“Who can find a virtuous woman?” Proverbs 31:10a
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Elizabeth starts by talking about how this feat of becoming virtuous can feel
overwhelming. A task we might not want to start because we find it daunting. God
desires us to be virtuous, so we need to start on the task.
I am encouraged to know that this ideal of what a woman should be like came from a woman. A
man did not dream up what they wanted and then forced all the women to achieve
the status. A woman was telling her son what he needed to look for and to find
in a wife. Even though this standard was high, the mother fully expected her
son to find someone who lived up to these characteristics.
Virtuous. We are to strive to achieve virtue, but what does
that mean? Elizabeth says that virtue contains a power of mind (moral
principles and attitudes) and also a power of body (potency and effectiveness).
At the end of each chapter, Elizabeth gives us the how-to’s
of beauty. For this chapter they are the following:
#1 cultivate the desire
#2 give it
time.
This summary is just the bare bones of the chapter. I highly
encourage all women to get this book and read the book.
I am curious what
the first thing that comes to mind is when you think of a virtuous woman?
Kind and Patient. Might have to read this book.
ReplyDeleteI like that description!
DeleteI highly recommend this book. Not super deep, but though provoking and practical.
I think Elizabeth George has a knack for giving practical advice in a readable way. Sounds like a good book. The first thing I think of when I think of a virtuous woman is the verse that says that the heart of her husband trusts in her. I want that to always be true in my marriage!
ReplyDeleteThat is a good summary. Everything that the virtuous woman does is done so that her husband does trust in her. I like it!
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