Money Is Only An Amplifier

Good day people. How are you doing?

The feedback I got from some, particularly men, about the fact that the Proverbs 31 woman 1) had her own money AND 2) made a financial investment without apparently getting her husband's PERMISSION/CONSENT is quite revealing. 

Those who are uncomfortable with the idea appear to think that a financially empowered woman WILL 1) become unsubmissive 2) become a 'man'. 
As I pondered over these things, I realised that Jezebel did not have her own money or any authority of her own yet she successfully (with Ahab's passive support) destroyed Ahab's lineage. Someone even suggested that wives should use their 'vulnerability' to seduce their husbands. I'm not sure why the seduction is required; is it to seduce his money from him? The way I see it, any man expecting his wife to seduce/charm him to get things from him is already setting himself/his family up for a woman like Jezebel. 

A point that came up was that Proverbs 31:11 says that the heart of the virtuous woman's husband trusts in her. The next question, in my opinion, is why? Why does his heart trust in her? Is it only because she has proven to be trustworthy or is it because the man has chosen to trust in her? I believe everyone (male or female) should with God's help, act in ways that engender trust. I also believe that if you've chosen to marry someone, you should be able to give them the benefit of the doubt. Some men distrust their wives because of what they've heard about OTHER wives. I think it's stifling to take fear-based decisions. 

Money is an amplifier. In the hands of a good woman, money will aid the progress of your home, sir (You can read more about that in Proverbs 31: 10-31). An evil woman does not need to have her own money to ruin your household as we've learnt from Jezebel and her daughter/stepdaughter/sister-in-law Attaliah. Selah