We Need that Friendship

Genesis 2:18-22

Then the Lord God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fir for him." Now out of the ground the Lord God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name. The man gave names to all livestock and to the birds f the heavens and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not a found helper fir for him. So the Lord God cause a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man.

 

One thing that every man and woman longs for in life is companionship. Even down to the deepest parts of our soul. Even God desired this and then what happened? He created Adam. Adam was Gods friend. God walked with him, talked to him, and also invited Adam to have an unimaginable relationship with Him. Part of having a friendship is being able to trust each other and being able to count on them. Obviously God trusted Adam or He wouldn’t have given him the job of naming every single animal that God created. What an amazing honor to have! To be able to help God! God knew what Adam was capable of not only because He created Adam but because they were friends. They got to know each other by spending time together and they were side by side and went through life together. Like every friendship, there were troubles but God protected Adam and desired harmony.

God also wants that same friendship with you. He wants an intimate relationship with you and longs for you to join Him. God goes after us like a man goes after a woman. He impresses us daily with things like sunsets, singing birds, sweet sweet smells, and draws you in with the Holy Spirit. If only we took the time to be still and look all around us.

We were all created for that companionship. There was such a memorable time when you stepped into that friendship and chose to love by declaring it with your vows, when you became a wife. You said yes to facing life together, every trouble, every sadness, every happiness and everything in between. To have a prosperous marriage one of the most important things to remember is to protect that friendship. Let pursuing your husband be a daily seniority.  Trust in him, be confident in him, count on him, and love him. Always be his best friend and watch your friendship grow.

Your challenge for today: Spend time with your husband doing something that he would prefer to do.

Date: 06-19-14

What is God teaching you?

Questions:

1. How do you see God pursuing that companionship with you?

2. Like God trusted Adam to name all of the animals, do you trust your husband to accomplish things in your marriage?

 

3. How can you build that friendship with your husband?