WHERE IS ADAM?
"God said, 'It’s not good for the Man to be alone; I’ll make him a helper, a companion.' So God formed from the dirt of the ground all the animals of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the Man to see what he would name them. Whatever the Man called each living creature, that was its name. The Man named the cattle, named the birds of the air, named the wild animals; but he didn't find a suitable companion. God put the Man into a deep sleep. As he slept he removed one of his ribs and replaced it with flesh. God then used the rib that he had taken from the Man to make Woman and presented her to the Man. 'Finally! Bone of my bone, flesh of my flesh! Name her Woman for she was made from Man.” Therefore a man leaves his father and mother and embraces his wife. They become one flesh. The two of them, the Man and his Wife, were naked, but they felt no shame." Genesis 2:18-25 (The Message)
Very often I hear my single, Christian sisters posing the question, "Where is my Boaz?" Boaz is the kingsman redeemer that marries Ruth, who is a widow living in a foreign land with her mother-in-law. I suppose Boaz was the first "prince charming" type. He came in, saved the day and got the girl. He was her provider and her protector.
I have also asked the same question, and I think that when single, Christian women ask this question about "their Boaz", there may be some blame being placed on Boaz. Subconsciously, we may attribute Boaz's absence to him not being in church or living the Christian life that he is supposed to be living. The thought may be that we are ladies in waiting while Boaz is getting his act together.
I think the more appropriate question to ask is, "Where is my Adam?" In the scripture above God recognizes that Adam is lonely before Adam realizes that he is lonely, and God declares that it is not good for him to be alone. God puts Adam into a deep sleep, and takes a rib from his side. God uses that rib to create woman. While Adam is sleeping God is working on the woman. When God is finished creating the woman. He presents her to Adam, which means that Adam is now awake, cognizant and aware of the woman, and recognizes immediately that she belongs to him.
Where is your Adam? God has put him into a deep sleep while He is working on you. When God has completed the work He is doing in you, He will present you to the man, who will recognized immediately that you belong to him. How long Adam sleeps depends on how long God has to work on you, and how long God works on you depends on how much you allow Him to work on you.
Good is preparing you to be the helper that Adam needs.
