Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.
She brings him good, not harm,
all the days of her life.
~Proverbs 31:11-12
This week we are looking at what it means to be a Proverbs 31 Woman in relation to her husband.
For most of us here, this isn’t quite applicable at this stage of the game. But, I found something in these verses that literally blew my mind. More on that later.
In this verse, I found a few things about this Woman that I want to pull out and expand on.
1) She has her husband’s complete trust. I don’t know about you, but I peg this phrase something that I want to work up to and live up to in my own possible future marriage. The husband of the Proverbs 31 Woman is completely confident in his wife. He knows that she will complete the tasks that are her duty. He knows that she will not be wasting her time being idle or doing meaningless things. He trusts that she won’t pursue any inappropriate relationships with other men. He knows that he can tell her confidential information without it being spread all around town. He is fully confident in his relationship to her.
2) She honours her husband all the days of her life. I find this part of the verse life changing. “She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.” She brings him good! And not just on her wedding day or after they are married. No, honouring her husband began far before she ever married him. She honours her husband “all the days of her life.” From the early days of childhood crushes, she honoured him. When her friends were boy crazy and trying to get the attention of the opposite sex, she honoured her future husband. She did not flaunt herself in attempts to be attractive. Instead, she humbly and gracefully waited for the right man. She saved herself for marriage mentally, spiritually, AND physically. Honouring your husband begins FAR before the wedding day. It begins from the first feelings, the first sideways glance at a cute guy, the first date, the first temptation to do “more.” It continues during the early years of marriage, the parenting years, the rough transitions, retirement, and after your spouse’s life on earth is complete. All the days of her life. Amazing.
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