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God Wants to Blow Our Minds


Now the Lord God said, “It is not good (beneficial) 
for the man to be alone; 
I will make him a helper [one who balances him—
a counterpart who is] suitable and complementary for him.”
Genesis 2:18 




 I’ve read the scripture above a few times. I’ve even blogged about this particular scripture before. While reading my devotion this scripture was one referenced and I thought to myself, “I really don’t want to read this again.” However, this time I decided to read it in the amplified version which always helps give me a deeper revelation of the Bible. 

“Now the Lord God said, “It is not good (beneficial) for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper [one who balances him—a counterpart who is] suitable and complementary for him.” 19 So the Lord God formed out of the ground every animal of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. And the man gave names to all the livestock, and to the birds of the air, and to every animal of the field; but for Adam there was not found a helper [that was] suitable (a companion) for him.”

I can imagine Adam looking around at all he had named and thinking to himself, “ok God you told me that it wasn’t good for man to be alone so where is this helper you promised me? Where is the person you said would be suitable for me?” Have you ever had a moment like Adam? Have you ever asked God when something was going to take place in your life or when He was going to give you the desires of your heart? I can tell you I have. The Bible says, God caused Adam to fall in a deep sleep and while Adam was asleep God went to work. Sleep is defined as to take rest in. Rest means the refreshing ease or inactivity after exertion (effort) or labor. So after Adam had labored and named all the animals while looking for that helper that God mentioned at the same time, God was probably looking at Adam laughing. Why? Because God had a plan for Adam and it wasn’t coming the way Adam thought it would come.

So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam; and while he slept, He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place. 22 And the rib which the Lord God had taken from the man He made (fashioned, formed) into a woman, and He brought her and presented her to the man. 23 Then Adam said, “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.”

In our own lives, we labor and we try to take matters into our own hands as it relates to the things we desire. We’re looking at God to do something one way, but God has plans to do it a totally different way that’s going to blow our minds. God blew Adam’s mind and he wants to blow yours. So after you’ve tried to go about the things you desire one way and you’re tired of getting the same results, I believe God is telling us to enter into His rest so He can do it His way. Adam had to enter into a state of rest for God to move. Rest also means relief or freedom, especially from anything that wearies, troubles or disturbs. What’s disturbing your peace? What are you worried about? What do you doubt won’t happen in your life? God is saying enter into my peace. The Bible says, “God will give us peace which surpasses all understanding.” God never intended for us to worry about how and when something will happen. God wants us to trust that He is in control. The Bible says, "My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts," says the LORD. "And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.” God can blow your mind just like He blew Adam’s mind. So the next time you’re tempted to look around and wonder when God is going to move in your life and give you the desires of your heart, remember that Adam had to enter into a state of rest for God to move. The same applies to you.

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