The Proverbs 31 Woman

Let's talk about the Proverbs 31 woman. Pictured are some lessons I have learned from this woman and will be adopting in my own life!

In reality, this is a passage I have skipped over because it has made me feel some feelings.

Feelings, like I am weak, lazy like I will NEVER measure up to this incredible woman, and I am not even sure if I wanted to measure up to her.

When I look at this scripture, the parts that I want to be like the most are this.

I want to be a woman of Noble Character.

I want to stand by my husband and be his safety and trust.

I want to live a giving life.

I want to laugh without fear of the future.

I want to be clothed with strength and dignity because of my noble character.

I want to fear the Lord, and I want to teach my kids to do that.

I want to set an example for them.

Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised and honored for generations to come. I want my family for generations to come to know the Lord and to sing of His praises forever!

That's what I want.

That's what I want for all of us. I don't want us to strive to be the Proverbs 31 woman, who is excellent, don't get me wrong. But she's not all the way real.

We see here that these are disciplines and guidelines that we can adopt and practice, but if we were to hold this as though it were gospel, we would be exhausted and burnt out, and I don't think that's the goal here.

Proverbs 31 is full of principles to pursue, not prescribed practices!

We cannot look at this passage and think we SHOULD be doing more. WE can look here and delegate, ask for help and manage our homes differently. But we will not use this passage to SHOULD on ourselves!

What reminders do you need from this passage?!

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