Just Right: Genesis 2:18 (New Living Translation)

Genesis 2:18 New Living Translation (NLT)
2: 18 “Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.”

I wanted to do this post especially for the ladies because I know there are a lot of singles out there, including myself, who desire to get married at one point and I wanted to do this post to encourage you. I want to start off by saying work on yourself in your singleness. Don’t be depressed in your singleness but look at this time as an opportunity to get closer with God. Learn how to entertain yourself. Know that your happiness shouldn’t be contingent on another person's presence. God did say it’s not good for man to be alone but he didn’t say that to make you depressed. He said that from the beginning to remind you that he’s created someone just for you. Also, realize that God made a helper for Adam so they could come together to do greater work for the Kingdom. Realize that Adam was given his purpose before he was given Eve, not only that but he knew who he was and he was working. Know that God made Adam and Adam was a man of God. He was originally created to follow after God, so women to follow the original plan of God you need to make sure you’re desiring a man that follows God. You can also begin to pray for your future husband (even if you don‘t know him yet), pray that generational curses are broken in his life, pray that his soul is healed and that he knows who he is in Christ. Pray the word of God over Him. Pray for your future family. As the bible says, call those things that be not as though they were, so you don’t have to physically see him to start praying for him. (Romans 4:17) Your words can make things manifest.

Until the time is right for God to allow you to meet your “just right”, keep working on yourself and stay content. I do want to say that the “just right” God has for you won’t be perfect but he’ll be just right for you. Don’t put your life on hold waiting until a man come, you must live now and live to the fullest. Know that a man doesn’t complete you, God already did that. So please don’t go into a relationship looking for someone to do what only God can do or looking for something that God’s already completed. I also want to mention this, sex will not make a man stay so don’t give up your body before it’s time to any man. Trust God enough to believe that he will send your “just right” at the right time. So hold on, God is faithful and it’ll be worth the wait.

I also want to elaborate more on working on self. I believe as a single you should be allowing God to heal your soul from any past hurts so when the right time comes you won’t be damaged goods seeking for a man to fix you. If you’ve been hurt in the past ask God to heal your soul and restore it. Ask God to show you what you need to change. Also ask God to show you who you are. God defined you, let him reiterate who you are, get in the scriptures, get in your secret place with Him. Learn how to be committed and faithful to God first. Learn how to love God back first, learn how to love yourself. Also, work on the more practical things like making sure your credit is in order, making sure you’re not debt heavy, making sure you’re good physically. Set more career goals to meet, new business ventures, travel, do you. You don’t have to be perfect to meet your “just right’ but you do need to know who the Perfect One is. I’m just saying, be willing to take care of yourself for you first.

I hope this post encouraged you and I hope you received some insight from this. I pray you stay content and work on your relationship with God first before getting into other relationships. Remember to stay prepared. God created someone just right for you so don’t give up! Stay in the race. -Eri @EriHolmes