Lord, allow me to engage the Holy Spirit inside me that you gave me. May I respond appropriately to You. May I allow the Holy Spirit to fill in the gaps of my weak traits (words, patience, joyful expression on my face, etc.) May I specifically have a gentle spirit today which glorifies You!
I wanted to spend some time today going into more depth over the verses and concepts I read last night about what it means to be a "helper" to Mark. It's sad that this is considered such an old school, almost stupid concept to our society, especially among "I am woman hear me roar" folk.
So I read Gen 2:18 over and over. I'm having a hard time getting my thoughts down on paper the way I want. I don't think God did want Adam to be alone, obviously because that's what He said. It's not even that He didn't want that, He took it a step further, it wasn't good. He knew He would be better with a woman. What a compliment to us as women. These early concepts in Genesis are so painfully misunderstood among a lot of women today and taken so negative, but there were not intended to be, in my opinion. The more I read it, the more empowered I am as a woman, and wife. You see, the woman was made FOR the man as a "suitable" "helper". In 1 Cor 11:8-9, the Bible talks about how women came from man. We are literally a part of him, created for man. I never really (sadly) fully grasped this concept before and it is so beautiful. That's why I think man has such an inborn desire to protect us, because we are a part of him.
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