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Adam and Eve were created in a perfect world.  Everything was exactly the way God wanted it... everything was within His will.  All was good.  But Adam and Eve chose to fight against the authority wall between God and man, choosing man's will over God's (thinking they would be happiest), and... well, where did that take them?  Somewhere better?  To a happier place, one that satisfied them and gave them joy?  No.  It lead them away from God.  Their decision to ignore God's plan to follow their own lead them to disappointment and so so much more.  It affected their entire lives, and every life that followed after them until today - centuries later!
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I don't want just a Christian guy.  I want a Godly man.  And the only way to get that is to trust in GOD'S will, and to wait for the one He's perfectly chosen for me.  Adam and Eve's story, as discouraging as it could be, in some way... yes, it encourages me.  He's not holding good things from me, as much as the devil tries to whisper into my ear that I need something different or "better" to be happy.  It reminds me that God's plans are always perfect (by now we know that what we think isn't very reliable right?), and they're far better than anything I could think up.  It reminds me that He knows best.  As I just trust Him to bring along a guy who loves Him more than me, who desires purity and truth, living the Word out, who embraces the calling of manhood that God has given Him, and who prays for me.

In fact, not only that... It encourages me to trust HIM to the lead the way in all areas of my life. Could use a little more trust in more than one area of my life, no? ;-)

you. are. worthy.


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