In our previous two posts on the Proverbs 31 woman, we've looked in detail at all the things this virtuous wife and mother does. But I think we can get so caught up in what she does that we sometimes forget her why. What she does is not as important as why she...
Before you look at the example of the Proverbs 31 woman and turn away in discouragement, let me entice you with a mental exercise: If this woman was alive today, what do you think she would look like? Would her interests include Pilates or DIY...
Do you cringe at the mention of the Proverbs 31 woman? (Did you cringe just reading the title of this post?) If so, you're not alone—I would dare to say that most Christian women are right there with you. At one time or another we've...
It's one thing to overcome the flesh and stop doing bad things. It's a completely different thing to "walk in the Spirit" (Galatians 5:16) and start doing good things. But it's true that the best way to break a bad habit is to start a...
I delight greatly in the LORD; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. Isaiah 61:10 (NIV) As...
You know how in movies like Star Wars or Lord of the Rings, there's this pitting of good against evil, light against darkness? Galatians 5 tells us about the pitting of the flesh against the Spirit: "For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the...
It's important to understand the Holy Spirit's work in the believer. Many of us ignore or disregard this third member of the Godhead altogether, often because we just don't understand what He does in our lives. But His work is vital. The Holy Spirit enables you...
Some situations just have a way of bringing out the worst in us. Have you found that to be true? Maybe you lost your cool in the Walmart parking lot when someone took the spot you were waiting for. Maybe your kids pushed your buttons...
Remember that old song "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt"? What a name to have, right? Well, it kind of reminds me of God's name that He proclaimed to Moses in Exodus 34. We read that God passed before Moses and said, "The LORD, the LORD God, merciful...
The pagan gods of ancient times were seen as very capricious. Especially during Old Testament times, these were gods who required things like human sacrifices and the practice of horrible sexual deeds to supposedly gain their favor. You could not get through to these pagan...