Honestly Speaking this Proverb 31 woman can be quite intimidating! Where do we even start to live like a Proverb 31 woman?
Here are 5 habits listed below of a Proverb 31 woman, let's read and change to be one and not focused on the areas where we are failing. Let's be intentional to make the word of God a priority to obey and to make it a part of our lifestyle:
1. Start your day with a Purpose:
“She rises while it is yet night and provides food for her household” – Proverbs 31:15
Rise up early if you need to. Yes, that's right, Wake up before you are required to and begin the morning well. Equip those around you. Be a woman of Plan and strategy! This will help you to process for the day and to calmly deal with all the demands and also will help you to keep your priorities.
2. An Engaging woman:
“She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands.” – Proverbs 31:13 -
"Whatever you do, do it enthusiastically, as something done for the Lord and not for men - Colossians 3:23"
Seek out meaningful ways to work to occupy your time. Get a head start and throw yourself completely into the tasks the Lord has given to you. We are called to work and to work well. Do your work as if you are doing for an audience of one - Christ Jesus. Yes, work Cheerfully, without grumbling and complaining so that the Lord who sees your work will reward you in due season. Be engaged and be a blessing.
3: Be Hospitable and Generous in all your dealings:
“She opens her hand to the poor and reaches out to the needy” – Proverbs 31:20
She is a woman of Grace and class. She is a woman who is ready, prepared and seeks out to the poor and opens her hand to the needy. She serves diligently with a purpose. When God looks He is not going to ask how clean and tidy your home was kept, but He is sure to ask, How much we were able to help those in need? So during your time of Prayer in the morning its good to take a minute to pray for those in need and to ask the Lord to provide you with opportunities to serve is a great way to keep this priority a part of your life. May this be a lifestyle to be hospitable and to be generous to those around you and to the poor and needy. Cultivate a Heart through the Lord to reach out to others, to show concern and empathy.
4: Focus on Long-term Family goals and needs:
“She is not afraid of snow for her household, for all her household are clothed in scarlet.” – Proverbs 31:21
"She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her" - Proverbs 31:27-28
We must steward the lives He has given us but, come what may, we can, “laugh at the time to come” It takes conscious effort to draw your mind to the future and to prepare. Remember equally that, whatever comes, we are in the hands of a good God who will provide for our needs. When we learn about Proverb 31 woman, we can see that she was not lazy and not sitting around pity-partying about past things. She has a purpose, a responsibility, a stewardship heart to take care of her Household. Be that woman, a woman who has a purpose to do everything that the Lord called her to be.
5: Having a reverential fear of God:
“Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates.” – Proverbs 31:30-31
She is a woman who put's the Lord above all else and keeps her eyes fixed on His goodness. Seriously, this is the center of being a Proverb 31 woman. She has her priorities going on, but does not neglect her relationship with her love, her master, her comfort, her guide - Lord Jesus Christ. She is a woman who fear's the Lord and this deep reverential understanding keeps her motivated, rooted and going. The Lord's commands are the truest and deepest part of Her life.
So keep on my dear friend, do not be weary or tired. Keep at His goodness. Work hard, as if working for the Lord, but know that your value lies, not in your labors, but in the completed work of Christ on the cross. Keep pressing into the Savior. Keep savoring His goodness. Make this the most important part of your day to indulge in the beauty and loveliness of your Savior Jesus Christ. May He capture the heart of His dear child and may you rest all your cares and burdens upon Him so He can work on all your needs one at a time. Trust Him, Trust His timing, Trust Him to do a thorough work in you, May He prune you to way He desires to be. Yield to His will and do your work cheerfully and diligently. God bless you dear child of God.