Proverbs 31
This spring, our ladies' bible study has been studying
the Proverbs 31 woman. I have always
been intrigued by this chapter of Proverbs but, honestly, it exhausts me to
even think about trying to be this woman.
If she truly does everything listed in this chapter, there is no way she
has time to sleep! And what about
relaxing and enjoying life?
What I'm learning though is that all of the qualities
this mythical lady possesses are an ideal - what every mom wants her son to
look for in a wife. In fact, this
chapter was probably written by Bathsheba to Solomon as he was looking for a
queen. However, if you remember, Solomon
had 700 wives and 300 concubines so he obviously couldn't find everything his
momma wanted for him in one women - it took a thousand!
What I am also learning though isn't that we should work
24 hours a day to keep our husbands and families happy - it is that we should
go about our daily work and lives with joy in our hearts. It is all about our heart attitude, not how
much we get done. If we are happy, or at
least trying to be, it makes even the most mundane tasks like laundry so much
easier to get done. Conversely, if we
begrudge doing the laundry or dishes, it will make the task much more
unpleasant and will probably even take longer to finish!
And, if we have exude joy as we go about our days, think
about the affect it will have on our kids, our husbands, our friends - even the
people we pass in the grocery store. I
know all too often I am met by one frown after another as I push my cart down
the aisles at Tom Thumb. However, if
someone smiles at me or says "Hello", it brightens my whole day. Also, if we get up in the mornings and greet
the day with a smile, think about how much easier it will be to get the kids
out the door to school. Hmmm - they
might even have a better day themselves, just because we didn't frown and scowl
at the coffee pot, wishing it would hurry up!
(A hint here - if you need some help improving your morning mood, try
getting up 15 minutes early and spending the time in prayer and bible
study. It's hard to be crabby when you
start your day off with God.)
There is so much more to this chapter in the Bible but I
will save that for a later blog. Until
then, remember it's all about YOUR heart attitude, not how much you accomplish
each day.
God bless you all!
Gina
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