~Discovering Virtue~

Proverbs 31:10~
           ~A virtuous woman, who can find? For her price is far above rubies.~

I have often heard Proverbs 31 used to define what God sees as Beautiful. I guess this is as good a place to start as any. I have read this passage many times. I dont think i have ever really stopped to ponder what it means or think about how it could apply to my life..... so looking to this passage with new eyes, lets see what i can find....

What exactly is Virtuous? when i hear that question I think of Honesty, Loyalty, Sweet, Kind, Patient, and Purity. At this point, I already feel like I have bitten off more than I can chew.... This long look in the mirror already has me shaking my head.....

I have known a few extremely amazing women in my life..... The one that stand front and formost in my my mind is Reva Marcum.....I adopted this lady as my "grandma" when I was really young..... I look back and remember her for her gentleness and kindness. She always had a smile on her face. She always had a kind word to say to everyone in her path. I remember her singing hymns in her kitchen while cooking and I remember her praying with me before I went to sleep on the nights I spent at her house. She was always busy doing something.... cooking, cleaning, sewing, and various house hold activities. She oozed what i would call Proverbs 31 Beauty....

I also think back and remember Mrs Stroud..... She was something else..... every time I would go to church she would greet me at the door with 2 questions and a verse!!!! Did I remember to read my Bible and Did I remember to Pray that day..... and along with that she would quote a verse that had touched her heart that week.... Never failed.... as sure as the sun rises.... that was the greeting you would recieve.... What an example of seeking after Gods heart.

So over the next few blog post I will seek to discover exactly what each quality of the Proverbs 31 woman means, which ones i possess, which ones I need to achieve and how to achieve them.....

I suppose this feeling of being over whelmed is natural.  This is going to be a long journey. But one I feel will be well worth it.....