“What if God should place a diamond in your hand and tell you to inscribe on it a sentence which should be read at the Last Day and shown there as an index of your thoughts and feelings! What care…what caution… would you exercise in the selection!
(The diamond is your child!)” Russell Payson
This is the month we dedicate to Motherhood and our focus, Mom, is asking our “self” … What kind of Mom am I? Being a mom is a massive responsibility. Is there a test we can take to know if I we are on the right track? I don’t want to get to the end of the road and realize I have been on the wrong trajectory! Little feet are stepping into the print I leave behind…
What should my life look like?
Let’s take a look…Here’s a little test…A godly woman is clearly defined in Proverbs 31… She is:
PURE. “Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies.” Vs. 10 Virtue is the moral excellence and purity of spirit that radiates from a life that obeys God’s word. Are you a virtuous woman?
TRUSTWORTHY. “The heart of her husband has confidence and safely trusts in her, so that he lacks nothing of value.” Vs. 11 Being consistently truthful earns future trust from your husband, when you accurately report past facts. Are you a faithful and truthful woman? Can he trust you?
COMMITTED. “She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.” Vs. 12 Being committed means we are using difficult times to demonstrate our dedication to God, family and to those
DILIGENT. “She seeks wool and flax and works willingly with her hands…She rises also while it is yet night and gives meat to her household…with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.” Vs.13-16 When we are visualizing each task as a special assignment from God and using all our energies to accomplish it, we are being diligent. Are you a diligent woman?
INDUSTRIOUS AND OPTIMISTIC. “She girds her loins with strength and strengthens her arms. She perceives that her merchandise is good: her candle does not go out by night. She lays her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.” Vs. 17-19 Knowing what factors will diminish the effectiveness of our work or words if neglected, contributes to the completeness of the task at hand. Are you a woman of gratefulness that doesn’t quit when the job gets tough?
COMPASSIONATE. “She stretches out her hand to the poor; she reaches forward her hands to the needy. Are you a woman who invests whatever is necessary to meet the need and heal the hurts of others?
GENTLE. “She is not afraid of the snow for her household…she makes fine linen…strength and honor are her clothing…she opens her mouth with wisdom and in her tongue is the law of kindness.” Vs. 21-27 Are you a woman who is fearless, demonstrating wise and gentle assurance with kind concern in meeting the needs of others while eagerly doing what is right with transparent motives?
HONORED. “Her children arise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her…Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman that fears the Lord…she will be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.” Vs. 28-31 Do you want to be praised and honored by your family? Ask yourself…Am I a woman who fears God by my obedience to His Word …literally terrified of the consequence of compromise and sin in my life?
Did you take the test?
How did you do?
Those little footsteps behind you are counting on you passing the test…
“But the wisdom from above is pure, peaceable, gentle,
and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits,
without partiality, and without hypocrisy.” James 3: 17
~Jackie Johnson - I am a former tribal missionary to the Kuna Indians on the Colombian border in Central America. Fluent in several languages, my husband and I currently pastor a Spanish-speaking church in Southern California. My passion is mentoring and equipping dedicated young women for life, marriage, motherhood, and beyond. I am the mother of two daughters and the grandmother of three Princesses and four young Knights.
