Waiting...

One of the hardest things we may have to do in life is to wait:

Wait for our dreams to come true
Wait for the answer to that question
Wait before we answer that question
Wait for justice to take its course
Wait until we have the right words to say
Wait before we react when hurt
Wait for healing to come
Wait to hear the conclusion of a matter
Wait until we have all the information
Wait for God to act on our behalf (this may be the hardest wait)

Waiting in not very popular in this our time and it almost always is portrayed as opportunity lost. But if we want to achieve understanding, wait we must, for the passage of time brings illumination and clarity to all that needs to be seen; to all that is hidden. And in waiting we realize that far from losing our turn or our right to react, we reserve the right, and gain the power of being able to make the choice regarding what we want to say, how we want to act, when the right time is to act, and where exactly we want to go. And we also realize that the opportunity to react which was thought lost, in almost certainty will be redeemed with nothing lost, and wisdom gained. That passage of time may be a minute of silence and contemplation or years of rumination and consideration, but however long I have to wait and however hard as it may be, we pray for strength to wait for, and the wisdom to know - If, what, how, when, and where... Wisdom is the principal thing, and there is no morning cereal labeled 'Instant Wisdom'.

Lump or Life.

When it was time for man to do the work that God had assigned to him, God wanted to make sure that Adam had the appropriate help for what he needed to do on earth – a helpmeet. God brought all the animals before Adam, and though Adam named them and called them what they were, he found no helpmeet among them. This singular act that Adam did, I believe pleased God. because much like The One he had been fashioned after, Adam realized that his helpmeet would have to have the same makeup and the same capabilities as himself to be able to help him fulfill his destiny. He knew he could not find that in any other creature because he looked for souls in those animals, but he did not find any one animal that had a living soul! So God caused Adam to sleep (rest) and then took of out him that which he had infused into his very being – Flesh-forming and soul nourishing components, from which he incubated Woman and brought her to him as helpmeet. I have come to the realization that one of the principal reasons why some marriages fail may be because in looking for a partner, some men, and women vice-versa just look at, and go after ‘formed flesh’ without considering the soul-nourishing component. They go after formed flesh, which may serve as amusement for a while, but ultimately never satisfies. Don’t get me wrong, Flesh is good and without flesh we cannot inhabit the earth, but let us also realize that in the same vein without the breath there is no ability to truly live, love, or receive love to propagate life. This, I believe is the reason Adam said to woman, "this is now flesh of my flesh, and bone of my bone…" The flesh we understand, but why the bone? What is the significance of the rib? Well I have heard many a preacher say that God made woman from the rib and not from the foot because she is not to be trampled on, nor the head because she is not to Lord over her man. But I submit that God in His mystically amazing wisdom formed woman from the rib. Marrow rich, lifeblood producing bone that is able to produce cells that are able to not only provide support and protection, but also able to nourish the flesh through the production of life-giving cells which are able to transport life-giving breath to every part of the body. Propagating the perpetuity of life through the same flesh that is nourished by that breath! Take a moment to digest this. It is a mystery.

My illation is this: Man, Woman, in seeking for the one who will make your ‘two’ better than ‘one’ don’t just go for flesh of your flesh only, no matter how fiiiiine or attractive that flesh is. Don’t just go for flesh that has not been enlivened by the lifeblood forming and breath carrying rib, without which that flesh would be just a dead lump of clay useful for nothing but a graveyard!


Choose well and if you have chosen, nourish, and allow your flesh to be nourished by your SOUL- mate.

The product of my early morning rumination…