My apologies if you’ve tried to post comments in the past and have been unable to do this easily – I hadn’t realised that when I set up on my own server that the settings were different to what I’d had on the free server. It’s now been adjusted and whilst comment moderation is necessary, it certainly shouldn’t be arduous for you now to leave a comment – even anonymously if you prefer. KMT
Archive for June, 2006
Proverbs 31:11-12
Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value. She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.
Does this describe you if you are a wife? This is not to say that the wife is his slave, but that he values her abilities and skills and appreciates all that she contributes to the household and the family. That everything she does is to the good of the household, thereby bringing with her a sense of confidence, security, contentment, warmth, love, all the things that a wife and mother represent. Other versions talk about the heart of the husband having full trust in her. And that’s how it should be – a wife having trust for her husband and her husband having trust for his wife.
Have you given good reason for your husband to trust you and have full confidence in you? It’s not too late to work towards this goal and become a proverbs 31 woman.
Prayer: Father, please work with me each day and help me become a proverbs 31 woman, a wife to make my husband proud and a mother to make my children proud.
Home Finances
My church is planning a financial seminar in August and I’ve been asked to present on budgeting. I do budget my own earnings and tithe as well, and know the basic principles but I wanted to add to my knowledge so started seeking out biblical teachings on organising money in the home. I didn’t have to look far. There were some good things on the web and in my local Christian store a series of books written by Larry Burkett. I’d not read any of his books before but already I can see he knows his stuff and it’s soundly set in biblical teaching. Personal Finances is a great, easy to read, not a long book, and worth getting, and reading.
So, why am I mentioning it here? It’s because on page 15 he’s talking about how important it is to use our abilities for God’s glory. And then he mentions that wives and mothers excel at what they do. That usually the mother becomes the teacher of habits in the home and her attitudes are generally reflected by her children. If she excels at what she does and keeps the home well organised, she can be a great asset to home financial planning (direct text). Now, doesn’t that sound like a Proverbs 31 woman? He hasn’t mentioned that book in this passage but throughout his book he does reference lots of scripture – I highlighted this passage and wrote in it afterwards, Proverbs 31 woman.
If you need some biblical guidance in home finances, budgeting and tithing (and don’t we all?) then I recommend you look for this book or others, to help give you that guidance. The latter verses of Proverbs 31 touches on this area. KMT
Proverbs 31:10 – The Wife of Noble Character
A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.
The verses from 10 onwards describe a woman that any man would be proud to have as his wife. Here we are given a wonderful description of what a wife can be and what she can do for her husband and family.
The Collins dictionary gives the meaning for noble as ‘of, or characterized by, high moral qualities,….. grand or imposing; magnificent… of superior quality or kind; excellent’.
What a description to live up to! And yet what a wonderful way to be thought of – more worth than rubies. What woman wouldn’t feel a glow of warmth within if that is how she was described by her husband? If you are a husband reading this, how often do you tell your wife that you appreciate her and what she means to you? Have you wondered how your household would manage if she wasn’t around anymore?
And if you’re a wife reading this, what do you do that would make your husband tell you something like that? What have you done to make him feel fully appreciated to the point that he wouldn’t know what he’d do if you were no longer around?
Not to mention the whole family – it is good for them to feel proud that you are the woman, wife, mother of noble character and that you are in their family.
