Jo Saxton

The other day I read Proverbs 31:10-31, the wife of noble character, and it started a process of me thinking – what is a godly woman/wife?  Now, I am no theologian, but this is some of the journey that this question sent me on…

I don’t know about you, but when I think of a biblical wife, I think of a stay at home Mum, well-behaved kids, involved with ‘church stuff’, submitted to her husband, etc!  Whilst all of these are great, Proverbs 31 highlights to me that there’s WAY more to being a godly wife than that.  For years I’ve been selling myself short – I say this as a woman whose sole ambition as a teen was to get married and have children!!

The woman in Proverbs 31 was indeed a woman of noble character – wise, God-fearing, virtuous, trustworthy, doing good, she is concerned for the needy, etc.  At the same time she made sure her household was well run and in order – working very hard to care for her family and household (I feel so lazy when I read the bit about getting up before dawn!),

But, I was surprised to see an amazing business woman who is astute, shrewd, uses her God-given abilities and has all sorts of business deals going on, seemingly without her husband telling her what to do!!  She is then able to enjoy luxuries which her hard work has made possible.

Reflect

When you were a teenager what was your dream?  How does that compare to your dream today?  What do you think God’s dream is for the rest of your life?

When looking at this passage, what are your strengths and what do you think God might be encouraging you to get better at and step more into?  Who would be a good person for you to talk this through with?  Having someone who you can share with on a deep level and be accountable to is SO helpful.