You must wonder why such a title and content. For those wondering, I am male ;-) This piece was however written by myself sometime ago, but from the perspective of a woman, *trust me, i really tried to encompass that perspective* and they were lessons I was learning to try and be that man who would deservedly ask for for that proverbs 31 woman, because many times, we men, keep raising the bar for women to be like that but fail to be the man she deserves. Ultimately, only God can make us proper for these relationships that we so desperately seek to be in. He is the greatest lover and love story ever told. Once, a friend of mine and pastor [Curtis Reed], said, and I agree and quote him, "It is a fundamental impossibility to be loved by a man who does not love God."
With that said, here is the piece, titled, My Man. Be blessed.
My Man
6 feet tall, dark and handsome, or just tall in the dark
is what my search for a man had brought me to.
And even though I’d be two feet shorter, he would still complement me.
With his big car, house bank account, belly-which I would ignore and
my small everything, I knew I’d fit in like a glove…
But love would be absent, only momentary affection, founded on the fear of what ifs when the wealth and looks have faded
Because deep down I knew that beauty is fleeting and charm deceitful, I mean, I wish I looked 5years younger.
The MAKE-UP cannot MAKE UP for the lustre I lost when I MADE OUT with the dead, masquerading as living, trying to MAKE OUT why I was MADE in the first place.
I labored in sin, like a MAID in Satan's household, till payday when DEATH was the WAGE and I had asked for a RAISE. Then the Son of Man reminded me how He'd been raised from the dead and
LIFE would be my gift, only if there was meeting of the minds...
then I met Jesus and he cleansed my MIND and HEART: NOT BRAINWASH or BLOOD-BATH,
but it’s really a blood bath if you think of the cross…
And his love for me has shown me the kind of man I need
See, I already love Jesus with all my heart and
whatever is left of that love, I’d love my man with.
My man would love Jesus too and our affection would meet in him
He’d be in God’s image, His reflection, in essence, God’s beauty
would be humanized in him so I’d call him handsome…
EYE CANDY he’d give me RETINAL CAVITY.
He’d be educated, a guy with brains, some class or even a school of thought.
He’d be cross-eyed, that’s just his religious view, selfless coz
that 1st person singular is ONE Christ Jesus; and he would have a clean heart
coz he’s sanitized by baptism.
He’d be my knight in shining armor, not just a man in metal…
but his waist girded with the belt of TRUTH so he’d never CHEAT on me.
His feet shod with the sandals of peace, he would never throw a fit
or kick
His heart righteously protected by a breastPLATE upon which he
would SERVE God and love me.
Then our faith, our faith shall be a shield around us
A shield from our jealous friends coz what we have outlasts their endless talk.
And for his own salvation, his head would be protected by a helmet,
so he better remember my birthday, our anniversary, the day we met and yes,
the insignificant date (or so he thinks) of the first time we kissed.
And yes, he would keep me in mind and in Cheque, so we’d
spend our time and money together.
And when my heart is broke he knows we withdraw from the glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
Then my knight in shining armor would have, not a sword in hand but a pen
coz its mightier, and he would not only write poetry and whatever else God tells him
but also the story of our love and how it would be happily ever after.
And yes, I’m vain sometimes but my man would shower me with gifts
endear my neck with a diamond encrusted piece,
some ice so I’d freeze and shine…
And he would shine too because he reflects God’s light to the world, SALT of the earth,
thus he’s blessed and highly FLAVORED coz he’s TASTED the Lord,
and he would add so much SPICE to my life.
My man would be MUSICAL. That is KEY coz he’d be INSTRUMENTAL in giving my
heartBEAT its very RHYTHM.
And finally my man would give me the boomerang love that would
blow me away and still bring me back. and I would love only him
He will love me to submission and I will submit my way to his love...
But before this man has come, I pray God, that
you make me this man’s woman.
That I will seek you first and your righteousness, so that My Man is an addition, able to do the math,
Where two become one flesh when God sums it up.
That in the time between, I will faithfully love you and not cheat on you with forms of godliness that deny your power. For this sort are those who creep into households and make captives of gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts, always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
