Becoming Moms

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.