{"id":175,"date":"2010-10-18T14:13:01","date_gmt":"2010-10-18T19:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pambhm.net\/blog\/?p=175"},"modified":"2010-10-18T14:13:01","modified_gmt":"2010-10-18T19:13:01","slug":"a-modern-day-proverbs-31-lady","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pambhm.net\/blog\/2010\/10\/18\/a-modern-day-proverbs-31-lady\/","title":{"rendered":"a modern day Proverbs 31 lady"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you have any Godly Mentors in your life? I’m blessed to have several. Some for a season, others for longer periods of my life. For lots of girls, their mothers and grandmothers and aunts fit the bill. Other women come in at transitional times of life – like marriage, children, moving to a new city, health issues, etc..<\/p>\n

I follow the blog of a woman who seems crazy to me. She’s taking the Proverbs 31 thing literally for the next year! You can read more about the experiment here<\/a>, but below is what she says about it…<\/p>\n

This means, among other things, \u00c2\u00a0rising before dawn each day (Proverbs 31:15), submitting to my husband (Colossians 3:18), growing out my hair (1 Corinthians 11:15), making my own clothes, (Proverbs 31:22), \u00c2\u00a0learning how to cook (Titus 2:3-5), covering my head when in prayer (1 Corinthians 11:5), calling Dan \u00e2\u20ac\u0153master\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (1 Peter 3:5-6), caring for the poor (Proverbs 31:25), nurturing a gentle and quiet spirit (1 Peter 3:4), and camping out in the backyard for the duration of my monthly period (Leviticus 15:19-33). <\/em><\/p>\n

I say ‘Good Luck’ with that! In my opinion, Proverbs 31 is a model for us as women – that is to be adapted to our own culture. This women needed to know how to cook and sew and was married – that doesn’t fit all women in my culture. After all, they didn’t have shopping malls and drive-thru’s, right?<\/p>\n

One of my favorite people is a great example to me of being a modern-day Proverbs 31 woman<\/a>. She will object to this comparison – which makes it all the more appropriate. \ud83d\ude42 Now, she’s not perfect – but she has consistently been a godly influence in my life for many years. I met her when I was in transition from high school to college – from small town to Birmingham, from knowing my role in life to a wide open world full of choices and opportunities. She was first my boss – and I can thank her for a second chance and for giving me a challenging project that saved my job. She and her family gave me a home-away-from-home on more than one occasion – I was their college kid ‘moocher’ before there was ever a program like that a Shades – I went to their home to do laundry, to play games, to eat, to laugh and relax, and to sleep when the dorm was closed! She drove me home when I was sick and let me wear her yellow sweater when I was cold.\u00c2\u00a0She shared her life with me – personal family issues, church blessings from Shades, health concerns, and a love that truly cared about ME! We’ve been Bible study partners and discussed some deep issues. I’ve always known that I could count on her love and wise counsel and especially her prayers! I’ve observed and experienced God’s love in and through her life for almost 30 years.<\/p>\n

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Happy Birthday to my mentor, my prayer warrior, and my friend! I’m not her biological child, but I will claim to be one of her ‘kids’ and I’ll rise up and call her ‘blessed’. I love you Olivia!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Do you have any Godly Mentors in your life? I’m blessed to have several. Some for a season, others for longer periods of my life. For lots of girls, their mothers and grandmothers and aunts fit the bill. Other women come in at transitional times of life – like marriage, children, moving to a new … <\/p>\n

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