Becoming the Woman God wants, day 50

Week Eight

Home Enterprises


Work from Home

She makes linen garments and sells them,
and supplies the merchants with sashes.
She is clothed with strenghth and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.
Proverbs 31:24-25

1 Thessalonians 4

   ¹¹And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
   ¹²That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.

God intended the home to be the center of our lives, not just the place we head to recover from our day.  She stayed busy at home and was productive.  Many of us don't have the correct concept of a stay at home mom.  Being busy should not include gossiping on the phone, watching soaps, reading romance novels, and surfing the web.  This isn't productive at all. 

Affirmation:  I stay busy at home. 

Becoming the Woman God Wants, day 47

Evaluate Your Countenance

She makes coverings for her bed;
she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
Her husband is respected at the city gate,
wher he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
Proverbs 31:22-23

Peter 3
     ³Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
   ⁴But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
   ⁵For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:

"You can read the character of a man on the countenance of his wife."  Our face shows the world what kind of man is in our lives.  If some of us are in unfortunate situations, God can help us reflect Him.  We have examples God gave us, like Sarah.  "You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear" (1Peter 3:6).  If you read about her you will see what she had to go through and how she over came.  Self-confidence is the trust we have in our own ability.  We need to put our confidence solely in God.  "Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame" (Ps.34:5).

Affirmation:  A gentle and quiet spirit makes me truly beautiful.

Becoming the Woman God Wants, day 46

The Importance of Being Modest

She makes coverings for her bed;
she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he taked his seat among the elders of the land.
Proverbs 31:22-23

1 Timothy 2

   ¹I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
   ²For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
   ³For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
   ⁴Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

 ⁹In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
   ¹⁰But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.

In this chapter she gets very honest and real about modesty.  We need to cover ourselves!!  She also mentions that skirts below the knee are just more attractive and just look better.  There is no reason for a godly women to have a low cut shirt or short skirts in her closet.  Are we wearing things for the right reason?  We need to be clothed with dignity.  She also adds that if we are dressing seductively we are just has guilty as the men that we caused to lust after us. 

Affirmation:  I am clothed in fine linen and purple!

Becoming the Woman God Wants, day 45

Purge Personal Items

She makes coverings for her bed;
she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
Proverbs 31:22-23

Hebrews 12

   ¹Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
   ²Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Purging!!!  We need to go through our hair and skin products if we don't currently use it we need to throw it out.  We also need to go through our accessories, purses, belts, hats, and scarves.  Less is more.

Affirmation:  I am clothed in fine linen and purple.

Becoming the Woman God Wants, day 44

Determine Your Ideal Weight

She makes coverings for her bed;
she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
Proverbs 31:22-23

Genesis 3

   ⁶And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
   ⁷And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

One way that we can save money and be able to spend a little more on clothes is staying in the same size.  I know that this sounds impossible.  If clothing starts to get a little tight, its time to eat less and be more active.  We don't need to go out and buy and entirely new wardrobe.  Lets eat reasonably and exercise three to four days a week.  We need to maintain a healthy weight and be frugal .

Becoming the Woman God Wants, day 43

Week Seven

Personal Appearance

Stick With Your Core Color

She makes coverings for her bed;
she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
Her husband is respected at the city gate,
wher he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
Proverbs 31: 22-23

Ezekiel 16

     ¹⁰I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers' skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk.
   ¹¹I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.
   ¹²And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head.
   ¹³Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.
   ¹⁴And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it was perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord GOD.
 
 In this chapter, we are picking our core color(blue, brown, black).  Most everything I have in my closet cordinates with black, so this was an easy one for me.  I do believe we should take time to work on our apearence.  It speaks volumes before things even come out of our mouth.  We also need to purge things that we know we will never wear. 

Affirmation:  I wear my core color to simplify my life. 

Becoming the Woman God Wants, day 40

Begin Automatic Savings and Investment

She opens her arms to the poor
and extends her hands to the needy.
When it snows, she has no fear for her household;
for all of them are clothed in scarlet.
Proverbs 31:20-21

Proverbs 13

     ¹⁰Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
   ¹¹Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

In study, Jesus speaks more on money than about heaven and hell.  There are 125 verses in the Bible that speak about our pocket book.  We should all have financial wisdom.  We need to spend what is left over after we save.  The Bible suggests " He who gathers money little by little makes it grow."  We should be saving 10 percent of our income. 

Affirmation:  I invest wisely.