The Proverbs 31 Woman

This post was originally published on August 5, 2011.  I have since migrated to this platform.

Ladies, you know that woman, right?  She’s the one who rises before dawn, takes care of her family, runs a business, has a spotless house, takes care of everyone else?  I let someone else advise me about her.  Solomon was writing about his mother-in-law.  Consequently, I have been thinking, “That’s not the wife.  That’s the mother-in-law.”

THEN God spoke to me, “You ARE a mother-in-law, too, my child.”  I have two precious daughters, given to me by my two amazing sons.

Am I teaching them?  Could they write anything like this about me?

God means for us to be women of excellence, women of virtue, women who strive for the best.  Thank you, Lord, for Megan and Regan.

Kaylee Elizabeth

On May 15, 2011, I received a gift from the Lord.  I became a grandmother, Nona, to this precious baby girl.  What am I teaching her by having a cluttered house, dishes in the sink ALL the time, unmade beds?  I want to teach her to be a “virtuous woman.”

My prayer for Kaylee?

That she love the Lord, her God, with all her heart.  That she see in her Nona and her Grouch their love for Jesus and for her.

I want to lead by example.

Therefore, my sisters, be aware of those around you.  Are you showing Jesus, to the littlest of all?  Is there clutter in your life which needs to be pruned?  Is Jesus first?  Can your “in-laws” say, “Our mother-in-law is a virtuous woman?”

Lord, help me.  Prune me.  Mold me to be the woman you want me to be.

Deb