Proverbs 31: 10-31.Description of a Worthy Woman ( My Miriam )
10 An excellent wife, who can find?
For her worth is far above jewels.
11 The heart of her husband trusts in her,
And he will have no lack of gain.
12 She does him good and not evil
All the days of her life.
13 She looks for wool and flax
And works with her hands in delight.
14 She is like merchant ships;
She brings her food from afar.
15 She rises also while it is still night
And gives food to her household
And portions to her maidens.
16 She considers a field and buys it;
From her earnings she plants a vineyard.
17 She girds herself with strength
And makes her arms strong.
18 She senses that her gain is good;
Her lamp does not go out at night.
19 She stretches out her hands to the distaff,
And her hands grasp the spindle.
20 She extends her hand to the poor,
And she stretches out her hands to the needy.
21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household,
For all her household are clothed with scarlet.
22 She makes coverings for herself;
Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
23 Her husband is known in the gates,
When he sits among the elders of the land.
24 She makes linen garments and sells them,
And supplies belts to the tradesmen.
25 Strength and dignity are her clothing,
And she smiles at the future.
26 She opens her mouth in wisdom,
And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
27 She looks well to the ways of her household,
And does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children rise up and bless her;
Her husband also, and he praises her, saying:
29 "Many daughters have done nobly,
But you excel them all."
30 Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,
But a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.
31 Give her the product of her hands,
And let her works praise her in the gates.
29 incredible years. Thank you so much for marrying me and for raising our two wonderful boys. Warren and Howie have grown to be wonderful God-fearing and God loving young men. They continue to honor you and our Lord. Thank you for being a living example of what it means to live for Christ and to walk in the Spirit. I know you feel so helpless right now but I know, you continue to quietly pray deep inside as you have always done so all the days of your life. You bore and still bear every fruit of the Holy Spirit. You have love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. You are truly an amazing woman, wife, mother, daughter and friend.
I am going to borrow some of the encouraging words your cousin Thanny wrote to Lulette's family. Thanny, I changed some of them for Miriam.
"It's difficult to see the purpose of suffering in this world. The only way to accept it is by faith. Faith is the evidence of things not seen and the substance of things hoped for. We are all praying for you everyday that you receive the faith and strength you need.
We should all realize that we are but Pilgrims here on earth. God's word tells us that :
Our days may come to seventy years,
or eighty, if our strength endures;
yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow,
for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
(Psalms 90:10)
From the viewpoint of eternity, It does not matter how long we live here on earth, be it 30 or 100. This world is not our final home and we should all remind ourselves of this.
