The Virtuous Woman

Since I was a teenager I have routinely taken a look at Proverbs 31. It is the story that many refer to as "The Virtuous Woman". It describes a woman who is full of grace, class, discipline, and a really hard worker. She is a career woman who takes care of her family and supports her husband in all he does. Tonight I was noticing that in verses 11 and 12 it says, "The heart of her husband safely trusts her; so he will have no lack of gain. She does him good and not evil all the days of her life."

I am not sure why, but when I read these verses a vision of a man came to my mind. It is a vision of a man who has so much responsibility, so many burdens, and such a heavy load to carry. He is doing all he can to make sure his family has all they need. And in the midst of all these burdens, standing behind him, supporting him, loving him... this woman, his wife. She is his escape, his peace, he may not be sure about everything else in life, but he is sure about her. He is completely confident that he can count on her, trust her, and knows that she will not miss a beat to make sure he is supported, helped, loved, and has his moments of safety, peace and rest amidst all his responsibility. She is his refuge.

I want to be this woman. I want to make sure that no matter what, Brian can find rest, trust, safety, love and comfort in me. He does so much and works so hard with military life and deployments, less comfortable surroundings and his service. He does all this and still makes the time to tell me he loves me. I am so lucky to have him. I want to do all I can to make sure he knows how loved and appreciated he is by giving him all the support he needs.

I pray for him everyday that God will bless him and make him a blessing to those around him...that God would use him in a mighty way to do things bigger than he knows he is capable of doing...that Christ would be to him as an anchor to the soul, both sure and steadfast...that God give him favor amongst his coworkers and those in authority over him... and that at the end of his day, God will lay him down in perfect peace so that he may rise the next day, ready for his service.