today as i was photocopying and listening to mars hill podscasts (aka working) i was thinking about what if jesus had been married. and i know he wasn't (da vinci code is pure fiction and the hype is nonsense), and i don't believe it was either God's plan for him to take a wife AND/OR was it a desire of his heart for him to. But what if it had been? I dunno, I don't think it would have made that big of a difference, but maybe it would have given us a better idea of how to treat our spouses. Hmmm, but if he'd have married, the woman is not God as he is and is therefore imperfect. So how would that work? She'd sin against him eventually, but he'd forgive her. He'd be tempted to get angry with her, or ignore her or something of that sort - but wouldn't. Hmmm...would it have given us a better picture of marriage? Or would it just pose more problems?
Looking at the book of Ruth and all the sacrifices Boaz made for Ruth and also how Ruth respected Boaz...just the wisdom of both of them...I just get frustrated because there just don't seem to be men out there who want to be the pursuer. I am willing (and frankly excited) to submit to my future husband, but he has to be wise enough to earn that trust, you know? And that's biblical - woman's role as the "helper," cos somtimes...they need a lil help. Haha.