A Virtuous and Capable Wife

Proverbs 31:10-12 'Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is more precious than rubies. Her husband can trust her, and she will greatly enrich his life. She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.'

Wow! That is a powerful passage. I got done typing and really thought about the last sentence. 'She brings him good, not harm, ALL the days of her life.' How many times have I said something snotty to my husband because he has hurt my feelings or I think he is doing something wrong? How many times has he asked me to do something and I have forgotten about it? How many times have I argued with him (even if it was just playfully) for the sake of playing the devil's advocate?

My Bible reading plan for this year is to read 2 chapters of the Old Testament, 1 chapter of Psalms, 1 chapter of Proverbs and 1-2 chapters of the New Testament daily. I got to Proverbs 31, though, and decided I should camp here for awhile instead of starting Proverbs over. I am going to take one section of Proverbs 31 each week and concentrate on it. I hope that by the end of the 8 weeks I will be a better wife and mother. If need be I will go back through it again and again. I have a really good book that I should be able to incorporate-A Woman After God's Own Heart by Elizabeth George.