Being a Proverbs 31 Woman

I have read Proverbs 31 many times before, and it sounds like an impossible feat to be that type of woman.   I could never live up to that.  It seemed like a daunting task.  How could I be this perfect woman? How in the world are we supposed to be everything to everyone?

“The Proverbs 31 Woman…isn’t so much a lesson on getting up early, sewing clothes, buying a field, or achieving perfection.  The heart of the matter is that she was dedicated to walking in virtue…My guess is, she wasn’t perfect—none of us are.  But she was ready and willing to be perfected by God.” – Darlene Schacht

After reading Darlene Schact’s take on the Proverbs 31 woman, suddenly, I was looking at the verse in a different aspect.  I am the Proverbs 31 woman.  Those of us that are ready and willing to be perfected by God and having Him lead in our lives, are Proverbs 31 women.  It is not a destination.  It is a journey.

This month we are praying that God will make us Proverbs 31 women.  We cannot change anyone else. We can’t even change ourselves, really.  So, as we pray that God will make us into the women He wants us to be, while remembering that it is a lifelong journey.

 “Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs without fear of the future.” Proverbs 31:25

This month has already started out for me with the devil trying its best to turn my eyes away from God.  Those virtues that God wants us to have, has been tested. Then I read the verse 25 and I can laugh without fear for the future.  God is still in control, if I allow him.  I then make the adjustments where necessary.

As a single woman, I look at Proverbs 31, and could easily say that it is not for me.  I don’t have children, or a husband.   Yet, I have family, and friends who need me to be a Godly woman.  My view as a single woman, is worded so well by a lady named Janette Ikz. 

“…You will know me and you will find me where the boldness of Esther meets the warm, closeness of Ruth.  Where the hospitality of Lydia is in line with the submission of Mary, which is engulfing the tears and praying of Hannah. I will be the one drenched in Proverbs 31 waiting for you.” Janette Ikz

I happened on a YouTube video where she was talking about waiting for her husband.  Then in the middle of the poem that she spoke was the above section.  I like the line about being drenched in Proverbs 31.  She goes on in that same poem, “…and I pray that I am always found on a mission about my Father’s business.”

So, whether single, or married, we need to be our Father’s business.  That is what Proverbs 31 means to me.  It isn’t an impossible dream.  It is living life for God and with God.  This month and every month, we must live our lives this way.

Dear Lord,

Lord, I want to be drenched in Proverbs 31 and always found on mission about Your business.

Laura Maxson