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Becoming a Young Woman of Quality — 10 Comments

  1. A good post, Cheryl. I think the key in Proverbs 31 is that the woman who is described there is someone who fears (reverences) the Lord. Everything else good in her life flows from that. I’m not sure the chapter was ever meant to be a checklist for women, although there are some good things to see in it: husband and family are a priority (not the only one), use your gifts and talents well, find your security in God. It’s interesting too to realize that the advice actually comes from the king’s mother and is intended for the king–this is the kind of woman you want to be your wife.

  2. You’re so right, Cheryl. We don’t need to put on a perfect act in front of our kids or anyone else. If we had it all together we wouldn’t need Jesus. But we do need Him so much! It’s good to let our kids see we make mistakes and can be forgiven and changed for the good by them. This frees them up to try new things, learn from their mistakes and accept the forgiveness Jesus offers us all. Thanks for your post!

    • It’s took me a while to learn I didn’t have to act differently in front of others; not so much my kids, as other adults and members of my church family. It’s okay to be human. 🙂 Thanks for the comment, Linda.

  3. After reading your comments, I must share this information I came across while studying the Proverbs 31 Woman. It is written by a Jewish woman and she says that every week at the Sabbath table, her husband sings the Proverbs 31 poem to her. She says that it is special because she knows that no matter what she does or doesn’t do, he praises her for blessing the family with her energy and creativity. Additionally, she says that “eshet chayil” – woman of valor- is invoked as a sort of spontaneous blessing in Jewish culture. So rather than viewing the Proverbs 31 Woman as possessing impossible standards by which to measure our perceived failures, she instead celebrates what has already been accomplished by women of valor.

    In following this example, I posted on my facebook to all the women that were called to the front line, standing for something, standing on the line or taking a stand…eshet chayil.
    And, I say to you, for maintaining this blog, reviewing books, managing a household and raising a family…eshet chayil. Woman of Valor.

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