The Proverbs 31 Mom:

She Surrounds Herself with God-Fearing & Hard Working People...

 

 

Moms - there is so much to say about this topic!!! (secret confession: I actually think that each time I prepare a Proverbs 31 Mom post.  ...but really! there's a lot to be learned of this!) 

 

I think you know where I'm going with this.  As the mom of a teen/tween -aged girl, I know you're seeing & experiencing the affects of your daughter's tempermant, based on the company she keeps (no. it's not just her horomones!)

 

The company we keep influences us. It can influence us for good...or for bad.  The environments we're in affect us. Sometimes we allow them to shape us.  The Proverbs 31 Mom knows this. She is aware of how she (herself) is affected by the company she keeps & the environments she is in. She is also aware of how she effects her daughter (and her household) by the company she keeps. 

 

So, really, there are a couple of lessons to be learned:

1. WE (moms & daughters) are affected by the company we keep & by the environments we put ourselves in.  This is why it's so key for the Proverbs 31 Mom to surround herself with God Fearing & hard working people. 
2. WE (moms, I'm speaking to you here) impact and affect our daughters and our families. Are we being the God-Fearing friend? mother? wife?  Are we fostering an environment in our homes that shapes our daughters to be God-fearing? God-loving? Hard working?

The Proverbs 31 Mom is not perfect. She just lives beyond herself. She's in constant awareness that she has to use wisdom & discernment to BE someone who positively influences her daughter. And, she recognizes that she needs wisdom & discernment to BE the woman God shapes her to be.  God will shape you into His image, when you're in His presence.

Proverbs 31: She has wisdom, in order to give wisdom

She has wisdom...

 

I don't know about you, but those words: "She has wisdom..." stun me.  Yes, they stun me.  I hear those words and I crave wisdom  - I crave the Holy Spirit in me.  Lord, I want for you. I want for your wisdom! 

 

Let's get real for a minute.  Of all the traits to seek & plead for, wisdom is on the Top 10 list.  As mothers, as women - we need wisdom. We need wisdom to discern. We need wisdom to discipline. We need wisdom to make decisions. We need wisdom to know how to nurture. We need wisdom to lead our homes. We need wisdom...simply because it's of God.

 

The Proverbs 31 Mom knows this. She has wisdom, in order to give wisdom.  Moms - I want you to raise and guide your daughters in wisdom, love, and truth.  But you can't give those gifts to your daughter, if you don't possess them first. Think, pray, and meditate on this:

 

Lord, what could I do with more of you? 

 (BTW that's what wisdom really is. It's more of God's spirit in us - speaking within us)

 

 

The Proverbs 31 Mom gives us a rich example of what she sought in her own heart, in her own life to BE as impactful as she was. The essence of the Proverbs 31 wo-mom was the wisdom that guided her heart and her actions. I believe that wisdom was at the core of all of her other, amazing traits.

 

The Proverbs 31 woman was an ordinary woman. She was humble, limited, and imperfect (just like us...or at least like me!) She sought wisdom and that changed how she filled her role(s) as a mom, woman, and wife.  Wisdom - my dear moms - can change your everyday hustle and bustle into something beyond how we currently see ourselves.  And it can change how you are perceived and received by people around you. 

 

How could you be more effective in the lives of your daughters? In the lives of your family? In the lives of those who are all around you?  The Proverbs 31 woman did it with grace - she made it look like an art form without even trying. I challenge you to study & pray on why I suggest wisdom is at the root of that.

 

Remember...she has wisdom, in order to give wisdom...