It Is Not Good For Ben To Be Alone

In Genesis 2 we have the expanded creation account and God declares that it is not good for man to be alone, so he created a woman. I wonder how hard it was to get Adam to fall asleep for the surgery?

If Adam was like me, he had a hard time falling asleep without the woman nearby. He was probably aimlessly flipping channels on TV, checking his email box over and over, waiting for the phone to ring, anything but laying down to get the sleep that his eyes are telling him he needs, but something else is saying, "It's just not worth it without her around."

You see, when God said, "It is not good for men to be alone" he could easily have just said, "It is not good for BEN to be alone."

My wife is away this week. When she goes away I fall into a slight depression. Not the depression that makes people cry and hurt. It is more like a low lying area, just not at level. I get lethargic and tired, but I don't sleep because inane activities that accomplish nothing keep me from sleep. Because I know that to go to bed without her means a meaningless night.

Even when we fight we end up in the same bed. And I like to touch her even though she's mad. You know, just my foot up against her foot or my elbow touching her shoulder. Because despite the fight, I love her with all my heart, and our relationship has meaning. And I don't know how it is in your house, but most times, by the next morning the fight is behind us, and we're back into life refreshed and reinvigorated.

And without getting too sappy (maybe I've already crossed that line) I realize in days like this that if I ever lost her I would be sunk. My life would flake apart like the rust on my front stoop railing. If you want to see the disintegration of my life, just take away the woman that holds me together. It's my silver bullet, my kryptonite, the secret of my strength.

Because, Lord knows, it is not good for Ben to be alone.

--Ben