Genesis 2.18-25
Boy Needs Girl (18-20) – Problem
Boy Meets Girl (21-23) – Solution
Not made out of his head to top him, not out of his feet to be trampled upon by him, but out of his side to be equal with him, under his arm to be protected, and near his heart to be loved. – Matthew Henry
Boys Marry Girls (24-25) – Reason
Categories and Questions to Consider Discussing in Caregroup
Leave and forsake. One flesh. – Are my parents or the kids the priority in my marriage?
Cleave and stick. Covenant, kinship and family. Bone and flesh. – Am I aware that I am in a covenant? Am I thinking/acting that way? If not, what should that look like?
Companionship. Friendship. Community. Neediness. – Am I alone in my marriage? If so, why? And what can I do to change that?
Serving. Loving. Preferring. – Am I moving from "me" to "us" to "you"? What does/should love and mutual submission look like in my marriage? Serving and placing my spouse's interests above mine? Is my marriage reflecting God's paradigm? Am I obeying the Lord?
Am I adequately aware of the promises of God for me and my marriage? Or, am I more aware of the weakness/lack/sin in my marriage? Am I looking at my marriage through the lens of the Cross?
