Beautifully Imperfect
Proverbs 31 was written by King Lemuel. It was an oracle that his mother taught him, Did you catch that? His MOTHER TAUGHT him what kind of wife he should look for. Moms, you have more influence over your children than you think and many places in scripture, it talks about mothers TEACHING their children.
Timothy was taught by his mother and grandmother (2 Timothy 1:5; 3:15) “from infancy”. Proverbs 1:8 and 6:20 talk about not forsaking your mother’s teaching. We are so busy as mom’s taking care of our little ones, but we have such an opportunity to teach them about God as well. Even teaching them just one Bible verse or playing songs with scripture can help plant small seeds in their hearts that will reap a great harvest later (seeds take time to grow). Our adult children, still remember scripture from songs that we played for them when they were children,
Through our study of Proverbs 31, we will be learning about the characteristics of the godly Proverbs 31 woman, but I would like to also point out what she is NOT:
- There is no mention that she is physically beautiful. You don’t have to look like a model. Only one mention of her appearance, and it is about the clothes that she has made for herself.
- There is no mention that her house is either spotless or germless. Only one mention of her house, and it is about the tapestries she has made for it.
- There is no mention that her children are perfectly behaved. Only one mention of her children and it is that they rise and call her blessed. For us, our children came back to bless us as young adults.
- There is no mention that her house is perfectly organized. No mention that every closet has color coded shoes and accessories, every item in its perfect place. What a relief! These things are nice, but not required. Pottery Barn houses in catalogues look spotless for a reason-no one lives there!
SO PRESSURE OFF! You don’t have to be the perfect wife, mother, coworker, woman. He accepts you just as you are!
Just as a father has compassion on His children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him. For He Himself known our frame; He is mindful that we are but dust.
Psalms 103:13-14 New American Standard Bible
God has COMPASSION on you, so have compassion on yourself. Don’t expect yourself to be perfect or have a perfect house or perfect children. He knows how we are made, because He made us! He knows how frail we are; that we are made of dust; that we fall apart without Him. Just as we needed His breath to become alive, WE STILL NEED HIS BREATH, HIS LIFE, HIS SPIRIT to live our lives. We can’t do it on our own. We are not supposed to. So let’s commit to have COMPASSION on ourselves just like God has compassion on us.
In His love,
Suzanne
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