In all of the creation account, Adam's being alone was the only thing God did not find good. God exists as "the Trinity" -- a perpetual community having three distinct persons all in very nature the one and only God (a concept no one fully understands but we accept by faith). Having made man in His own image (Gen. 1:26-27), a helper of not just similar make-up (also dust) was not what man needed (Gen. 2:19-20) but one of identical make-up was needed.Then the LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is like him." ... Then the LORD God made the rib He had taken from the man into a woman and brought her to the man. (Genesis 2:18, 22 HCSB)
While the New Testament tells us that some are called to a singular devotion to God without a spouse, I would rather not imagine my life without the stabilizing presence of my wife along the way. Thankfully, while my wife and I are both reborn of the same Spirit, we are also individuals with individual talents and gifts that complement one another. While I know we do not "have it all together," I think our "two becoming one" helps me to better accept how three can be one in Him.
Andy J
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