31 Days of Virtue: Day 24

... to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God. Titus 2:5

In other versions of this verse, self-controlled is sometimes read as live wisely, to be sensible, to be discreet, to be chaste, to use good judgement, to be sober-minded. However, all of these revolve around the idea of living right, of having your actions, words, and thoughts under control.

Over-reacting and flying off the wall in rage is not having your actions under control. Gossiping about someone in the beauty shop is not having your words under control. Thinking of ugly things to do or say to a person is not having your thoughts under control. Remember a virtuous woman is someone of moral excellence, goodness, and righteousness. This is what we should be working towards; not the other direction.

Archive of 31 Days of Virtue:

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Day 6

Day 7

Day 8

Day 9

Day 10

Day 11

Day 12

Day 13

Day 14

Day 15

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Day 17

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Day 19

Day 20

Day 21

Day 22

Day 23

31 Days of Virtue: Day 7

Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. Proverbs 31:10

Today I am looking at the verse that inspired this series: Proverbs 31:10. Who can find a virtuous woman? Bible.cc is an online parallel Bible. There are many different words used in the different translations of Proverbs 31:10.

virtuous

capable

noble character

excellent

diligent

strong character

worthy

valiant

I think these are all great words to describe a godly woman. We must conform to moral and ethical principles; be morally excellent, upright, chaste (virtuous). We need to be efficient and competent (capable). Our character should be admirable (noble). We need to possess outstanding quality (excellent). We need to be attentive and persistent in doing anything (diligent). Our character should also be firm, uncompromising, and decisively unyielding (strong). We should have great and commendable character and value (worthy). And we need to be brave and courageous (valiant).

She sounds like the perfect woman, right? But aren't we also told to strive to be like Christ? He's perfect! How can we ever reach that goal? By staying on the narrow path, keeping in step with the Spirit, and running the race until we reach the finish line: eternal life with Christ! So don't get discouraged if some of these characteristics do not come easy for you. We all have our downfalls; we just have to get back up and keep running. Don't worry about who seems to be doing better than you or how far behind you think you are. That doesn't matter. All you need to do is keep your eyes on Jesus. Then everything else, including these characteristics, will fall into place.

Archive of 31 Days of Virtue:

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

31 Days of Virtue: Day 1

  I love being a wife! I love everything about it! I like the cleaning, the cooking, the washing clothes and dishes, and I love my husband! Yes, we do have rough times like any other marriage, but we always get through them. Because one of my desires is to be the wife God wants me to be, I have decided to study more deeply what that means - to be the wife God wants me to be. And what that means, I believe, is to be the woman God wants me to be - to be a woman like the woman of Proverbs 31.

  The woman of Proverbs 31 is a virtuous woman. According to dictionary.com, the definition of virtue is moral excellence; goodness; righteousness. These characteristics are what I will be studying more about over the next 31 days. These characteristics are what I am striving for in my own life. Here are just a few things I will be writing about for the next month:
- Being a helper (Genesis 2:18)
- Being sensible (Proverbs 19:14)
- Fear the LORD (Proverbs 31:30)
- Be submissive (Ephesians 5:22)
- Be reverent (Titus 2:3)
- Be pure (Titus 2:5)

  I hope you will join me on this journey of discovering what God has called us to be as women and wives. It is sure to be eye-opening! To find out what other bloggers will be writing about for the month of October, visit my 31 Days page. You can visit each of their sites from there.

  Enjoy!