Living up to Proverbs 31

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Permalink Reply by Praises on October 30, 2008 at 11:30am

Well, I am not sure if I find it intimidating to live up to, but I believe women of God do it without practice. You are truly blessed to have a man of God tell you he recognize that, so many women in Christ give little thought to that scripture and applying it to their lives.
Some are afraid of what people would think or they just haven't arrived yet. I thank you for sharing, sometimes I refer to this scripture just a reminder. I thank God for this website because it is proof of the word, women teaching other women. God Bless you J. Lynn

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Permalink Reply by J. Lynn on October 30, 2008 at 12:14pm

Thanks so much Praises for your reply...and you are right, true women of God do all of this without thinking...and perhaps I have been. It never really dawned on me what I was really doing so naturally until Marc pointed it out to me.

I've sung for many years, and recently have been using that gift that God gave me for His work. While I've always known that God gave me that gift, sharing it with others made me very insecure about it. This is kind of the same thing...I live my life to please God, but now that it's been pointed out to me, I'm afraid of failing. I've prayed about it and received the message to keep doing what I'm doing, He'll take care of the rest. I know He will.

My fiance is a wonderful man of God. We grew up together, and after 12 years of each of us trying to find our own ways, we individually let God do the work because we both knew that our ways weren't working. It was then that we found each other, and we both know it was God who brought us together. God really does amazing things, if we let Him!

God Bless,
~J. Lynn

Praises said:

Well, I am not sure if I find it intimidating to live up to, but I believe women of God do it without practice. You are truly blessed to have a man of God tell you he recognize that, so many women in Christ give little thought to that scripture and applying it to their lives.
Some are afraid of what people would think or they just haven't arrived yet. I thank you for sharing, sometimes I refer to this scripture just a reminder. I thank God for this website because it is proof of the word, women teaching other women. God Bless you J. Lynn

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Permalink Reply by Beverley on November 1, 2008 at 1:27am

Hi there J. Lynn, thanks for the email. I have the Proverbs Woman posted on my bedroom door. That's what God wants us to be. Intimidating??? Well, no one is perfect and God has CHOSEN YOU!!! So live up to it honey!! And when you feel you have not, ask God to forgive you and get on with it. Everyone has failings and everyone has successes too!!

Wish you every luck in being God's darling and by the way, we learn to love our fiancés better, when we relate as God's woman to him. Love from Belgium. Beverley

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Permalink Reply by tiffanie on November 3, 2008 at 12:19am

No your not the only one who finds it intimidating but my paster told me something that really helps when i feel like i cant do it or its a little over whelming in Christ Jesus we can do all think threw him who stringthens me I hope this helps . Also when you get really overwhelmed take a deep breath and take it minute by minute .

I hope this helps

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Permalink Reply by Bwalya on November 3, 2008 at 3:19am

I find this verse more of a challenge than anything. It has given me much encouragement in my christian walk as a woman ardently seeking to live by God's standards. My prayer is that Ilive my life like the vituous woman so described in Proverbs 31, that I may be a blessing to everyone around me.

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Permalink Reply by Kim on November 3, 2008 at 2:25pm

What better compliment could you get from a man? That's great. I wouldn't stress about living up to that standard, sounds like you are already doing a pretty good job of it. I think becoming that woman is a lifelong process and we shouldn't expect to be at that level overnight or even over the course of a few weeks. Really, the only way we can become like that woman is not by anything we can do ourselves but only by the power of Christ working in us and us being obedient and close to him. Trying to do it all ourselves is foolish and it leads us to run the risk of just "acting" out the role of the proverbs 31 woman without actually having the inner changes that are needed to do that stuff in Christ in a way that will last.

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Permalink Reply by J. Lynn on November 3, 2008 at 4:12pm

Hi Beverly,

Thanks so much for the encouragement!I am doing the best I can to live up to it. There are times though, just as you stated, that I don't feel I have it in me, that I feel drained and spent. I do pray, ask for help, and then forgiveness.

My fiance is a great man of God, and together we are asking for God's help in living the life He has designed for us, both as individuals and as a couple. I will admit though, that it is sometimes a challenge. I welcome the challenge because I know that is God's way of pushing me to grow as a Christian woman.

Again, thanks so much!

God Bless,
~ J. Lynn

Beverley said:

Hi there J. Lynn, thanks for the email. I have the Proverbs Woman posted on my bedroom door. That's what God wants us to be. Intimidating??? Well, no one is perfect and God has CHOSEN YOU!!! So live up to it honey!! And when you feel you have not, ask God to forgive you and get on with it. Everyone has failings and everyone has successes too!!

Wish you every luck in being God's darling and by the way, we learn to love our fiancés better, when we relate as God's woman to him. Love from Belgium. Beverley

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Permalink Reply by J. Lynn on November 3, 2008 at 4:18pm

Hi Kim,
Thanks so much for responding. You're right, it really is a wonderful compliment...and I am so honored that he feels that way about me. I guess before he said that to me I didn't realize I was actually doing it...I always felt like I was TRYING to do it, but not necessarily that I was getting anywhere. But, like you said, it is a process- a long one that won't be done until my time here on earth is over.

Kim said:

What better compliment could you get from a man? That's great. I wouldn't stress about living up to that standard, sounds like you are already doing a pretty good job of it. I think becoming that woman is a lifelong process and we shouldn't expect to be at that level overnight or even over the course of a few weeks. Really, the only way we can become like that woman is not by anything we can do ourselves but only by the power of Christ working in us and us being obedient and close to him. Trying to do it all ourselves is foolish and it leads us to run the risk of just "acting" out the role of the proverbs 31 woman without actually having the inner changes that are needed to do that stuff in Christ in a way that will last.

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Permalink Reply by Stephanie on November 5, 2008 at 8:50am

Absolutely! But what helps me with that is that 1. She was a sinner, just like me, and prevailed and 2. Her fear of the Lord was credited to her as righteousness. Without the Lord, we can never live up to His standards. It is through daily committing ourselves over to Him.

Is it intimidating? Yep, but we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us!

Stephanie
www.ahighandnoblecalling.com

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