Friday... It ends with a description of someone very special.

Proverbs 31 in verses 10 through 31 gives a description of a very worthy woman. It starts off by calling her an excellent woman. We are in a time that we are putting down women and also men instead of lifting each one of us up.

There is so much here but look at verses 25-27 and what they say. The Amplified Bible says, "Strength and dignity are her clothing and her position is strong and secure." No, they are not the weaker sex. The writer goes on, "And she smiles at the future [knowing that she and her family are prepared]." We need not be afraid of the future, we just need to be prepared.

Verse 26 continues, "She opens her mouth in [skillful and godly] wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue [giving counsel and instruction]." Now there is a word that we don't see and experience enough and we really do need a lot more of it especially in this world we live in. It is the word, kindness. We really do need a revival of kindness in this world in which we live, We too many times teach with a pointed finger instead of with kindness. As I was reading this last chapter of Proverbs the word that jumped out at me was this word. Verse 26 in the NLT says, "When she speaks, her words are wise, and she gives instructions with kindness." Oh how we need that in our homes, in our work, in our churches, in our lives.

And then verse 27 (AMP) says, "She looks well to how things go in her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness." The New Living Translation says, "She carefully watches everything in her household and suffers nothing from laziness."

Verse 18 in The Message says, "She senses the worth of her work, is in no hurry to call it quits for the day." We need to understand that work is an expectation of and an opportunity from God for each of us to do. Work is a part of God's plan and he uses it to supply our needs. Again, "She carefully watches everything in her household and suffers nothing from laziness." Verse 17 says, "She is energetic and strong, a hard worker."

Oh, God, thanks for this example for all of us. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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