"Say unto WISDOM, Thou art my SISTER; and call UNDERSTANDING thy KINSWOMAN: That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words." - Proverbs 7:4-5 (KJV)... "My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But LET PATIENCE HAVE HER perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing." - James 1:2-4 (KJV)
Follow me on this... When God first created man & woman, prior to the formation of Adam, and the forming of Eve from his rib in the Garden of Eden, both the male and female were SPIRITS, made in the image and likeness of the Godhead (the Father, Son & Holy Spirit,) hence the comment, "let "us" make man in "our" image." The writer of Proverbs once penned, "Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding. Exalt HER, and SHE will promote you; SHE will bring you honor, when you embrace HER. SHE will place on your head an ornament of grace; A crown of glory SHE will deliver to you." - Prov. 4:7-9 (NKJV)... We men are known for being stubborn hard-headed, headstrong, etc. Yet since the beginning, it is written,"And the Lord God said, “It is not good that the MAN should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” - Gen. 2:18 (NKJV)... I find no irony in the fact that King Solomon only asked God for wisdom and wound up with over 700 concubines, when the "spirits" of wisdom, understanding and patience ARE in fact FEMALE SPIRITS. This may even bear some vital significance on boys/men being closer to our mothers than our fathers, not because they're our primary nurturers, but simply because the keys to obtaining, retaining and sustaining peace are embedded in them. I've come to believe that this is why "some of us", (meaning heterosexual/straight men,) search for and desire a virtuous wife so fervently. What we require is wisdom, understanding, and by God you women are the ones whom patiently bear with us... The peace that surpasses ALL understanding in the matter of love, marriage and relationships can ONLY be obtained through the method in which God set forth in the beginning, with a MAN and his WIFE, a MAN and a WOMAN, decently and in order, just as it is written. If you don't like it, take it up with God, HE said it. So if you really love God, obey Him and let Him deliver you... "Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh." - Gen. 2:24 (NKJV)
"Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." - 2 Tim. 2:15 (KJV)
"But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen." - 2 Peter 3:18 (KJV)
Grow... Together.
