She finds wool and flax and busily spins it. She is like a merchant's ship, bringing her food from afar. She gets up before dawn to prepare breakfast for her household and plan the day's work for her servant girls. She goes to inspect a field and buys it; with her earnings she plants a vineyard. She is energetic and strong, a hard worker. She makes sure her dealings are profitable; her lamp burns late into the night. Her hands are busy spinning thread, her fingers twisting fiber. She extends a helping hand to the poor and opens her arms to the needy. She has no fear of winter for her household for everyone has warm clothes. She makes her own bedspreads. She dresses in find linens and purple gowns. Now tell me ladies...is this not most of us to a "T". "She gets up before dawn to prepare breakfast for her household " I'm at a point in my child rearing where I have teens that are fairly self sufficient in the mornings (thank you Jesus) however I remember the days of having little ones who wake at 7am (if you're lucky lol) and they are starving! I know the feeling of being up all night and still rising at dawn to fix breakfast, put on a happy-mama smile and go about your day. This verse applies to my life and was meant for every woman with a family not just the married ones. "She is energetic and strong, a hard worker" I could just say nuff-said right here. Single mama life is hard. Not only are you mom & dad but most single moms have to work multiple jobs to keep the family going. Hard work? Yep. We are familiar with that. We work all day on the job then come home and have to be a rock-star at night on the mommy job. But God is here with us through it all and will supply the strength and energy we need if we ask. Or he will show us that we need to re-prioritize to be kinder to our mind and body that is a precious gift from Him. "...her lamp burns late into the night" Shuffling sweet kidos from practices or games, then supper, home work, baths, bed times. Then after that there is always dishes, laundry, cleaning, paying bills, managing the budget, fix the sink, making lunches, remembering that the gas light came on when you pulled in the drive tonight, planning meals, and heaven forbid someone get up and say " oh mom... I just remembered I need to make brownies to take to school tomorrow". Or " mom I forgot about a project and its due tomorrow". No...a single mamas lamp does not go out early that if for sure! "She extends a helping hand to the poor and opens her arms to the needy." I know when you are doing everything on your own it is hard to even think of finding the time to help others. Now I'm not saying you need to be volunteering in the community soup kitchen every week ( unless you feel God calling you to). But what a bout taking a small bowl of chicken noodle soup to a friend who is sick? What about keeping a couple granola bars and a water bottle in the car to give out to the man or women standing on the street corner? Here's another for you. We often see "needy" as those with physical needs but there are people with emotional needs that we can reach out to. I know what you're thinking....most of us single mamas can be an emotional wreck at times...what do I possibly have to offer someone to meet this kind of need? Well what about the elderly people at church? Maybe there is one sweet person who always makes a point to say hello and ask how the kids are every week. Sometimes elderly people can be lonely and that is a need you can fill. Invite them over for dinner one night! Even if they don't come they will generally be tickled pink to be asked. And if they come this gives you and adult to talk plus bridges the generation gab between them and your kids! And trust me ladies cause I know where your mind is going....they are going to be less picky about your possibly messy house then you think! My great aunt used to say when my kids were little that there SHOULD be toys all over my floor all the time an if there wasn't something was wrong :) I know that most of the time when we read Proverbs 31 it talks about qualities of a wife. I hope after reading this, if you are like me and not married, you will realize you are a still a Proverbs 31 Woman!
God still gave us an example in Proverbs 31 of what a Godly Woman looks like. This is still a fine example of a mother that we can look to. So today I encourage you to seek Him, search Him, get to know Him, spend time in His word and study his teachings. Accept the great love that he has for us all and model yourself after Him.
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