The Noble Wife....Proverbs 31

Sometimes life gets so busy, complicated and days and weeks pass by and I sometimes ask myself, am I being a good wife, a wife that God wants me to be? I know I try everyday to do my best to be a great mom and wife but some days when I am just drained I feel like I have only given it 50%. As I was reading the bible the other day I came across this passage in Proverbs 31 (I picked out the verses that I felt applied to my life, or that I should at least live up to).

An excellent wife who can find?
She is far more precious than jewels.

The heart of her husband trusts in her,

and he will have no lack of gain.

She does him good and not harm

all the days of her life.

She seeks wool and flax

and works with willing hands.

She rises while it is yet night

and provides food for her household.

She dresses herself with strength

and makes her arms strong.

Her lamp does not go out at night.

Strength and dignity are her clothing

and she laughs at the time to come.

She opens her mouth with wisdom

and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.

Her children rise up and call her blessed,

her husband also and he praises her.

Many women have done excellently,

But you surpass them all.

Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,

but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

Give her of the fruit of her hands,

and let her works praise her in the gates.

I am going to write this on a small index card and always keep it with me, to remind me of the wife God has chosen me to be. I hope these verses will touch other wives as well. God chose me to be Saul's wife and I pray every day that I live up to these expectations.