SHE WORKS WITH WILLING HANDS

#VirtuousWomanSeries

"She selects wool and flax (plant from which linen is made) and works with willing hands"

Proverbs 31:13 (Holman Christian Standard Bible)

 

Please don't ask me why the Proverbs 31 woman is selecting wool and flax; I'm not certain why. I think it has something to do with the fact that she likes sewing and knitting. I don't think, though, that it means every #VirtuousWoman must select wool and flax.

 

I think the point being passed across is that she is not waiting passively for things to come her way. I think it means she takes initiative and doesn't just wait for "wool and flax" to come to her...

 

This is confirmed by the second part of the verse. She is not loafing around expecting someone to be her human ATM...she works and she is not coerced to work...She does not have an entitlement mentality.

 

Sir, if your idea of a virtuous woman is that of a woman who spends 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year and 366 days in a leap year, fasting and praying for you to change your ways and be converted, you were taught wrong...The Proverbs 31 woman is using her time for productive ventures (not that she doesn't pray but she isn't wasting time picking up after your mess; please take personal responsibility...)

 

If you've asked your wife to stop aspiring to become a better and useful human being just because her success threatens you, YOU are in error. There is nothing virtuous about loafing around, doing nothing productive and just bearing children...). I understand the point of being a stay-at-home mum when the kids are in their formative years but when they're older, please let her engage in other productive ventures so she won't grow up to be dependent on her children and become a "monster-in-law"...While she's caring for the kids, I believe there are some productive ventures she can still engage in. For example, my mother (who wasn't a stay-at-home mum) had a provision shop that she hired an attendant to mind, while we ensured that the attendant didn't help herself...I'm sure there's something productive Madam can do...

 

I know some wives "become" unbearable when they start making money. However, if you're truthful and honest, you'll realise that they've always had it in them; money just amplified the evil they were already harbouring...Contrary to what Nollywood preaches, not every successful woman is evil...

 

Enjoy your day.