A LOVING WOMAN JOURNEY
HOW TO BE A LOVING WIFE ADVENTURE
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THE VIRTUOUS WOMAN
A RECIPE
STEP #6 |
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Welcome back ...
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Today's
Virtuous Vitamin is
~INTEGRITY~
soundness |
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Proverbs 31
... Verse 14
She is like
the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
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EVERYONE LOVES A LOVING WOMAN
HOW TO BE A LOVING WIFE TODAY
Glad you're here to share
another verse from this
great Proverb that we're
studying together.
Metaphors are such cool
little things, but
sometimes they can
confuse people. When you
read this verse, you may
think that it means that
a woman should get out
and about to get things
for the family. Ah, my
friend, but you must
look at things
spiritually. Do you
suppose maybe king
Lemuel's mother meant
that a virtuous woman
would go to great
lengths to provide what
her family needs? That
doesn't mean going to
the most expensive
stores or to shop in
different cities, states
or even countries.
That doesn't mean that the
things you obtain for
your loved ones have to
be novelty items,
imports, one of a kinds,
brand names, designer
labels or anything of
that sort. It means that
you put your heart and
soul, your love
and devotion, your
blood, sweat and tears
so to speak, into all that you do for
and give to your loved
ones, no matter what the
cost.
Do I mean cost as in
money?
No, I mean cost as in
effort.
A virtuous woman is
like a merchant ship
because her dedication
is so very valuable
and that's a novelty
that doesn't wear off.
The
LOVE that you
include in everything
you do and make, truly
makes you unique.
Love is an
ingredient that far too
many people have ceased
to include in all they
do, and it's very sad,
because Jesus said
that's how people will
identify us as
Christians ... By our
love.
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John
13:34-35
A new
commandment I give unto you, That ye Love one another; as I have Loved you, that
ye also Love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples,
if ye have Love one to another. |
A LOVING WOMAN IS A BLESSING
HOW TO BE A LOVING WIFE AS GOD REQUIRES
Your time, and your
love are a
sacrifice ... A gift to God. When you spend
time, serving His
children with love,
you're doing a wonderful
thing for yourself as
well.
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1 Peter 4:8
And above
all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the
multitude of sins. |
The time that you spend
doing things for people
with love
is so precious in God's
eyes. You even get
special
grace for it, like Peter
said above. What a
bargain! Love
will hook you up with a
deal like that. We so
often forget, and think
we're doing things for
people, instead of doing
things for Jesus, but
don't forget:
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Matthew
25:40
... Verily I
say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my
brethren, ye have done it unto me. |
IN GOD'S IMAGE, BE
CREATIVE!
We touched on this a
little in the last step. Let's talk about it
a little more. Roll up
your sleeves, get
creative and learn how
to improvise. Reach
inside and bring out the
creative side of you.
You are God's child, so
believe that you can,
because you were created
in His image, and He
created everything, so
it's in there, you just
have to bring it out.
You're one of a kind.
Your creativity comes
from the Lord. You
inherited it!
A LOVING WOMAN IS NATURAL
HOW TO BE A LOVING WIFE TO HER HUSBAND
Look at the last half of
the verse:
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she bringeth her food
from afar ~
Your food, your
fruit (virtues) could
not be imported from a
better source. You
really never know what
you can do unless you
try. You will surprise
yourself, or rather,
what I should say is, God will surprise you. A
china doll bought at the
store, pales in
comparison to a teddy
bear that you can make
out of needle and
thread, some old
buttons, an old
sweatshirt, some cotton
balls and your special
ingredient ...
LOVE. A china
doll will probably sit
up on a shelf and gather
dust because it may get
broken if handled too
roughly, but a teddy
bear can be so treasured
that the fleece gets
loved off of it, right
down to the bare bear
threads!
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Psalms 86:10
For thou art
great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone. |
LOVE ISN'T LOVE
'TILL YOU GIVE IT AWAY
Remember that one of our
challenges in this
program is to look at
things from different
points of view. Let's
meet the challenge with
the topic of love.
Many people have been
hurt in their lives so
deeply that they're
afraid to love
again, because they
don't want to experience
the kind of pain that
the loss of love
causes, ever again. I
have to ask you, if
God is Love,
and you feel love
for someone, but don't
share it, aren't you
keeping God from them?
How many times have you
selfishly kept God to
yourself by holding back
Love?
BECOME A LOVING WOMAN
HOW TO BE A LOVING WIFE IN TODAY'S WORLD
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1 John 4:16
And we have
known and believed the Love that God hath to us.
