Proverbs 14:1-“The wise woman builds her house. But the foolish pulls it down with her hands.”
I have always known and watched with great earnest the ‘how to’s of a project…what goes on ‘behind the scenes’…how was that vision, that building, that dream that you have….how was that constructed? I have watched for years how God will take a person and will construct and then ‘re-construct’ him/her into His very image. I came across this line and I want to pass it on to you.
“You develop during the framework, what will hold God’s plan!”
How crucial to develop the proper framework! It must have within its very fibers, the wisdom of God, in order for it to last. We see in Proverbs 14:1, that a wise woman builds her house. Within its very framework, we see ‘wisdom’. Hmmmm….Wisdom-how does she obtain such wisdom? I have highlighted 5 special bullets from the Proverbs 31 woman that gives us insight.
1. The fear of the Lord-Proverbs 1:7 says that “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” Ahhh…..there is the origin of that much needed wisdom….”the fear of the Lord”…in a nutshell, when one has a healthy ‘fear of the Lord’, he/she does not treat something ‘holy’ as common…he/she hears the truth from the Scriptures and it produces the proper change…it is not filtered or watered down through one’s own culturally influenced thinking…please note, that at the end of Proverbs 31:30 it states, “but a woman who ‘fears the Lord’….,in the beginning and at the end of this wise woman’s life, is the building block of ‘the fear of the Lord’.
2. Trust-Proverbs 31:11-The heart of her husband safely trusts her;…Trust is another critical building block as this woman builds. What builds trust?
3. Preparedness-Proverbs 31:15-She also rises early enough to be prepared to meet needs. V. 21-She is not afraid of snow for her household, for all her household is clothed with scarlet. She is prepared!
4. Heart and Tongue filled with love-Proverbs 31:26-She opens her mouth with wisdom and on her tongue is the law of kindness. Talk about critical building blocks as we build our framework!
5. She smiles at her future!-Wow! What a beautiful statement! I want you to smile at your future! Please know that most commentaries agree, that these ‘building blocks’ as I call them, transpired over a long, long period of time. But we can begin now! One author states, “Having a right understanding of God is what enables her to smile at her future.
What do you think? We would love your comments!
I will be doing this message in its entirety this Friday night, May 25th and next Thursday morning, May 31st on the Northshore…please check the website for times and addresses…I would LOVE to have you join us!
Love,
Anna
How crucial to develop the proper framework! It must have within its very fibers, the wisdom of God, in order for it to last. We see in Proverbs 14:1, that a wise woman builds her house. Within its very framework, we see ‘wisdom’. Hmmmm….Wisdom-how does she obtain such wisdom? I have highlighted 5 special bullets from the Proverbs 31 woman that gives us insight.
1. The fear of the Lord-Proverbs 1:7 says that “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” Ahhh…..there is the origin of that much needed wisdom….”the fear of the Lord”…in a nutshell, when one has a healthy ‘fear of the Lord’, he/she does not treat something ‘holy’ as common…he/she hears the truth from the Scriptures and it produces the proper change…it is not filtered or watered down through one’s own culturally influenced thinking…please note, that at the end of Proverbs 31:30 it states, “but a woman who ‘fears the Lord’….,in the beginning and at the end of this wise woman’s life, is the building block of ‘the fear of the Lord’.
2. Trust-Proverbs 31:11-The heart of her husband safely trusts her;…Trust is another critical building block as this woman builds. What builds trust?
3. Preparedness-Proverbs 31:15-She also rises early enough to be prepared to meet needs. V. 21-She is not afraid of snow for her household, for all her household is clothed with scarlet. She is prepared!
4. Heart and Tongue filled with love-Proverbs 31:26-She opens her mouth with wisdom and on her tongue is the law of kindness. Talk about critical building blocks as we build our framework!
5. She smiles at her future!-Wow! What a beautiful statement! I want you to smile at your future! Please know that most commentaries agree, that these ‘building blocks’ as I call them, transpired over a long, long period of time. But we can begin now! One author states, “Having a right understanding of God is what enables her to smile at her future.
What do you think? We would love your comments!
I will be doing this message in its entirety this Friday night, May 25th and next Thursday morning, May 31st on the Northshore…please check the website for times and addresses…I would LOVE to have you join us!
Love,
Anna
1 comment:
Barbie said...
Love that!! Time invested in building our framework is crucial to our Christian walk...from foundation to rooftop...and everything inside...God is always building something beautiful...
"For it is He who began a good work in you..."
May 23, 2007 4:39 PM
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