3.Be confident. We simply cannot be effective in anything if we lack confidence. Low self-esteem plagues so many valuable women. Simply reading through a day in the life of Ruby can leave us feeling inadequate in our own lives. We must get it through our heads that we are worth it, we are valuable, and we are worthy of praise. We must step out of ourselves so that we can confidently take care of those entrusted to us. If we focus too much on our shortcomings, criticize our worth, and compare our lives to others, we strip away the confidence God wants us to have and will miss out on fulfilling our duties in a Godly manner.
4.Be servant minded. This final step to being the Ruby of your home is encased throughout the Proverbs 31 passage. Ruby possessed the heart of a servant. All she did was done out of love, respect, and honor to God, her husband, and her household. She was so engulfed with meeting the needs of others that she has surpassed all expectations. If any trait is deemed more important than the rest, it would be this one. This final trait is the foundation to which everything listed before it lies on. If you want to truly be the Proverbs 31 woman, you must step out of yourself and into service.
We can all be the “Ruby” in our household. We too are excellent and worthy of praise. God has blessed us as women with amazing traits and talents to serve our Master, our husbands, our children, and our communities in ways that are unique to women. Be the Proverbs 31 woman. Show loyalty when society tells you to fend for yourself. Be ingenious with the way you run your household. Be confident that you were fearfully and wonderfully made a woman, a vessel of gentleness and compassion. And most importantly, serve, in every way you can and give the glory to your Father daily. I like to picture Ruby going to bed at night, tired and exhausted with a heart full of joy knowing she she is blessed and loved, eager to wake up the next day in hopes to get to serve again.
“Give her the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates”
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