EPISODE 156: FAMILY & HOUSEHOLD (Be Complete Series)

BE IN THE WORD:

Proverbs 31

15 She gets up while it is still night; she provides food for her family and portions for her female servants.

21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household; for all of them are clothed in scarlet.

22 She makes coverings for her bed; she is clothed in fine linen and purple.

27 She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.

28 Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.

BE EDUCATED:

The Virtuous Woman: Shattering the Superwoman Myth Does the woman in Proverbs 31 make you feel like a sluggard? For years Christian women have struggled to understand what the Proverbs 31 woman was all about. Instead of encouragement or instruction, for most, this passage offered “more guilt than eating a one-pound bag of M&Ms.” Is this the ideal woman? Or is the Proverbs 31 woman an outdated fixture of the past? Vicki Courtney believes that this passage is not in the Bible by accident and that a virtuous woman is a rare find in today’s world. Join Vicki as she sojourns with you to unravel the mystery behind the Proverbs 31 woman.

BE DOERS, NOT JUST HEARERS:

Of the following questions, ask yourself which one you most need to reflect on and commit to becoming more like?

1. Do you wear yourself out trying to make things Pinterest perfect or just do you do what needs to be done and do it well?

2. Are you more concerned about setting yourself up for success or the ones you care for?

3. Do you prepare for the moment before the moment or do you just try to wing it and fly by the seat of your pants?

4. Are you covered by the blood of Christ and armed for a “stormy” day?

5. Do you stand apart from the world or do you blend in? Does your appearance and your speech point others to Christ?

6. Do you spend more time thinking about your job, neighbor, ministry then you do your household? Do you spend more time talking about other people’s lives, marriages, kids then you think about your own?

7. Have you given up on your family? Has it become too hard to be engaged, to lean in, to watch over its affairs?

8. What is the legacy you are building? Are those you care for rising up? Would they call you blessed?

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