Fellowship, hospitality, friendship, learning,
Proverbs 31 talks about not only a noble wife but a noble woman. How do we learn to be noble women? What does it mean to share hospitality amongst friends and strangers? What does it mean to have friends, friends of different ages?
I have a couple of ladies that I meet with regularly. I cannot tell you how incredibly blessed I am to have these three ladies in my life. There are also a couple ladies that I have not met but are in our ladies prayer group. God has been so incredibly good to me by introducing me to these ladies.
We try to meet weekly, we have food, fellowship, prayer and scripture discussion as well as life learning conversations. We pray for each other needs and we support oneanother and the friendship is amazing. I am the younger of the group and I have so much to learn from these beautiful women.
Once upon a time when we actually lived in communities of family and extended family. We had the older ladies teaching the younger women the ways of life… everything from cooking, sewing, providing, education etc…. we don’t have that today. It was such a blessing for women because they had so much experience and teaching from the older women that helped to shape character and nobility in women. Not only that the older women always had a sense of purpose and were not shipped off when life got hander for them…. the younger took care of them. The younger had the incredible blessing of the wisdom and knowledge passed down. These exrended family communities were a beautiful tight knit bunch. Foe some reason over the years we have fallen out of this practice striving to be independent and stand all by ourselves. I don’t beleive that was the plan of God but our society allowed it to happen and what we have now is sad, broken society and community.
When I met the first of these beautiful ladies, I recognized that she had a lot to offer and that I had alot to learn. Being that my family is not in close proximity to where I live this is a huge blessing. My mom and I chat but it’s not the same as being in person as she is on the west coast and I am on the east coast. 🙃 but God is good by filling in the gaps♡
I am hoping that some women that are my age and younger that are hungry for this same blessing will be lead into our fold. We have so much to learn from each other and God. Times are short and us believing women need each other more then ever to support, love and care for. I call them my tribe.
Below is scripture from proverbs that describes a noble women. Read and be blessed by God today.
Proverbs 31:10-31
10 A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies.
11 Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.
12 She brings him good, not harm,
all the days of her life.
13 She selects wool and flax
and works with eager hands.
14 She is like the merchant ships,
bringing her food from afar.
15 She gets up while it is still night;
she provides food for her family and portions for her female servants.
16 She considers a field and buys it;
out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
17 She sets about her work vigorously;
her arms are strong for her tasks.
18 She sees that her trading is profitable,
and her lamp does not go out at night.
19 In her hand she holds the distaff
and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
20 She opens her arms to the poor
and extends her hands to the needy.
21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household;
for all of them are clothed in scarlet.
22 She makes coverings for her bed;
she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
23 Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
24 She makes linen garments and sells them,
and supplies the merchants with sashes.
25 She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.
26 She speaks with wisdom,
and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
27 She watches over the affairs of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children arise and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
29 “Many women do noble things,
but you surpass them all.”
30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
31 Honor her for all that her hands have done,
and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.
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