Friday, February 26, 2010

Gaps

A little over a month ago I was flipping around stations on the tv and I stopped on Rocky. I have never actually watched the movie, but of course I know the story, know that there also was a love story involved between Rocky and Adrian.

I only watched like 5 minutes of it. It was the part when that guy said to Rocky he didn't see what he saw in his sister. It caught my attention. Cause I thought what a mean/funny thing for a brother to say about his sister.
Then, when Rocky answered that she filled gaps, I thought it was an interesting and unexpected answer. The guys like what do you mean gaps? And Rocky's like I don't know, she's got gaps, I got gaps, together we fill the gaps. 
After that I kept clicking through the channels. 
2 days later, I look at one of my daily email devotionals, and this was it:
January 15th - Filling the Gaps.
Genesis 2:18 - It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.
God created Adam in a state of isolation in the garden; he had no human counterpart. So God fashioned a woman to meet his need for intimacy. In the original text, the Hebrew word for "suitable helper" means "one matching him". 
Adam needed someone who could complement him because he was inadequate by himself. And this illustrates a third purpose of marriage: to complete one another.
Perhaps you saw the original "Rocky" film before Sylvester Stallone started spinning off sequels left and right. Do you remember the love relationship Rocky had with Adrian in "Rocky"? She was the little wallflower who worked in the pet shop, the sister of Pauly, an insensitive goon who worked at the meat house and wanted to become a collector of debts for a loan shark.
Pauly couldn't understand why Rocky was attracted to Adrian. "I don't see it," he said. "What's the attraction?"
Do you remember Rocky's answer? I doubt that the scriptwriters had any idea what they were saying, but they perfectly exemplified the principle for a suitable helper from Genesis 2. 
Rocky said, "I don't know, fills gaps I guess."
"What gaps?"
"She's got gaps, I got gaps. Together we fill the gaps."
In his simple but profound way, Rocky hit upon a great truth. He was saying that he and Adrian each had empty places in their lives. But when the two of them got together, they filled those blank spots in one another. And thats exactly what God did when he fasioned a helpmate suitable for Adam. She filled his empty places, and he filled hers. Have you given much thought to the gaps you fill in your mate's life, and vice versa? There's never been any doubt in my mind that I need my wife Barbara, that she fill my "gaps". I need her because she tells me the truth about myself, both the good, the bad and otherwise. I need her to add a different perspective to relationships and people. She also adds variety and spice to my life.
Prayer: That God would give you a thankful heart for these differences.
Discuss: What gaps do you fill in each others life?

Can you believe that? This movie's like 30 years old, I watch one scene, and get this 2 days later. Thats gotta be like the chances of winning the lotto or the Lion's winning the superbowl. Guess I should pay attention to this message!

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