I have been pondering a question for a while now. "Do you think you intimidate guys because you are so independent?" My answer is...yes. However I don't see it as the kind of independence that is like owning my own home or making my own dinner. I see it as a spiritual independence.
Now I know that most people think that women are supposed to be much more spiritual than men. Well that is not how I see it. In the Bible it is clear that women are supposed to submit to their husbands. "As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything." Ephesians 5:24 To me this means that I need to be led by my husband spiritually.
So if I am to be led by my husband spiritually that means that I need to find a guy that will be so intertwined with God that my heart gets tangled up along with him. How awesome would that be to just be a heart tangled mess with my husband and God. Sounds like a plan! There is only one problem....we have trained our men to not be emotional and show their passion for God. GREAT! So now I have to look even harder to find him under society.
Another problem is the fact that I am growing spiritually everyday. God is rocking my world right now with blessings. I can't even imagine turning around and going back to who I used to be. So not only do I have to search for a guy that will show his passion but now he has to have more passion than I have...and I am pretty passionate.
My goal is to become the Proverbs 31 women.
10Who can find a virtuous and capable wife?
She is more precious than rubies.
11 Her husband can trust her,
and she will greatly enrich his life.
12 She brings him good, not harm,
all the days of her life.
and busily spins it.
14 She is like a merchant’s ship,
bringing her food from afar.
15 She gets up before dawn to prepare breakfast for her household
and plan the day’s work for her servant girls.
with her earnings she plants a vineyard.
17 She is energetic and strong,
a hard worker.
18 She makes sure her dealings are profitable;
her lamp burns late into the night.
her fingers twisting fiber.
20 She extends a helping hand to the poor
and opens her arms to the needy.
21 She has no fear of winter for her household,
for everyone has warm[c] clothes.
She dresses in fine linen and purple gowns.
23 Her husband is well known at the city gates,
where he sits with the other civic leaders.
24 She makes belted linen garments
and sashes to sell to the merchants.
and she laughs without fear of the future.
26 When she speaks, her words are wise,
and she gives instructions with kindness.
27 She carefully watches everything in her household
and suffers nothing from laziness.
Her husband praises her:
29 “There are many virtuous and capable women in the world,
but you surpass them all!”
but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised.
31 Reward her for all she has done.
Let her deeds publicly declare her praise.
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