No book about the purpose and power of
women would be
complete without discussing the woman who
is considered
the epitome of both womanhood and power: the
woman of Proverbs 31.
Some women
don't even like to read this chapter of the Bible
because they
are overwhelmed by all the things this woman is
supposed to be
able to do. "Well, if I had a staff of servants
like she had, I
could do all those things, too!" they exclaim. Yet
when we
consider our exploration of God's purposes for the
woman from creation
to redemption, and when we think about
how the woman
has been set free to fulfill His purposes,
Proverbs 31
gives us tremendous perspective on what a
woman is meant
to be. Let us not become overwhelmed when
reading about
what this woman does and miss out on the
central message
of who she is.
One of the
themes that Proverbs 31 is trying to
communicate is
this: The woman is a doer. She is a multitasker.
She is
responsible for taking care of her husband, children,
home, job,
talents, church commitments, charitable work, and
sometimes
elderly parents. She is a helper and she is a leader.
She receives
seed into her physical, emotional, psychological,
and spiritual
wombs, incubates it, and then uses it to build and
transform the
world around her.
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However, while
she is fulfilling all of these vital purposes in
the home and in
the world, she must always remember that a
woman's first
place is in God. Proverbs 31 reminds the woman,
"Don't neglect your relationship with God,
and don't forget to
develop His character in your inner being as you go
about
your extremely busy life."
It is much too
easy to begin to overlook God when you are
taking care of
so many other people and responsibilities. This
takes us full
circle to what we learned about the woman at the
beginning of
this book. The woman was created to be loved by
God and to have
fellowship with Him as a spirit-being made in
His image. She
was meant to reflect His character and likeness,
to represent
His true nature. God created the woman to have
His moral
characteristics within her inner being. She is not only
to resemble Him
as a spirit, but also in these qualities. She was
designed to act
and function as God does, in love and grace.
Therefore,
Proverbs 31 is saying, "While you
are doing what
God has called and gifted you to do, don't forget the
importance of His character in your life":
A wife of noble
character who can find? She is worth far
more than
rubies.
(v. 10)
Charm is deceptive,
and beauty is fleeting; but a woman
who fears the
LORD is to be praised.
(v. 30)
Women need to
realize that their relationship with the
Lord
and the development of His character in their lives is
an
essential foundation that will strengthen and sustain
them in all
their activities and accomplishments. With
continual refreshing
from the Lord,
they can purposefully engage in their many
responsibilities
and fulfill the exciting purposes God has for
them.
In some ways, a
woman may derive her self-esteem from her
activities
almost as much as a man derives his self-image from
his work. She
wants to feel that she is valued for the
contribution
she is making to her family and her community.
Yet because she
is an emotional feeler, she places this need in
the context of
her relationships and emotions, and so it is not
as easily
recognized for what it is.
CONTINUE READING: HOW TO BE A
PROVERBS 31 WOMAN, BY Dr. MYLES MUNROE {PART TWO}
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