Yesterday, one in all my buddies stated how she fears not with the ability to stay as much as the Proverbs 31 lady.
I get it; it’s a LONG record of issues we have to do. However I discovered a trick that’s actually labored for me, and I wanna share it!
The Secret Strategy to Turn into The Proverbs 31 Lady
As an alternative of wanting on the record prefer it’s tremendous daunting, break it out, piece by piece and work on ONE factor at a time!
Once I first began attempting to be just like the Proverbs 31 lady, I began with the primary verse, then the following, then the following. I labored actually exhausting to line my life as much as that and actually dive deep into determining HOW I may apply all that to my life right this moment, easy methods to make it relevant.
Work on every subject at a time.
She is belief worthy (vs. 11). How will you change into belief worthy to your husband? What sort of issues are you able to do right this moment, that may earn his belief? Focus on together with your husband any areas that he may NOT belief you in. Do you spend cash properly? Disguise purchases from him? These items don’t conjure up belief and should be labored on.
She is fruitful (vs. 16). The Bible talks rather a lot about sowing seeds. After we sow seeds, we reap no matter it’s we sow. After we sow to good issues (good actions, ideas, and deeds), we reap good issues (good actions, ideas, and deeds). Right here within the textual content, she is sowing good issues. She purchased a discipline. She thought it might be a great and sensible factor to do, so she did it and is making a winery that’s fruitful. What’s one thing you can sow to and reap fruit from? What good issues are you sowing to? What good factor CAN you sow to?
She is loving (vs. 15). Not solely is she loving towards her household, however she’s loving towards people who work for her as nicely, which is a good boss. She’s a really loving particular person. Almost certainly, you’re loving to your husband and youngsters, however are you loving to these outdoors your loved ones? Do you deal with your staff, your workforce members, your co-workers, anybody you’re employed with nicely additionally? How will you enhance and present the love of Christ MORE to these folks in your life?
She is variety (vs. 20). Working as exhausting as she does, you’d assume she’d be hard-pressed to simply give all of it away, however such shouldn’t be the case with the Proverbs 31 lady. She is working exhausting, however she’s additionally very beneficiant with the poor. She’s opening her arms to the poor and extends her fingers to the needy (which means she’s serving to them). It seems like she’s not solely financially giving, however she’s additionally working to assist them as nicely. Together with your cash, time, and assets, how do you assist the poor and needy? Is there something MORE you are able to do for these in want in your group both giving financially or rolling up your sleeves and getting in there and dealing alongside aspect them to assist? How will you be extra variety to others?
She is beneficiant (vs. 20). This is identical as being variety. How will you be extra beneficiant?
She is smart (vs. 26). We noticed her properly think about a discipline in vs. 16, and right here in vs. 26, she’s sensible as nicely. She’s sensible in her ideas and sensible in her speech. The tongue is the toughest factor to regulate in a human’s life and the Proverbs 31 lady has a reign on her tongue. What are you able to do in your life to talk extra properly? Do you typically end up nagging (Proverbs 21:9), gossiping (Exodus 23:1), or perhaps you end up talking negatively and being bitter (Ephesians 4:29), inflicting all these round you to sin? We should converse properly. How will you enhance in talking and being extra sensible?
She is tough working (vs. 15, 17, & 27). This lady shouldn’t be idle or sitting on her butt all day lengthy. She’s waking up early, going to mattress late, she’s working exhausting, seeing her work is fruitful, shopping for fields, making sashes, offering for her handmaidens…I imply, she’s hauling. Would the Lord think about you exhausting working? Observe up query…are you working exhausting on issues that MATTER for the dominion of Christ or to your personal little kingdom???
She is …
- belief worthy
- fruitful
- loving
- variety
- beneficiant
- sensible
- exhausting working
Turning into a Proverbs 31 lady takes time and follow, however on daily basis as you reside your life, you’ll be able to line your ideas, actions, and most significantly…your coronary heart, as much as the need of God.