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Devotional

Proverbs 31 Woman: Proverbs 31:10-31  “Who can find a virtuous and capable wife?  She is more precious than rubies.  Her husband can trust her, and she will greatly enrich his life.  She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.  She finds wool and flax and busily spins it.  She is like a merchant’s ship, bringing her food from afar.  She gets up before dawn to prepare breakfast for her household and plan the day’s work for her servant girls.  She goes to inspect a field and buys it; with her earnings she plants a vineyard.  She is energetic and strong, a hard worker.  She makes sure her dealings are profitable; her lamp burns late into the night.  Her hands are busy spinning thread, her fingers twisting fiber.  She extends a helping hand to the poor and opens her arms to the needy.  She has no fear of winter for her household, for everyone has warm clothes.  She makes her own bedspreads.  She dresses in fine linen and purple gowns.  Her husband is well known at the city gates, where he sits with the other civic leaders.  She makes belted linen garments and sashes to sell to the merchants.  She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future.  When she speaks, her words are wise, and she gives instructions with kindness.  She carefully watches everything in her household and suffers nothing from laziness.  Her children stand and bless her.  Her husband praises her: “There are many virtuous and capable women in the world, but you surpass them all!”  Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised.  Reward her for all she has done.  Let her deeds publicly declare her praise.”

Just a thought, attractive women are a dime a dozen, they can be found everywhere. A woman’s physical beauty will eventually wrinkle up and change from what it once was.  But a woman who loves God and who rejoices in her life with her Savior is a remarkable discovery.

These verses above describe a woman who possesses godly qualities that make her shine with a new and different type of beauty.  So here’s the challenge.  Write down 3 qualities from Proverbs 31:10-31 that you would like in your life. Next to each quality, write down one goal, or one action, that can help you develop that quality.  Finally, pray about it; pray that God will give you whatever you need to accomplish these goals and develop these qualities.

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**  I encourage you to use these passages from God’s Word as a resource in your daily life.  Don’t let this truth just rest on this tag or on this shirt.  Use it!  Let it become a part of you, let the scripture be written on your heart and move you to live your life in obedience to God out of love.  Dive into God’s Word, spend time with Him in prayer, connect with other believers, live for Jesus who died for your sins and rose again! **

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