Womenality

I’m actually looking for a good verse from Bible to share today. So I tried my luck on Google and found these interesting and truly encouraging verses for and about us, women. I took these three verses from Proverbs.

Proverbs 11:16
A kindhearted woman gains respect, but ruthless men gain only wealth.

Proverbs 12:4
A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones

Proverbs 14:1
The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.

I’m a woman and I never regret every single realization of it.

I’m a regular reader of Our Daily Bread. I used to buy it on a yearly basis but this year, I decided not to buy. I’m currently reading the 2009 edition because I felt that I was not able to digest and apply what’s written on every page in my life.  I felt guilty ‘coz it seems that I know better the lines from a movie than the beautiful lines of this beautiful book.

I was a bit late with my reading and this verse was dated February 7, 2009 with title, “Calling Myself”. An interesting question from the lesson of the story is “How often are my prayers more like calling myself than calling on God?”

For example, when I’m falsely accused, I plead with God for vindication. I want my name to be cleared and guilty person held accountable for the harm done to my reputation. But then I get impatient with God and and try to vindicate myself. I may as well be praying to my self.

Vindication does not come from self-defensive arguments; it stems from integrity (Ps. 26:1)

Psalm 34:15-20 – “The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry; the face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth. The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. A righteous man may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all; he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken.