Proverbs 31 Woman

""Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all." Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised"- Proverbs: 29-30 (NIV).

We pray to be the Proverbs 31 woman, to be held in honor by our husband and community, and to have our children arise and call us blessed. Some of the most noble women I know have reached that pinnacle, but there are others, just as noble, who despite their efforts, faith and example, appear to be trying to hold the incoming tide back with a broom when it comes to their family members. The true Proverbs 31 woman is the one who stands firm regardless of what the devil is throwing her way. Maybe her husband drinks too much, refuses to believe or attend church with her; maybe he is absent all together; her children are disrespectful, self absorbed and lazy. Her household may be in disarray, but her heart is moving in harmonious step with the Holy Spirit. There may be a Proverbs 31 woman right next to you, but from the look of things she goes unidentified. It is God who knows her heart. He is the Father who will hold her in high regard and welcome her home saying, "Well done good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your Master's happiness!" (Matthew 25:23).