God is Love;
and he that dwelleth in Love dwelleth in God, and God in him. |
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1 John 4:18
There is no
fear in Love; but perfect Love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He
that feareth is not made perfect in Love. |
Look for that verse
again later in our
program, too.
Have you ever thought
about how much
love you put
into the things you do
for your loved ones?
When you cook a meal,
when you keep house,
when you mend a button
on a shirt, do you do
these kinds of things
with love
or is it mostly
obligation and
begrudgingly? Are you
angry that you have to
spend your
time on someone else? Do
you feel like they
should do it themselves?
Do you ever feel like
they "owe" you for the
things you've done for
them? Is it so easy to
forget that no matter
what you do, or who you
do it for, you're really
doing it for Jesus?
Remember this scripture
that we just read a few
moments ago?
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Matthew
25:40
And the King
shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done
it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. |
A LOVING WOMAN ENDURES
HOW TO BE A LOVING WIFE AND WHY
I promise you this my
friend, when you find it
the most difficult to do
something with
love for
someone, is when it
counts the most.
Sometimes it makes us
just want to kick the
dirt and stomp our feet
and shake our fists because the Lord wants
us to do things,
especially love
people that we may
rather not want to.
Check out
Matthew 22:28-31. And
it's not even a natural
thing to be unloving, if
you think about it, it
goes against our nature,
because we are made in
the image of God,
therefore, we are
naturally Godly and
loving, however, because
of Original Sin, we are
tempted by the devil at
every opportunity to act
ungodly and unloving.
I'm going to show you
what Jesus said,
according to both
Matthew and Luke,
because both are so
riveting, and I don't
want you to miss the
importance of this
topic:
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Matthew
5:44-46
But I say
unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that
hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That
ye may be the children of your Father which is in Heaven: for He maketh his sun
to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the
unjust. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the
publicans the same? |
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Luke 6:31-35
And as ye
would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. For if ye love
them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love
them. And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for
sinners also do even the same. And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to
receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as
much again. But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing
again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the
Highest: for He is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. |
GOD WANTS YOU TO BE A LOVING WOMAN
HOW TO BE A LOVING WIFE FOR YOUR LORD
Our Father wants us to
go the extra mile. My
dear friend, here comes
one of those times when
you're gonna want to
clench your teeth and
purse your lips and puff
and sneer at me (kinda
reminds me of what I
suppose Leviathan to
look like), but if you
think that the Lord led
you here because He
wants you to improve
just a little bitty bit,
I'm afraid we may not be
on the same page, so to
speak. I'm certain that
any amount of
improvement is
appreciated, but think
about it, potential
bride of Christ, giving
only minimal effort ...
Heck, anyone can improve
just a little. You're
not auditioning for a
bit part in an off
Broadway play here,
you're asking to be
worthy of being with
Jesus for eternity. Is a
little improvement
enough?
Take a look at this next
scripture and then I'll
help you to understand
it better:
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James 4:7-10
Submit
yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw
nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and
purify your hearts, ye double minded. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let
your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble
yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and
He shall
lift you up. |
Do whatever it takes.
Humble yourself to God
and He will be there
with open arms to help
you before you know it.
Stop experimenting with
sin, to see how much you
may get away with.
Cleanse your inner soul.
Stop playing games. Face
the fact that you have
allowed and maybe even
enjoyed the lifestyle
that includes sin, and
you will probably
experience disgust and
sadness and anger, and
all kinds of emotional
whirlwinds that the
devil would love for you
to hold on to and
continue in, but pull a
fast one on him and turn
it into repentance. And
then, my friend, you
will feel an
overwhelming relief. You will feel the freedom of Grace.
It's time to get down to
business ... God
business. Make a choice.
When you're face down in
the dirt, before you get
on your feet you have to
get on your knees.
And then, precious
friend, He SHALL lift
you up!
A LOVING WOMAN IS PRECIOUS
HOW TO BE A LOVING WIFE AND REMAIN ONE
Remind yourself also
that even though this is
a 28 step program ... It
very well may take more
than 28 days to be able
to claim that you're a
rock solid virtuous
woman. How long have you
been following the
world? Chances are, much
longer than 28 days.
Now, that doesn't mean
that if you've followed
the world for 28 years,
it's going to take 28
years to get back to
your child of God little
girl that you're seeking
for. You must have
patience, but be
persistent. As you know,
you only get out of
something what you put
into it.
