10 A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.
11 Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value.
12 She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life
11 Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value.
13 She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands.
14 She is like the merchant ships bringing her food from afar. 16 She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
17 She sets about her work vigorously; her arms are strong for her tasks.
18 She sees that her trading is profitable, and her lamp does not go out at night.
19 In her hand she holds the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
20 She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy.
21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household; for all of them are clothed in scarlet.
22 She makes coverings for her bed; she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
23 Her husband is respected at the city gate, where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
24 She makes linen garments and sells them, and supplies the merchants with sashes.
25 She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.
26 She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
27 She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. 28 Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:
29 “Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.”
30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
Verse 30
This verse tells us that we can not put our self worth into how we look. Yes it’s nice to dress up and to look
beautiful but beauty is fleeting. We will never get any younger than we are today.
Another verse that I love is....
Psalm 139:14
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
Do you REALLY know that? God made EACH and every one of perfect and we should praise Him for that.
Does that mean that we can’t look presentable? No it just means that what’s on the outside doesn’t matter.
It’s beauty that’s in our heart that counts. In this day and age people try to prolong the inevitable by using
facial creams or injections and so on, but it really is serving no purpose because natural aging is more
beautiful than aging that has been tampered with. To be honest if you know me very well you know that
getting older is something that I really struggle with however it is not all based on my looks. I feel like the
older I get the faster time goes and minutes, hours, days, months and years seem to slip away so quickly
that it really makes me sad sometimes. So I really have to tell myself OFTEN that God is in control and every
moment is precious not just the ones that have passed. We WILL get older and our children WILL get older.
It HAS to happen, God has a plan and knows our future. In Jeremiah 29:11 it says “For I know the plans I have
for you” Declares the Lord “Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
See? He’s got it under control. So we need to grow old with God and invest in our beauty on the inside. I have
a daughter, a beautiful 4 year old daughter and as she grows up it is very important to me that she learns that
her true beauty is on the inside yes, she may have beautiful hair like Repunzel but true beauty is in her heart
and people will see that. And I promise to teach her that beauty is fleeting and to fear the Lord.
This woman fears the Lord. Fear is not a bad thing. Fearing the Lord is having respect for him knowing that
he is with you and he is in control of every moment of our lives. This makes me think of when I was younger
well even now as an adult a lot of you know how much I value every opinion of my Dads. As I was growing up
I used to to think I was scared of my dad, when he said no the answer was no and you can bet that I was in no
way going to test that and try to get away with something. As got I older I realized that I was never scared of
him I RESPECTED him and his decision. He always had my best interests at heart and I knew that and still do.
I wanted to honor him and make him proud, I HATED to get in trouble so I respected his authority. And that’s
the way it should be with God we should fear the Lord in a manner of respect, I mean come on he deserves
that and SO much more. We should live our lives in a way that is honoring to him and that pleases him.
31 Give her the reward she has earned, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.
Verse 31
Give her the praise that she deserves. Not the praise she desires but the praise she earns because she fears
the Lord.
Wow, we see that this woman is amazing! She works with her hands, she is busy, busy busy, loves and honors
her family, helps the needy and fears the Lord. She does not seek worldly things but Godly things inside her
home and in her everyday life. Her love flows out and everyone that knows her knows sees her faith in God.
Again we are NOT going to be perfect but if we work on one area at a time we WILL become more and more
like her. As long as I live I will continue to strive to follow in her footsteps!
Now let’s take some time to be honest before God. Has God talked to you about any one of these points?
Your relationship with God, Loving and honoring your husband, Providing for your household,
Working diligently in and out of the house, Being a positive role model for your children and
everyone around you, your words and or your actions, or just simply knowing that you CAN do any
of these things with the Lord’s help and strength.
If you need to start building a relationship with God, YOU have to do this, I can’t do this for you but I
can help guide you. Pray this after me.... Dear God, I want to build a relationship with you, Forgive me
for living me life my own way and come into my life and be my Lord..... If you have prayed that prayer
and meant it you are ready to begin your new walk. Please find someone that you can trust in, relay on and confide in. Find someone to help be an accountability partner for you on your new journey.
If you need prayer for God to help you with one or some or all of these please let me know I can be prayer
warrior for you!
Love to you all and see you soon!
Give grace, Live grace and Love gracefully
