read a chapter a day of Proverbs
pray Prov 3:6-7 every day
commit to be in church 10-10 through the Destination series
listen for and promptly follow God's leadings daily
I've been away on vacation and have to admit that made it a little more challenging to stay on task with the challenge. But today is a new day and I'm working hard to keep my word on this.
As I was reading Proverbs 12 today I ran across this verse that is one of many in Proverbs that addresses marriage - the topic we're covering this Sunday.
A wife of noble character is her husband's crown,
but a disgraceful woman is like cancer in his bones.
Now, before all you guys and singles check out on me... wait! I think there is something in this verse for all of us.
First of all, let me speak as a wife and say that this verse could just as easily be said of a husband as it is of a wife. Truth is, when our spouse, or anyone we are in close relationship with is a person of noble character, it is in many ways a fact that we wear proudly and when they are disgraceful it does feel like something that is eating away at us from the inside.
But, I think the meat of this verse, the thing that I want to walk away from it having learned is this... not only do I want to have in my life a spouse who is noble in character and not disgraceful, but more importantly, I want to be a person of noble character and who is not disgraceful.
I cannot control others in my life, my husband, my children, my friends... I can only control who I am and who I become. So while it is very important to surround myself with people bearing the character traits in this verse, it is so much more important to be that kind of person.
What are you learning from Proverbs?
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