child till Adam was good an old- well into his hundreds, which means they would have had Cain and Abel about thirty years before, which also means either it took Adam more than a hundred years to name the animals(likely), or he and Eve didn’t have sex for an extremely uneventful century(unlikey). So here’s Adam. A human who is created for community.. waiting… for one hundred years. It makes me wonder if God made him wait just so he would truly appreciate God’s gift to him. hmm… Now I understand why Adam would break out into poetry the first time his eyes meet Eve’s.
Bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh (Genesis 2:23)
Their relationship was beautiful. It’s brilliant to think that in this way we were created in the likeness of God- we need one another. Not that God needs anyone or anything. But He feels joy in giving away His love…. and in being loved. Even in a perfect world- paradise- we are in need of one another.
You are so right on sister! I know all too well the loneliness that you are feeling. I really questioned God when I was having to wait sooooo long for my prince charming…but it was so worth it. Hang in there and know that I will be praying for your Mister Right!!
Seeing that title made me wonder if you were going to talk about the people who thought it was necessary to paint a fig leaf over Adam’s “parts” in Michaelangelo’s painting!
Seriously, though, that was a good post. And it is something that I never even thought about, never even occurred to me! Thanks for the new perspective!
Yes, that’s what we’re talking about in Bible study tonight! It’s true. We were made to be in perfect union with Christ and then there was the fall. Now we deal with living in a broken world and we need Christ and we need fellowship with one a nother. Someday we will be restored completely to Jesus and there will be no more pain. But it really has already been done in the cross so we can rejoice now! I’m glad we can rejoice in that together.
Ange
Have you read Searching for God Know’s What by Donald Miller? I’m reading it now and it’s good. You both have like minds.
agreed completely.
i’ve actually shared this happening in scripture with several individuals that have [for some stupid, crazy reason] opened up to me about their struggle for a romantic relationship. i believe this with all of my heart and even wrote a xanga post about this subject back in the day.
man the truth that you’ve written about – AMAZING.
thank you for sharing this.
p.s. i like the new “look” of this blog.
p.s.s. i’m about to release my blog[s] and i cant wait. i love living a life of discussion.
Wow. This is a fantastic post. I wish that you would blog more often. The discussions in my mind from all the comments are also–interesting. Let’s have coffee and look at locations tomorrow!
Wow! I feel the same way, Bailey. I have been waiting for God to bring me into that relationship that can glorify His love here on earth. I never looked at this passage this way either and tonight while I was reading it I smiled. I just keep telling myself and my other female friends who are awaiting “Mr. Right” that God has someone very special for us and that’s the reason that it hasn’t worked out with others. I have to believe that and I’ve been struggling with letting other things get in the way of me possible finding “Mr. Right.” I’ve been asking if maybe I have too many goals and such, but this made me realize too that no matter whether or not I have someone in my life, I need to go where I believe God is leading me and that may mean going against what friends and relatives may be saying. Anyway, thanks for sharing.
Carrie
blog friends again.
as for the video, i dubbed the music after the fact. do you know how awkward it is to talk to a computer screen and then dance in front of it with out music?
however, i do need the extra kick in pants to help me along my journey.