Man was not made to be alone. God created man and woman and made them to be together.
“22And the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. 23Then the man said, ‘This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.’ 24Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” — Genesis 2:22-24 (ESV)
God meant for man to “leave” his home and be fully with woman. When I read these verses, I see that man is to be the pursuer of woman. I am to be the one out there looking for her and seeking to care for her and protect her and be there. I am so comforted with the companionship that I have with my wife.
When pursuing Lori, I may have been somewhat distant to my family. I may have been focused on her a bit too much. I may have had my eye on her and only on her. But, as I read, isn’t that the way things should be. I have to leave my family to be with her and create a life for the two and more of us. I am to seek and be in the relationship with her fully and devote myself to her and all that is that relationship. There is and will be time to be with my family knowing that there is another or more that have been added to it. I am to engage and be fully with her and all that is her as we seek a life together.
A number of years ago, we, as a family, moved from our home town to another part of the country and frankly upset our families that we had done so. I felt bad for it in the beginning, but realized that it was what was best for our family of four (me, Lori, Bryson, and Aarron). I/we left to be our own and in that time, we became closer and more alive as a family unit as we were thrust into relying on each other and finding friends to interact with as well. We were able to find a church family and good friends that we loved and they loved us back. We had moved forward, together and it was great.
I have to remember that leaving to be with Lori was God’s plan for my and we are still leaving together everywhere we go.
What relationship have you devoted to that you would move out with them? Are you willing to leave to pursue them? What if you found the one that God had in store for you and struck out with them to create your own life together?
Trevor's Thoughts 