the proverbs 31 wife

half of our home group is pregnant—read: all of our closest friends have babies. naturally, that means i have had babies on the brain, which has me thinking about what kind of mom i want to be. i want to be intentional in pointing my children to Christ from the start. and that got me thinking about being intentional as a wife…which is something that i fail miserably at! i know i’m not currently the wife i want to be and the wife stan deserves, and a lot of the time i make excuses like “i’m working full-time and going to grad school.” while this is true, there are plenty of other things i can cut out…like gossip girl, one tree hill, 90210, criminal minds, etc. so anyway, lately i’ve just been contemplating what kind of wife i want to be and how to be proactive in making the necessary changes.

The Woman Who Fears the LORD

¹⁰An excellent wife who can find?
She is far more precious than jewels.
¹¹The heart of her husband trusts in her,
and he will have no lack of gain.
¹²She does him good, and not harm,
all the days of her life.
¹³She seeks wool and flax,
and works with willing hands.
¹⁴She is like the ships of the merchant;
she brings her food from afar.
¹⁵She rises while it is yet night
and provides food for her household
and portions for her maidens.
¹⁶She considers a field and buys it;
with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
¹⁷She dresses herself with strength
and makes her arms strong.
¹⁸She perceives that her merchandise is profitable.
Her lamp does not go out at night.
¹⁹She puts her hands to the distaff,
and her hands hold the spindle.
²⁰She opens her hand to the poor
and reaches out her hands to the needy.
²¹She is not afraid of snow for her household,
for all her household are clothed in scarlet.
²²She makes bed coverings for herself;
her clothing is fine linen and purple.
²³Her husband is known in the gates
when he sits among the elders of the land.
²⁴She makes linen garments and sells them;
she delivers sashes to the merchant.
²⁵ Strength and dignity are her clothing,
and she laughs at the time to come.
²⁶She opens her mouth with wisdom,
and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
²⁷She looks well to the ways of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
²⁸Her children rise up and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
²⁹“Many women have done excellently,
but you surpass them all.”
³⁰ Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,
but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
³¹Give her of the fruit of her hands,
and let her works praise her in the gates.