More Big Verbs

Last night in Her Hands we had to confess the sin that the Lord was laying on our hearts at the moment. Thankfully, I am so blessed to have never had to struggle with eating disorders or self esteem issues or so many things a lot of girls go through.

Not that I'm using this for a "Oh, I'm so great" moment... I promise.

We have to confess our sin to someone older this week. I went to dinner with my mentor and her family after church and got a chance to tell her of mine, but I'm going to write about it here as well.

I, Ricci, battle idleness 98% of the time. I mean in everything! I am just lazy half the time, preferring just to sit around as opposed to being active. The problem is, it has effected (affected? I'm never sure) two huge areas of my life:

1. my walk with the Lord and spending time in the word.
2. my accountability with others

I've failed to tell the great girls in my life where I see them struggling, and I've made excuses for not fixing problems I'm having.

Great.

This is so huge. And it's not easy to correct. But, thankfully, this is something that I've noticed and have begun to correct, though it's a slower process than I would like.

I was directed to Proverbs 31:27 this morning, it says: "She looks well to how things go in her household, and the bread of idleness (gossip, discontent, and self-pity) she will not eat." (AMP).

This is that whole big passage that discusses what a woman of the Lord looks like. It's daunting. It's HUGE. It's also full of really good stuff.

The first verse on what that woman looks like is in Proverbs 31:10, "A capable, intelligent, and virtuous woman--who is he who can find her? She is far more precious than jewels and her value is far above rubies or pearls." (AMP). These are, as we would say in class, verbs that get circled and smiley faced in school for using them. They are strong verbs, not soft.

Capable: competent, skillful, good, able, accomplished, adept, adequate, effective, efficient.
Intelligent: brilliant, knowing, intellectual, knowledgeable, keen, alert, sharp, quick-witted, smart.
Virtuous: moral, proper, right, righteous, rightful, decent, modest, nice, pure, continent.

BIG verbs! These are things I want to be, things we, as women, should all want to be! And, being God, he gives us a detailed look at what this woman does in her day to day that makes her all these wonderful words!

All this back to my original verse, 31:27, it says that a woman who has these traits is not going to be full of idleness, self-pity, gossip, or be discontent. Instead, I want to focus on being and seeking out these other verbs. I want to work on being efficient with my time, knowing in the Word, and righteous in my decisions.

Woah. Big stuff before 7am. So, my scripture that I'm memorizing today is Proverbs 31:10 and 31:27. If you see me, ask me about them, ask me what the Lord is showing me as far as how to apply these to my life. I would love the conversation as well as the accountability.