Proverbs 31 Wife Wednesday

I am reading the book My So Called Life as a Proverbs 31 Wife, by Sara Horn. I thought it would be neat to share what I get out of the book as I read and answer the discussion questions in the back of the book. The book is a one year experiment, so I plan to practice what I learn throughout the rest of the year and my life.  Here's what it looks like:

 

If you would like you can read along as well, you can go buy the book at your local book store or order it online. I'm not really going to describe what goes on in the book, maybe a little just for guidance. I might quote certain lines that made a impact on me or that helps with the discussion question for that week. There are 40 discussion questions in the back of the book, I'm not sure how many I will do a week, I don't want a post to be too long. There is also a 10-day challenge at the back of the book, that I will try out soon.

 

This passage of scripture is in the book, and goes along with the first question.

 

10Who can find a virtuous wife?

For her worth is far above rubies.

11The heart of her husband safely trusts her;

so he will have no lack of gain.

12She does him good and not evil

all the days of her life.

13She seeks wool and flax,

and willingly works with her hands.

14She is like the merchant ships,

she brings her food from afar.

15She also rises while it is yet night,

and provides food for her household,

and a portion for her maidservants.

16She considers a field and buys it;

from her profits she plants a vineyard.

17She grids herself with strength,

and strengthens her arms.

18She perceives that her merchandise is good,

and her lamp does not go out at night.

19She stretches out her hands to the distaff,

and her hand holds the spindle.

20She extends her hand to the poor,

yes, she reaches out her hand to the needy.

21She is not afraid of snow for her household,

for all her household is clothed with scarlet.

22She makes tapestry 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,

and supplies sashes for the merchants.

25Stregnth and honor are her clothing;

she shall rejoice in time to come.

26She opens he mouth with wisdom,

and on her tongue is the law of kindness.

27She watches over 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 daughters have done well,

but you excel the all."

30Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing,

but a women who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.

31Give her of the fruit of her hands,

and let her own works praise her in the gates.



 

 

Proverbs 31:10-31

Question #1

Read the passage about Proverbs 31 woman (Proverbs 31:10-31). What are your thoughts about the woman protrayed here? Does she make you aspire to be like her? Or do you feel discouraged before you get started? Why? 

My Answer: 

This woman is strong willed, hard working, an amazing cook, she can sew and make clothes for herself and family as well as sale what she makes. She cares for her own family and others, seemingly to put herself last, serving everyone else until they are taken care of. She wakes up before dawn and goes to bed after dark, and she doesn't complain. She knows what needs to be done, and she gets it done with grace and dignity. She has no worries, for she is faithful and she trusts The Lord. 

Reading this passage does make me aspire to be more like the P31W, it also makes me feel extremely lazy. I do work 40 hours a week, I cook the days I have to (Mondays we eat at my husbands parents and Tuesdays we eat with my parents), I clean the house and do laundry, but compared to P31W I could/should be doing so much more. It makes me want to cook more and learn to sew, which are both on my list of goals for New Years. It makes me what to be more faithful and trust in God more and to just be a better wife, and better me. I wouldn't say I get discouraged, I do second guess myself a lot, but I usually do what is needed.

God gave us all a brain, hands and feet and we are to us them to the best of our ability. An idle mind is the devils workshop, that's a saying I have always heard. If you are able to walk and use your hands, then you should be doing something with yourself, if your just sitting around do nothing when you are blessed with the ability to do so, then shame on you. I'm not trying to be mean, but God can easily take away your blessing just as fast as he gave them to you. P31W knew she was blessed and used her talents in every way that she could.

Lets use our abilities and talents God has blessed us with, don't let them go to waste. Do all that you can do for your husband, your family and others. Strive to become a P31W!!

Much Love,
Teaya

Hakuna Matata

Hakuna Matata, it means no worries, for the rest of our days. Right? That's easy for Timon and Pumbaa to say, but not for us humans. Why do we let such a small word consume so much of our lives? I know I'm guilty of it, everyday, I worry about something. We worry about money, our appearance, work, family, church, judgment, and so much more, we even worry about worrying.

25Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad. Proverbs 12:25

We can worry all we want, but it doesn't get us anywhere. Most things we worry about we are not in control of, The Almighty is. God has a plan for each one of our lives, he already knows the outcome of the situation we are worrying about. God knows how much money we need or how much we don't need, he knows what goes on in our family, our place of work, our church, he knows what needs to happen in each place and each situation. That's why God is so wonderful, and comforting. He doesn't want us to worry, he wants us to pray and give our worry to him. Just think, if we prayed as much as we worry, how would we feel?

25Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27Which of you buy worrying can add one cubit to his stature?
28So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
31Therfore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 34Therefore do not worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
Matthew 6:25-34

"O you of little faith?" I don't want Jesus to say that to me. All of my faith should be in him, but it isn't. Reading these verses over and over, now when I do worry, that question will pop up on my mind with blinking lights and sirens.  To think of Jesus saying that to me, makes me feel awful, and so unworthy. I can hear Jesus say: Teaya, you don't trust that I will provide and be here for you, I died for you, I am your Heavenly Father, I will always be here with you, I love you, Teaya, you and all your flaws. What a great feeling it is to know this, and that it's all true! 

Just climb in the lap of our Father, let him wrap his arms around us as we give our worries to him. He will hold us, and he will not lead us astray. We cannot worry and trust God at the same time. With the start of the new year, let's have a year without worry. This will be very hard for me, but I'm willing to give it to God for him to handle, and I'll just ride the path he has planned out for me. If we seek our amazing Savior first, put our trust in him, we will have {no worries}

Recipe for 2014

I hope your new year is off to a great start. I'm so thankful God blessed me to see another new year. I have a great recipe for the new year. The recipe came from one of my moms old cookbooks. This recipe is not going to make a yummy meal, but it will fill you up.

Life Recipe


1 cup of Good Thoughts
1 cup of Kind Deeds
1 cup of Consideration for Others
2 cups of Sacrifice for Others
3 cups of Forgiveness
2 cups of Well Beaten Faults


Mix these thoroughly and add tears of joy and sorrow and sympathy for others. Flavor with little gifts of love and kindly service. Fold in 4 cups of prayer and faith to lighten other ingredients and raise the texture to great heights of Christian living. After pouring all this into your daily life, bake well with the heart of human kindness. Serve with a smile.

Just follow this recipe, and your life for 2014 and years to come, will be joyful, peaceful and hopefully an encouragement to others.


Here's a peek at my New Years Eve with my husband. I sipped some hot chocolate, we played Uno {I won} and rang in the new year together with a little kiss at midnight!

 

I decided not to make any New Years resolutions, but instead make a list of goals I would like to accomplish in the year 2014. I feel like I can accomplish a {goal} more than a resolution, so here's the list:

-become closer to God

-read the Bible daily

-be a better Christian

-be a better wife

-inspire and encourage people with my blog

-meet new people through my blog 

-for my blog to be successful

-make healthy lifestyle changes

-randomly mail cards to others 

-not to compare myself to others 

-cook new recipes 

-visit new places 

-learn to sew on a sewing machine

-take more pictures

-worry less

-smile more

-be more adventurous 

-try to be less shy 

What are some of your goals for 2014?

With Love,

Teaya

 

 

 

New

It's a new year, this is a new blog, and I am praying for a new me! First off, Happy NEW Year, I hope 2013 was filled with {all kinds} of bliss and blessings, and you are excited and geared up for a wonderful new year! 

 

A life changing event happened to me in 2013, my maw-maw went to live with our wonderful, sweet savior Jesus Christ. I hadn't ever experienced someone so close to me passing away, it was hard to come to the realization that I will never hear her sweet voice again. I know she is having a wonderful time in heaven, dancing with Jesus and visiting her loved ones gone on before her. Maw-maw was an amazing follower of Jesus, I didn't realize how much if an impact she had on my life until she was gone. I feel like a piece of her now lives in me, I feel more at peace with my life, I feel nice{r}, and I want to make an impact just as she did. I want to make it my duty to keep spreading the word of how sweet and wonderful our precious, ever forgiving Lord is. So, to do so, since I am not a speaker by no means, I am creating this blog.

I am still getting used to blogging, so bare with me. My goal is to post 3 times a week. I plan to share {all kinds} of inspirational post, bible studies, advice, recipes that I like, DIY projects and more! Wednesday will be dedicated to the book My So Called Life as a Proverbs 31 Wife by Sara Horn, I'll write what I gain from the book each week, until I finish reading it. 

The main goal of this blog is to inspire and touch lives young and old, to students being bullied, or the young teen who doesn't ever feel good enough for anyone, to the one who feels alone, to the one with an eating disorder, or causing self harm, to the good girl who isn't good enough for herself, and to the one who just wants to be noticed. I haven't experienced all of these situations, but I hope through this blog I will be able to touch a life, make someone smile, and make someone feel good about themselves. Also, pass along yummy recipes, and easy DIY projects. If I can touch one life this blog will be worth while! I pray that God will flow through my fingers as I write this blog and {His} will, will be done.
 

Much love,

Teaya