Queen in Gold
The majority of this post was written a few months ago. I was working on a research paper for my honours degree at the time. The paper looked at Genesis 2:24 and how this reference to marriage also refers to Christ and the church based on Ephesians 5. This was a topic I chose and not something that was pre-assigned. Yet mid-working on it, I had one of those “why am I writing a research paper about God’s intention for marriage?” moments. Not the type where I felt unqualified due to my lack of practical experience, but rather the type where I started crying over Genesis 3:16 - confronted with my own longing for marriage. Then I wrote this post and Holy Spirit used it to minister to my heart.
For some reason it never got posted. I didn’t forget about it, but it just didn’t feel like the time was right.
During the last few weeks I intentionally made time to sit at Jesus’ feet to give Him my desires and plans for a future spouse in order to hear and walk according to His standard. I really hope this article will inspire you to do the same.
Bits of my story
So last year I went on a mission to Botswana (see Wild & Adventurous Part 1 and Part 2) and had the opportunity to share some of my testimony with ladies there. I actually didn’t go to Botswana thinking my testimony was in any way relevant to that culture. Yet I found myself in a scenario where I was asked about the significance of the ring on my right hand. This was right after one of the ladies expressed her longing to be married.
In short; my testimony includes a guy breaking up with me; leaving me to grab hold of Jesus with everything I had. It changed my life.
The desperate desire
Genesis 3:16 speaks of a desire a woman has for her husband. Marriage is God designed and desiring to get married is not wrong. The problem with the desire in Genesis 3 is that it somehow manages to replace our desire for God. This is part of the curse of sin. All of a sudden women don’t run to God to find fulfilment, they run to men who’d never be able to give it to them. The word “run” is actually so descriptive. The Hebrew word for “desire” in Genesis 3:16 refers to “stretching out after” and is derived from the word “shûq,” which means to run after something or to overflow.
Ladies, we were never meant to be the ones running after men.
How do you expect a man to lead you in a relationship if he has not led you into it? God’s design for marriage
Only a man who knows and imitates Christ will be able to love you as Christ loves the church.
Jesus at the centre The moment anyone or anything replaces Jesus at the centre of your life; it becomes an idol. So if your world revolves around some guy; it’s time to resubmit that area to Christ. It’s time to make HIM first. God designed marriage so that He can be a part of it. This is all pretty clear from Genesis 2.
Desiring marriage
This also reminds me that I’m not missing out somehow because I’m not married yet. God’s standard happens to work in God’s timing.
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3 Comments
3/16/2020 11:40:41 am
This post was extremely interesting to read, however, I do have some critique on your hermeneutic. Genesis 3:16 and Genesis 3 is a very dark poetical narrative text in the Hebrew Bible. However, it's just that. Poetic narrative. The text's theme has nothing to do with marriage.
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Riani
3/19/2020 12:00:55 pm
Hi Tristan.
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About the blogQueen in Gold is a blog for the feminine heart. I hope to inspire other women to stand up in their God-given identity.
AuthorMy name is Riani.
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