March 8, 2014
Today’s blog is just for women:
In Proverbs 12 it says:
A worthy wife is a crown for her husband, but a disgraceful woman is like cancer in his bones
Worthy, worthy of what? What is the definition of worthy? Honorable, valuable.
I think one of the challenges today is that “things”, are so attainable and easily thrown away that relationships start to become “things” also.
We also start looking for our self worth in things and what we have to offer.
There use to be a simpler time when women were admired for their inner beauty not their outer beauty. There was a time when wearing clothes that covered our bodies and not being out on the streets looking for love was admirable. There was a time when you waited for the guy to come around, and you did not throw yourself at them EVER. You didn’t go looking for it. There was a time, actually, when courting, was the norm. There was a time when being a virgin on your wedding night was the norm not the exception.
Why do we think today, that we can’t be like a woman of yesteryear? Why do we think that by walking the streets, searching the Internet,going to the clubs, posting pictures on websites in clothing that should have been outlawed, that we will get men worthy of us being a “crown”…. Instead of being a crown you will be a jewel he will add to his already filled crown of other women that meant nothing.
Why do we not see ourselves worthy to be a crown? Why have we let the world of advertising tell us that “unless you are this size” or “doing this in the world”, you are less than? Why do we think that as soon as the guy says hello we need to jump in bed with them? Why do we not see ourselves worthy of being that crown to our husband, key word husband….why do we worry that we will miss something if we settle down and start a life with just one man? Why do we think that our lives will be empty if we become a woman of a time gone by?
What would our relationships look like, what would our children learn if we became the women of yesteryear?
So my question is; are you a crown or a cancer?
And if you are not married, what are your actions teaching your children? And with your actions, are you going to catch the attention of a righteous, God-fearing, man?