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Once upon a time, in the Garden of Eden, there was a divinely ordained union of Holy intimacy. The male beheld his Ezer-Kenegdo: his female counterpart, taken out of him, presented back to him, to reunite with him, as one flesh. It was God\u2019s doing and God\u2019s timing.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n My Thoughts<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n After salvation, marriage is probably the most significant step we will take in our lifetime. Holy matrimony should be a safe refuge for us to bare ourselves without fear or shame. Because the two have become one flesh, the nakedness of one spouse reflects the nakedness of the other. A wise selection is crucial, for this kind of body and soul intimacy.<\/p>\n Christ is the only legitimate third party in the marriage bed. Ephesians 5:32 calls this union a profound mystery regarding Christ and His church. The mysteries of God can only be discerned and applied by the Spirit. Those who fail to study the word and pray regarding whom they should marry, are playing Russian roulette with their quality of life.<\/p>\n For further study: Consider these related Scriptures [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Once upon a time, in the Garden of Eden, there was a divinely ordained union of Holy intimacy. The male beheld his Ezer-Kenegdo: his female counterpart, taken out of him, presented back to him, to reunite with him, as one flesh. It was God\u2019s doing and God\u2019s timing. Father, we thank you that we are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\n <\/p>\n","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs","category-poetryspotlight"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deborahjeankelly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deborahjeankelly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deborahjeankelly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deborahjeankelly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deborahjeankelly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=198"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/deborahjeankelly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1107,"href":"https:\/\/deborahjeankelly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198\/revisions\/1107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deborahjeankelly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deborahjeankelly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deborahjeankelly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Father, we thank you that we are not left to make this crucial decision without you. For your Holy Spirit is present to lead us into all truth. Wisdom is ours for the asking. Deception prevails as we foolishly \u201clean unto our own understanding.\u201d By faith, we trust your flawless will in the joining together of two kingdomappointed soul mates.<\/h2>\n
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Soul Mates<\/pre>\n
You bare your heart
And
I stand naked and not ashamed.<\/pre>\n\u201c<\/b>That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.\u201d Genesis 2:24<\/h2>\n
<\/strong>Genesis 2:23-25
James 1:5\/Proverbs 3:5-6
1 Corinthians 7:3-6\/Hebrews 13:4
Ephesians 5:22-33
1 Peter 3:7\/ Deuteronomy 24:5
Proverbs 18:22<\/p>\n