Being that we're on the
topic of love,
I'm compelled to share
Jesus' words about what
will happen towards the
end of time:
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Matthew
24:12
And because
iniquity
shall
abound, the
love of many
shall wax
cold. |
The Apostle Paul
explains this in detail:
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2 Timothy
3:1-7
This know
also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers
of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to
parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false
accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors,
heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of
godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. For of this sort
are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins,
led away with divers lusts, Ever learning, and never able to come to the
knowledge of the TRUTH. |
A LOVING WOMAN CONCERN
HOW TO BE A LOVING WIFE WARNING
Is it just me, or does
that sound frightfully
familiar to the way
things are right now?!
Here ... Let me re-word
that so you'll get the
picture crystal clear.
Be certain of this, that in the last days it will be a dangerous time (for your soul). People will love their own selves, they will be greedy, braggers, prideful, blasphemers, disobedient to parents,
unthankful, unholy, unnatural,
promise breakers, liars,
without self-control,
violent, hateful of
those that are good,
betrayers, reckless,
conceited, lovers of
pleasures more than
lovers of God, claiming
to have a religion, but
denying the power of
God. Stay away from
these. They are the kind
of people that sneak
into houses and make
prisoners of silly
women, who are easily
persuaded by sin, always
learning, but never
seeing TRUTH.
Now, imagine that this
isn't only talking about
people you may have
heard of, it's at every
corner of every city of
every country in the
world. Let me ask you,
isn't this a perfect
description of what you
watch on television? You
don't have to go
out into the
world for your soul to
be taken hostage. The
world can creep right
into your own home, and
teach you endlessly,
burdening you with sins,
and blinding you from
the TRUTH. Television,
magazines, social media,
junk mail, radio,
telephone calls, texts,
you name it, and the
enemy WILL use it as a
mode of entrance into an
unsuspecting soul. Notice that
Paul specifically warned
that women are
susceptible to this, so
I just want to warn you
... Be on guard ... Be
alert ... Protect your
virtue and don't let any
of these things affect
your ability or your
desire to LOVE,
because if it does, it
directly affects your
relationship with Jesus.
Dear friend, love
is the key. If you have
love in
your heart, you've got
it made, because Jesus
taught us that it is the
greatest commandment.
And if your love
for the Lord is strong,
being virtuous becomes a
much simpler task.
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Galatians
5:14
For all the
law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as
thyself. |
A LOVING WOMAN IS GENUINE
HOW TO BE A LOVING WIFE REASONS
Whenever you have a
decision to make
(remember, most choices
in life are a test of
your virtue), and if you
can't decide what is
right, always imagine
how you're going to feel
after the
decision is made and
what consequences of
your decision will come
about. Don't be afraid
to analyze things ahead
of time, it's the smart
thing to do. That will
make it easier to decide
many times. Don't be
hasty. Be predictable.
Consider
all the "what
ifs." The world may
think it's cool to be
spontaneous and
impulsive, but believe
this TRUTH, it's better
to be level headed and
ask the Holy Spirit to
guide you. He is your
friend and counselor. He
loves
you.
How many times have you
laid down to sleep,
praying for the Lord to
keep your soul through
the night, and wished
you had made a different
choice about something
earlier in the day. Slow
down in your life. Be
patient and intelligent
in making choices.
Eternity is a good
perspective to use when
making decisions. Is
your choice something
that will even matter 10
years from now, or how
about in the even longer
run, will it effect your
eternal life?
Remember again, what
this verse says, 'she
bringeth her food from
afar.' When you work
hard to maintain a
virtuous lifestyle, and
you've traveled a long
way, don't let the enemy
steal away the virtue
that the Lord treasures
in you. He's depending
on you to distribute
that treasure (your
virtues) that He imports
to you, to others too.
ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW
A LOVING SUMMARY
HOW TO BE A LOVING WIFE CONCLUSION
Perhaps the "food" in
this verse, is wisdom.
Maybe this means that a
virtuous woman will seek
the mind of the Lord
through prayer, through
the Bible, through other
Christians, etc., until
she is satisfied that
she knows TRUTH. A
virtuous woman will seek
the TRUTH, no matter how
difficult it may seem.
The TRUTH is ...
LOVE NEVER FAILS!
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1 John 4:16
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God is Love;
and he that dwelleth in Love dwelleth in God, and God in him. |
And as always, reflect
on God's grace, every
day of your life.
More enlightening coming
up in the next step. I'm
happy we're sharing it
together! I LOVE YOU,
FRIEND!
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STEP #6
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each step
often to be
sure you
have not
missed
anything.
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