Pet Peeves

I have several pet peeves.  You know, the things that just get under your skin.  One of them is cold butter.  No matter how hard you try, you can’t spread cold butter on bread.  It just rolls up behind the knife and tears the bread all apart.  So, I have a butter dish and cover to keep butter at room temperature and spreadable.  Another pet peeve is folding clothes, only to find one sock is left.  Now I have two feet and take off two socks, and two socks go into the hamper, and all of the clothes go into the washer and all of the washed clothes go into the dryer.  But when I get the clothes out of the dryer, where did that missing sock go to?  Frustrating!  That’s probably how Adam felt as he named all of the animals in Genesis 2.  God brought all of the animals to Adam, two by two, male and female, and in verse 20, “And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.”  Like my unpaired sock, Adam was alone.  So, God provided a helpmeet for Adam in the person of Eve.  And Adam and Eve were united in marriage by God Himself.  Hey, the dear Lord has given me a helpmeet.  And what a wonderful run Kathy and I have had!  We laugh and cry and enjoy each other’s company.  What a wonderful blessing to have a loving spouse!  Hey, if you are young and single, be careful in looking for a mate.  Be very careful, for you will be blessed for a very long time, or you will be sorry for a very long time.  But don’t be afraid to pick a mate, for it will be the greatest joy that you ever have!  It is for me.  And it can be for you.