Proverbs 31 woman

Have you read about the Proverbs 31 woman? This woman is fierce. She wakes up before the rest of her family, she works hard all day, she is thoughtful in her actions, she gives to the needy, and she makes clothing and bed linens. She is beautiful, blessed and speaks with knowledge and dignity. Wow. I didn’t even pack my husband’s lunch last night because I wanted to get to bed a little early to catch up on my 19 Kids and Counting episodes on DVR. I always think about the type of person I want to be and here is my general list:

·         Confident

·         Creative

·         Educated

·         A good manager of my time: I want to follow lists and charts and make sure that no minute is ever wasted

·         Skinny: I want to wake up early and exercise, eat better

·         Family oriented: I want to do things with my daughter and husband to build memories

·         Rich: I don’t want to worry about money and I want all debt to be paid off

·         Organized: I want my house to always be clean

·         Respected: I want to have integrity and be someone that others can look up to

·         Trustworthy

·         An unshakable Christian: I pretty much want to be Joyce Meyer

A third of this list seems realistic, a third seems questionable, and the other third is downright selfish and probably never going to happen. My list is written in no particular order, but it is interesting to note that I thought about being skinny and rich before I thought about wanting to be trustworthy or a good Christian. Sometimes I just wonder what in the world is wrong with me and pray that my daughter doesn’t turn out like her crazy mama. However, I do know that anything good that I want for myself, God wants that for me too! He wants me to be confident…because he made me “fearfully and wonderfully”. Nobody on Earth is like me and he wants me to be happy with myself! God doesn’t even think it’s bad that I want money. Money makes the world go round… it puts food on the table, give to reputable charities and allows us to make special memories with family. God just doesn’t want me to worship money or put more stock in it than I do him. I think in general I am a person of extremes. I also married a man of extremes…although we are on opposite spectrums. I want to be organized and good at time-management but truthfully it is easier for me to kick my shoes off in the middle of the hallway as I am walking, leave my clothes in the floor and be perpetually late for every appointment. I guess this would be a good example of having to practice self control. Just because I can leave everything a mess, doesn’t mean I should – and it certainly doesn’t get me any closer to being a Proverbs 31 woman. As is the case with all my life lessons… It is about the baby steps.