A New Study

Proverbs 2:16-17

 To deliver thee from the strange woman,

even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth,

and forgetteth the covenant of her God.

 

I mentioned yesterday that I am beginning a study in the gospels to study the character of Christ.

I also read in Proverbs daily.

This year I am looking for references to women (not hard to find)

that I might avoid poor behavior and emulate right behavior.

 

The first traits I find are negative (those to avoid).

The strange woman.

A woman of whom nothing good is said.

 

I do not want her speech - that of flattery. 

How easy it is to flatter ...

in order to get my way,

in order to avoid an awkward situation,

in order to get "friends."

A trait to avoid.

 

I do not want her philosophy.

She has denied her God.

She has left her commitment to God.

How often I see women leave God and their upbringing

when things do not go as they expected or wanted.

Trials in marriage.

Difficulty in finances.

Unexplained sickness.

Death of a loved one.

The lure of earthly pleasures.

 

Will you be a wise woman today?

Will I?

With a mouth full of truth and grace?

With a heart and mind focused on Christ?