Gen 2:7 God formed man from the earth in His own image. He breathed into the man, filling him with the Spirit of God, and he became alive.
There is so much in that verse.
God formed man. Everything else on the earth and under the water was spoken into being. But, with His hands He formed a completely whole man, perfect within himself. He created him male AND female. He safely put the woman inside the man. All of her emotions, spirit and hormones were inside of him. He was complete. But lonely.
When GOD breathed into him, He breathed into the woman!
God formed man. Everything else on the earth and under the water was spoken into being. But, with His hands He formed a completely whole man, perfect within himself. He created him male AND female. He safely put the woman inside the man. All of her emotions, spirit and hormones were inside of him. He was complete. But lonely.
When GOD breathed into him, He breathed into the woman!
Gen 2:20 ....But for Adam no suitable helper was found.
The breath of God filled him. The Holy Spirit came to live inside of the man and revealed all of God to him. He walked and talked with God in such an intimate way from the very beginning.
And he became alive, and so did she .
We only become truly alive once we accept God as our Lord and Jesus as our Savior. Compare your life before and see that now you are truly alive and your life before was a pale imitation of what we know as living.
And he became alive, and so did she .
We only become truly alive once we accept God as our Lord and Jesus as our Savior. Compare your life before and see that now you are truly alive and your life before was a pale imitation of what we know as living.
Gen 2:21-23
And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man. And Adam said:“This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh;
She shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.”
And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man. And Adam said:“This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh;
She shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.”
God removed the rib and flesh surrounding it and formed the woman. By doing that God created an emotional, physical and spiritual desire for the woman.
1. Physical
God removed the rib and surrounding flesh from Adam and made this woman for Adam. She was made FOR him, she was his GIFT from God. Adam had a physical ache for her, she had his rib inside of her. Amputees all talk about the phantom pain they have for the part of their body that is missing. They can actually still feel like their limb is still attached, although it is not. it is a real physical need to be joined back with with the woman. Ok, so let him visit his rib. Start slowly if you have to. Hold hands for 10 minutes. Intimacy is what you make it. Be soft and welcoming.
2. Emotional
God removed all of the woman's emotions out of the man. He was used to feeling our emotions. The highs and lows, the joy and sadness. Everything. Now, he doesn't know how to feel. He needs us to remind him how to feel. When we are emotional, he feels frustrated because he cannot feel that anymore. So when you cry, his immediate response is confusion. Usually the first question he will ask is (say it with me..) "Why are you crying?" Because he loves you, he wants to fix whatever is making you cry. He goes into work mode and makes a plan in his head so you will stop crying. Poor guy. It's ok to tell him to just listen, not to try to fix things.
God removed all of the woman's emotions out of the man. He was used to feeling our emotions. The highs and lows, the joy and sadness. Everything. Now, he doesn't know how to feel. He needs us to remind him how to feel. When we are emotional, he feels frustrated because he cannot feel that anymore. So when you cry, his immediate response is confusion. Usually the first question he will ask is (say it with me..) "Why are you crying?" Because he loves you, he wants to fix whatever is making you cry. He goes into work mode and makes a plan in his head so you will stop crying. Poor guy. It's ok to tell him to just listen, not to try to fix things.
3. Spiritual
We understand the desire of the Holy Spirit to be one with us. We know how He feels as He longs to live inside of us. We lived inside of Adam so we get it. Because of this understanding, we are more open to what He is saying. But, trust me on this, once the man welcomes the Holy Spirit and he is filled, he will rise up and take his rightful place as head of the household and spiritual priest of the family. What a joy to watch God be the driving force in your husband and family.
What do we do with this information?
1. Nurture the emotions of your husband. Allow his to express his joy, fears, sadness with a willingness to engage with him. Be the one place where he is free to just be.
2. Hold hands for 10 minutes a day.
Have a 20minute rule. let him have 20 minutes to decompress from his day before you and the kids attack him with the events of your day.
Be close. Change your seat at the dinner table, sit next to him.
The best gift you will ever give to your children is to be and stay happily married to their dad.
3. Pray together. Encourage him to pray over you and with you. Let his sweet prayer be the last thing you hear before you go to sleep.
4. Ask God to help you see your husband as GOD sees him. Ask Him to bring you back to the time when you couldn't go one hour without talking to your husband. Renew the desire in your marriage.
We understand the desire of the Holy Spirit to be one with us. We know how He feels as He longs to live inside of us. We lived inside of Adam so we get it. Because of this understanding, we are more open to what He is saying. But, trust me on this, once the man welcomes the Holy Spirit and he is filled, he will rise up and take his rightful place as head of the household and spiritual priest of the family. What a joy to watch God be the driving force in your husband and family.
1. Nurture the emotions of your husband. Allow his to express his joy, fears, sadness with a willingness to engage with him. Be the one place where he is free to just be.
2. Hold hands for 10 minutes a day.
Have a 20minute rule. let him have 20 minutes to decompress from his day before you and the kids attack him with the events of your day.
Be close. Change your seat at the dinner table, sit next to him.
The best gift you will ever give to your children is to be and stay happily married to their dad.
3. Pray together. Encourage him to pray over you and with you. Let his sweet prayer be the last thing you hear before you go to sleep.
4. Ask God to help you see your husband as GOD sees him. Ask Him to bring you back to the time when you couldn't go one hour without talking to your husband. Renew the desire in your marriage.
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