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Some Christian women despise the description found in Proverbs 31:10-31. If youre not familiar with her, the Proverbs 31 woman works hard and it seems like she does everything exceptionally well. In an age of comparison, it can be easy to feel inadequate when you read about a biblical superwoman. Yet Hilary Bernstein challenges readers to take a different approach in her eBook, Becoming a Modern-Day Proverbs 31 Woman. Instead of focusing on how you can never measure up to her example, Bernstein asks readers to look at the example in Proverbs 31 as an excellent biblical description of what women can do. Women can work hard and succeed. Women can be excellent wives and mothers. Women can act as the very strong and capable backbones of their families. Bernstein explores Proverbs 31 verse by verse in the eBooks 15 chapters. Topics include work, marriage, children, finances, planning, homemaking, character, and Christian living. Each chapter includes a Things to Think About section, filled with questions women can contemplate and practically apply to everyday life. By the end of Becoming a Modern-Day Proverbs 31 Woman, readers can glean wisdom, inspiration and grace from the Proverbs 31 woman without feeling the weight of guilt or comparison.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Some Christian women despise the description found in Proverbs 31:10-31. If youre not familiar with her, the Proverbs 31 woman works hardand it seems like she does everything exceptionally well. In an age of comparison, it can be easy to feel inadequate when you read about a biblical superwoman.
I challenge you to take a different approach, though.
Instead of focusing on how you can never measure up to her example, look at her life as an excellent biblical description of what women can do. Women can work hard and succeed. Women can be excellent wives and mothers. Women can act as the very strong and capable backbones of their families.
Im thankful that the Proverbs 31 woman is included in the Bible because it gives specific inspiration for women. Instead of only wondering what homemakers, wives and mothers could or should do, this passage of Scripture details it for us.
An Important Perspective
As you read Proverbs 31, its important to remember that its a portrait of a womans lifetime, not a spotlight on a particular season.
If you feel like you cant possibly do all she did, take a deep breath. She didnt do it all at once. Figure out what is necessary right now in your current season of life, and concentrate on that. As time and energy allows, take on new tasks when given the opportunity and drop others.
Just as its vital to remember that as we typically see the Photoshopped and absolute best versions of peoples lives on Facebook, Proverbs 31 highlights a womans triumphs. She wouldve faced trials. She wouldve had bad days. She wouldve faced seasons of her life where work or family brought overwhelming challenges.
Also remember that someone else (Lemuel) wrote this about her she didnt say the words about herself. While keeping this in mind, remember that far too often we are too hard on ourselves. How do other people view your successes? How would someone else describe your strengths?
We get to see her greatest hitsand they are great. But just like a successful band has greatest hits, they also have flops and songs that are just so-so. Similarly, the Proverbs 31 woman wasnt the image of perfection 24 hours a day, seven days a week. She was a normal woman, just like you and me.
We can glean much wisdom and inspiration from the Proverbs 31 woman, but we dont have to compare ourselves to her unless we only remember to focus on our own very best triumphs.
Im a fan of the Proverbs 31 woman, because she gives me something to work toward. If I dont see ideal examples of godly women in everyday life, I can simply look to my Bible.
Its important to note that I have not attained a life like the Proverbs 31 woman. As Ive written this book, Ive found many areas I need to work on in my own life. Im still a work in progress, and am challenged right along with you.
What To Expect
Because women can learn so much from her example, were going to explore her example verse by verse throughout the next 15 chapters.
At the end of each chapter, take time to pray and contemplate the questions in each Things to Think About section. If at all possible, journal your responses and figure out practical ways you can start making helpful changes in your life because as James 1:22 instructs, Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
Then, as you prayerfully and intentionally start to apply the truths of Proverbs 31 to your own life, watch your contentment and blessings grow!
Chapter 1
Trying to Become an Excellent Wife
An excellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far above jewels. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good and not evil all the days of her life. Proverbs 31:10-12
Think for a moment about jewels. Whats true about them? Theyre rare, beautiful, and valuable, right? Often theyre called precious stones.
All of the descriptions of a jewel also pertain to an excellent wife.
Excellent wives are hard to find. And if youre longing to become an excellent wife, excellence does not come easily.
An excellent wife is a beautiful thing. She may not always be physically beautiful, in a superficial supermodel sense, but her spirit is beautiful.
Proverbs tells us that an excellent wifes worth is far above jewels shes priceless! And shes precious.
Trustworthy and Good
An excellent wife spends each day doing good to and for her husband. As she does this, her husband knows he can trust her. As she fills his life with joy, theres no doubt that his life is better because of her.
So what does this kind of marriage look like today?
Todays Proverbs 31 wife is trustworthy theres no need to doubt her character. She is and will be faithful. She is and will be honest. She will work hard for her family.
As she does her husband good and not evil, she may:
Speak well of him in and out of his presence.
Care for his physical needs whether its feeding him healthy foods, caring for him when hes not feeling well, or ministering to him in the bedroom.
Steward his provisions in a responsible way (How does she help his money and food go further? Is she careful when spending her husbands hard-earned money?)
Make time for him.
Treasure and value him in her words, actions and thoughts.
Think about what shes about to do or say. If theres any doubt that shes doing her husband good, then she needs to reevaluate her situation.
Notice that we dont know much about the Proverbs 31 husband. We dont know if he necessarily deserved the treatment his wife gave him. But it didnt matter. Regardless of how she was treated, the Proverbs 31 woman pursued excellence.
Timeless Truth
While the words in these verses were written thousands of years ago, they still hold true today.
A wife as her husbands helper and completer should be trustworthy. And she should seek to do her husband good.
Even if theyre in disagreement.
Even if he doesnt seem to deserve such honorable treatment.
Even if theyre apart on unavoidable (or avoidable) separate schedules.
Even if shes tempted to seek the friendly, seemingly innocent company of another man.
Even if she needs to rein in her spending.
Even if shes tempted to hold a grudge.
Doing good mirrors the Golden Rule by loving your husband as you love yourself, and acting upon that love, you can do good.
Youll feel compelled to do sweet things to demonstrate your love.
Youll be ready to take care of him even when youre weary whether its grocery shopping after a long day of work, fixing his meal when he has a bad day, or holding your tongue when hes sick and feeling miserable.
And youll be eager to speak his praises with others.
The goal of an excellent wife is to get to the end of your life faithfully married, knowing you did everything in your power to do good to your husband. Of course youll have bad days. Of course youll have rough spots in your marriage throughout the years. But when you look at your marriage as a whole, those spots will be little blemishes not the center of your matrimony.
At that point, youll be able to rest in the fact that you were trustworthy. Youll know you were helpful and good. Youll know that in your marriage, you
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