Who Was She?

Who exactly was the Proverbs 31 Woman?

In all of the research that I did I was unable to come up with exactly who she was. What is known is that she was the mother of King Lemuel; he was not known as one of the Kings of Israel or Judah. There are some Theologians that propose that he was actually King Solomon and the words given to him were from his Mother Bathsheeba. Regardless of who she was we know that she was included in the Proverbs because it was God's will to give us wives a model of what a Godly wife looks like.

I think the very first thing that any woman in a Christian marriage needs to understand that her submission is actually to the Lord. He is the head of the man as Ephesians 5:22 says "Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior." I know this goes so against what our society has taught us, we are aliens in this world and we are not to live as the world tells us to. The worldy ways are in direct opposition to God's word; I, like everyone else struggles (sometimes on daily basis) to control the events in my home. I have made impulsive decisions that have caused much strife and we as women are to be the heart of our homes. My desire is to please my God and create an atmosphere where serenity lingers!

Precious friend, God created us to help our husbands. Gen 2:18 Then the Lord said "It is not good for the man to be alone, I will make a helper suitable for him." How on earth do we do this if we first do not realize the value that God places on us?

Do you know that you are a Princess? Your father is the King of Kings!
Do you know that you are a co-heir with Christ? Romans 8:17
Did you know that His thoughts toward you are many and wonderful? Psalm 40:5
Did you know that He is thinking of you and giving to you while you sleep? Psalm 127:2
Did you know that His loving kindness towards you is as high as the heavens are above the earth? Psalm 103:11
Did you know that you are salt of the earth and light of the world? Matthew 5:13-14
Did you know that you are a holy partaker of a heavenly calling? Hebrews 3:1
Did you know that God loved you so much that He sacrificed His own son so that you could have a relationship with Him?
These are but a few! I encourage you to seek the Scriptures for yourself to see how He feels for you dear one.


Understanding that we are valued by the Lord; how do we become like her??? The first practical step I am going to give us is....

• Prayer, prayer and more prayer. I am talking about communicating with our Lord, talking with Him while we are driving, doing laundry, cleaning the house, taking a shower, spending private time with Him. How much time do we devote to sit in His presence and talk with Him? His desire is for relationship with us, relationships require communication.
• Meditation...being silent. Ladies, that is a hard one for me. Sometimes my meditation time is only for five minutes. It is so important to sit and "be" and listen to what He is telling us. Communication is talking and listening.
  

I am going to leave you for now, I pray that you will have the willingness to become like her and that you will allow Him to prune those things that prohibit your growth.