When God created man and woman—I wonder if he said, this will be fun. I will create them to be different in every way.
Yet, they will have a strong desire to be together…
Man will be like a hunter—seeking adventure and setting goals, looking for things to conquer.
He will begin life as a little boy, seeking to know how things work, seeking to blow things up—and he will crawl around on his knees.
Woman will soon discover that he needs reinforced jeans to support his habits.
Woman will be like a gatherer—seeking to surround herself with children and relationships that flourish when nurtured.
She will begin life as a little girl, collecting baby dolls, nail polish and dress-up clothes.
Man will soon discover that she needs resources to purchase and bags to transport these necessary collections.
I wonder if God said, this will be fun.
I will create man to be visual—he will take great delight in looking a woman and hoping to touch her from time-to-time.
I will create woman to have a deep longing to be cherished and to feel safe.
Man, not recognizing at first that they are wired different in every way will look and make attempts to touch.
Woman, not recognizing at first that they are wired different in every way will groom herself ‘til she becomes eye candy yet, she will limit touching until she feels cherished.
Both will be found scratching their heads for much of their life, seeking to understand the way the other thinks.
They will come close in their discovery at times—but then the inevitable will happen, the “other” will change!
I wonder if God said, this will be fun…and important.
Since these innate differences will not go away—this is how man and woman will best be able to wrap their mind around this idea of Grace.
Though man and woman might posture themselves as students of one another; really seeking to lean-in and understand the needs, the chemistry and the changes that are taking place, it will remain impossible for the man to fully climb inside the heart and mind of a woman.
And…it will be impossible for woman to fully climb inside the heart and mind of a man.
Therefore, man and woman will spend a lifetime seeking to understand the ways in which they might best interpret needs, desires and expectation.
And, by the Grace of God, they can learn to love one another, fully.
Not because of what they gain from one another but simply because they are the Creator’s created ones.
Man and Woman.
