Wise Women

Devotion

3-11-10

Wise Women

Proverbs 14:1

“The wise woman builds her house, but the foolish tears it down with her own hands.”

 

When I read this verse I wonder, what does it mean for a woman to be wise?  Is she the one who really builds her house? How does a foolish woman tear her house down? You know it is so easy to read a verse in the Bible and simply overlook the depth of meaning it contains. We as women all desire to have strong and loving families. We like pretty furniture and decorations for our homes. We enjoy the idea of having this dream family where the kids like being around and they grow up and call us blessed. We want, as women to be treasured by our husbands and shown respect by our children. We want to be appreciated for all the little details we do every day that go unnoticed so much of the time. For Mother’s Day we want our husband and children to make the plans for doing something special for us, just a little thought in what they do means so much. Yet I wonder, do we as women really understand what it means to be a wise woman? Are all those other things so important that we loose the powerful teaching of wisdom the Lord really wants to bless us with?

 

I ask you, I ask myself, these questions to see if we really want to be the kind of women God has called us to be. Are we willing to do what it takes to build our homes the way the Lord wants them built? Well, I do believe within the depth of each of our hearts is a resounding yes! We do want to be wise women. We do want to build our homes and not tear them down.  So how do we do this? God’s word teaches us! Together we can grow in wisdom and build up our homes stronger and better than ever before.  It doesn’t matter if you are married or not. You may be a single mom or a widow, you may be in a struggling marriage right now or you may have a fantastic marriage that seems to have no problems. No matter where you are these devotions will build your spirit, fill you with God’s wisdom, bring improvement to your life and strengthen your family.

 

Wisdom comes only from the Lord, ladies, so to be wise women we need to be in His word every single day of our lives. We need to seek His thoughts, His laws, His commands, His ways, and His heart. As we do we will increase in our knowledge of Him, grow in wisdom, build strong homes and leave a lasting legacy.

 

Look up Proverbs 14:1 and write it down.

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What does this verse mean to you? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

What are some of the areas in your life that you would like to change and get God’s help on? Be honest with yourself and with God. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Where does true wisdom come from? _________________________________________

 

How do you gain this wisdom? ________________________________________________________________________

 

Well if wisdom comes from the Lord than you need to know what He says and how He wants you to act, the best thing is to study and memorize His word.  Why don’t you begin with this verse, Proverbs 14:1?  It is a great verse for you to remember because it reminds you of the power you have as a woman, the wife and mother in the home.

 

Write the verse again and make a commitment to memorize it, it will help you recall what an important roll your attitude plays in the working of your family.

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Meditate on this verse and allow it to cause you to want to know more about how you are to respond and how you can build your home.

 

 

God bless you