Influence Of Godly Moms
Proverbs 31:10; Proverbs 31:25-31
10 A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies.
25 She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.
26 She speaks with wisdom,
and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
27 She watches over the affairs of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children arise and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
29 "Many women do noble things,
but you surpass them all."
30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
31 Give her the reward she has earned,
and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.
Reflection of Bee:
Most man I know would go for external beauty of a woman, before they would even consider her inner beauty, when seeking for a gf or wife. It's sad... and we see many divorces thereafter.
However, God's criteria of a good wife and mother for a man is very different from the world's view as shown in the above verses. From God's point of view, the character of the woman comes first, which includes her fear for the Lord (v30). In fact, "charm" and "beauty" is non-essential in God's criteria in a praise worthy woman, which He calls them "deceptive" and "fleeting". For only the inner beauty of a woman can stays with her till old...
Dear Lord,
Thank You for Your reminder again that beauty is fleeting and that I should seek to be the woman who fears You instead. I want to pray for all my sisters in Christ now that they will be women who seek Your face and fear You. I also want to pray for all my brothers in Christ too, that they will go for a godly wife instead of chasing after beauty. May all mothers who are in Christ be blessed today.
In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
Labels: beauty, christian living
posted by buzybee at
5/13/2007 08:41:00 PM
6 Comments:
I think there is nothing wrong with chasing after someone beautiful to us, but it should not be the only thing...she have to be God-fearing also for example
It is not a sin for a person to be born beautiful. Some godly men and women in the Bible were described as beautiful, such as,
Sarah (Genesis 12:11)
Rebekah (Genesis 24:16)
Rachel (Genesis 29:17)
Joseph (Genesis 39:6)
Moses (Exodus 2:2; Hebrews 11:23)
David (1 Samuel 16:12,18)
Esther (Esther 2:7)
It is a 'bonus' to find someone who is both godly and beautiful. Yet there are very few such people around. Such rare finds would also have many 'chasers'. Therefore, to insist on beauty AND godliness as criteria for a mate may means most need to be prepared for singlehood.
In fact, God warns us in the bible, "Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes" (Proverbs 6:25).
So I think we shouldn't go into any specifics when looking for spouse but ask God for general qualities (eg. godly, outgoing, intelligent, attractive to us) and let Him fill in the details..
Hmmn.. aren't what u just listed very specific? Everything also want ah... so 'greedy' la. :P
hehe..not greedy la, its jus an example because everyone is different and certain chemistry and matching traits are important in the dynamic of a relationship but its general bcoz they are no specifics..
for example for godly, the person does not neccessary have to be a perfect saint but have the desire and sincerity to serve and devote themselves to God (regardless of their level of maturity)
and on being attractive, they don't have to be a pin-up knock-out attractive, but someone we like to see and attractive TO US, regardless of what others may say or think differently about her attractiveness..
ok... but the "beauty" mentioned in the above bible verses is based on objective view, not subjective view... meaning what most people would have considered as a beautiful/pretty person. The bible warns us against seeking those kind of beauty for a mate.
On the other hand, when we say "beauty is in the eyes of the beholder", we are referring to subjective view. So even an ugly person can be 'beautiful' to the beholder who falls in love with him/her. If this is the "beauty" you meant, then it's no problem. :)
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