Proverbs 31:27: She watches over the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Insight
Without nagging and ill-temper, she yet exercises a firm but loving discipline over each one; checking here and encouraging there, as she sees either to be needed. Never too busy to seek to win an erring one from the snares of worldliness and pride, she eats not the bread of idleness, but by both example and precept endeavors to guide her offspring in the way of peace. Having a mother like this, how poignant must be the grief of heart, if the feet of any of her household go astray in paths of sin! 1
Application
But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine: that the older men be sober, reverent, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience; the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things—that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed. Titus 2:1–5
Consider all 10 of these wonderfully highlighted choices that women should make. Pray and ask God to strengthen one of those qualities in your life this week.
Motivation
That you also aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you. 1 Thessalonians 4:11
When you live for the Lord, you will live unto the Lord, in your words and deeds. – TWEET IT
Prayer
Father, I am so grateful for how You lead me away from idleness and into fruitfulness.
1. Ironside, H. A. (1908). Notes on the Book of Proverbs (p. 482). Neptune, NJ: Loizeaux Bros.
