Ever hear that "God don't make no junk"? And since He DID make you, you are truly valuable, unique, and worthwhile?When nature is left alone, at birth the genders are roughly equal. By age 20, they are starting to skew in favor of men (104 women : 100 men according to one source a few years back). As time progresses, the ratio only skews further & further.
Some women get lucky and marry early and permanently. Others get left alone. In a monogamous world, there simply aren't enough men.
Doesn't God care as much for His daughters as for His sons? Doesn't He see their tears of loneliness and hear their cries?
Does He have no solution for these "excess" women? :roll: :?
A fitting corollary would seem to be that "God don't make no excess women!" And yes, He did say that a woman's purpose in creation was as "a helpmeet for", to be in relationship with, a man. So what gives?
If you are a single woman, troubled by this very issue, perhaps even questioning your Father's heart towards you, please hear this loud and clear: You are NOT excess to needs! You are NOT an excess woman. God has a plan (and a man) for your life. Society may be blocking it up, but it is there!
SOMEWHERE, there IS a Godly man who wants & needs you in his life, and is praying for you today! But WHERE?
Reading your Bible through, you can't help but notice God's blessing on families consisting of a husband and more than one wife.
Is it for everyone? No. But the God-blessed option provides the ability to include every woman, every one of His daughters.
"Is not plural marriage 'settling' for less than the best?" you may ask. Good question. Some can't get past thinking so.
Others, however, observe that in building a healthy Biblical family with more than one wife, all involved are forced to increase their levels of Love, Communication, Commitment, Openness, Maturity, Sharing, Responsibility, Organization, Leadership, ... pretty much all of the virtues one can think of.
They conclude that, rather than being a compromise, plural marriage is a worthwhile objective, as it will call out and require the best in them.
That is what Christianity is supposed to accomplish in us, is it not? This is merely another facet thereof.
Please consider it in this latter light for yourself. There just might be both blessings and adventure in store.
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