Strange or Wise

Proverbs 7:11

She is loud and stubborn;

her feet abide not in her house:

 

This verse has encouraged me to do right MANY times.

Once again, Solomon shows us how to act by describing the strange woman.

Her traits: loud, stubborn, and displaced.

She does not have the meek and quiet spirit described in I Peter 3.

She is not the helpmeet God desired in Genesis 2 or

the submitted wife of Colossians 3 or Ephesians 5

because she stubbornly desires her own way.

And she is not the "keeper at home" described in Titus 2,

for she is to often "out and about."

 

I am not by nature a loud person, but I do wrestle with stubbornness. 

My flesh "always" knows best.

It is not an attractive quality and is not a blessing in my home.

When I read about this evil woman to be avoided,

it reminds me to be submissive to God and hubby.

 

Then there are days when I am "tired" of housework,

when the house is too quiet,

when I just want an adventure ...

again, I am reminded of the woman in the streets.

She is only causing trouble because she is not where she should be.

Suddenly, my place looks better and I am reminded to submit to God's plan for my life.

 

Quiet ...

Submissive ...

Working at home ...

 

Following God's plan, not the plan of the world or my flesh.