So I was thinking about what it means to be a woman of Christ and how that should look, well how that should BE. Of course I was directed to Proverbs 31. I want to be the type of woman described in this chapter. I really want the gentle and quiet spirit mentioned in 1 peter, the unfading beauty that comes from within.
SOooo Proverbs 31 describes "A wife of noble character." There are so many attributes mentioned but a few stuck out to me right now. One, proverbs says that "she gets up before dawn to prepare breakfast for her household." This resonates with me because the Lord revealed to me in May specific areas in which need changed in my life. One of those areas is waking up in the morning. I got in the habit of not waking up on time, using the snooze too much, and maybe just oversleeping in general, which wastes some of the day! Well the Lord revealed to me that this must be corrected and it's a work in progress YAYAYA!
Second, Proverbs says "she is energetic and strong, a hard worker." This also speaks to me because the Lord has been teaching me about channeling my energy, or to even just make the decision to be energetic when I don't feel like it...to be a hard worker! yaya! This was shown to me through starting to do yardwork. I LOVE IT haha. This of course is still a work in progress. Recently I have been trying to exemplify the hardworking and energetic person while babysitting, to make every moment count and put my energy into these kids...show them the Love of God, even if they are difficult at times.
Thirdly proverbs 31 says "...she laughs without fear of the future." This is dynamite for me. I'm not perfect and often I do worry about the future, BUT the lord is really showing me how to just trust Him with all my future and how to find joy..ahh I feel like laughing without fear of the future right now! I know the plans God has for me are GOOD and I don't need to worry HAHAHAHAAHA yes! :)
Anyways so I am super excited that the Lord has been correcting me to be more like the woman described in Proverbs 31. I am glad I read this chapter tonight...God continue to craft and fashion my heart to be more like you...to one day be "a wife of noble character"
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haha, Jenna I love this!!! This is so awesome, and i love that God worked on your heart and then led you to read this passage, so funny the way He works isn't it?? He's SO much smarter than we are! I feel like laughing too!!!!! :)
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