The Virtuous Wife

The Virtuous Wife

Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies. The heart of her husband safely trusts her; so he will have no lack of gain. She does him good and not evil all the days of her life. She seeks wool and flax, and willingly works with her hands. She is like the merchant ships, she brings her food from afar. She also rises while it is yet night, and provides food for her household, and a portion for her maidservants. She considers a field and buys it; from her profits she plants a vineyard. She girds herself with strength, and strengthens her arms. She perceives that her merchandise is good, and her lamp does not go out by night. She stretches out her hands to the distaff, and her hand holds the spindle. She extends her hand to the poor, yes, she reaches out her hands to the needy. She is not afraid of snow for her household, for all her household is clothed with scarlet. She makes tapestry for herself; her clothing is fine linen and purple. Her husband is known in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land. She makes linen garments and sells them, and supplies sashes for the merchants. Strength and honor are her clothing; she shall rejoice in time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom, and on her tongue is the law of kindness. She watches over the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: “Many daughters have done well, but you excel them all.” Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her own works praise her in the gates.

Monday, April 8, 2013

Prayers from my Heart

Father

Lord Jesus, I want to be your bondservant. I want to be sanctified. Lord I really need to be sanctified thoroughly and beg you to do this for me. I ask you to sanctify me in your  love. I know and am thankful that it is your desire to save and sanctify all your children. Multiply your mercy, peace, and love to me and my family. Thank you for your salvation. Protect me from the people who do not have my best interest in mind, people who are only out to hurt me. You know who they are. Please protect my family from these people as well. I want you to remind me everyday that the Lord, having saved the people out of their sins, afterward destroyed those who did not believe. Help me to truly believe and trust u in all things. I love you Lord and know u love me. Even though I don’t always feel it that don’t change the reality of your unconditional love for me. Remove all the sinful things I have allowed into my heart and head. Please remove them all and sanctify me so that I can be of more use to you than I am today. Let me not give my heart and mind over to sinful thoughts and deeds. Lord rebuke the devourer from me and my family. He has stolen so much from me and my family. Please restore all those years he has stolen back to me and even more. Let all things happen in your time and in your will. Let me not perish in my sins. Redeem me from my sinfulness and sinful nature.
Let me never run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit. Let me trust you to provide my needs and for the needs of my family and business. You alone can prosper. Help my husband and I to prosper in all that we do and help us to remember to do all things in your will and time. Thank you for the many blessings you have given us already and be with us as we receive many more blessings from you. I ask but one thing … you know what our hearts desire is … you know the land that my wonderful husband and I have put our hearts upon … if it be your will that we live there … please make it happen. We really need a place soon because you know that this place is way too small for our family and for especially for a business as well. Help us get the needed funds we need to buy that property and let it be available when your time is at hand for us to get it. Let the property not be destroyed completely by the elements. Let us go and rebuild the place and make it our family home. Let the land be fertile and let our animals that we wish to have also be healthy and fertile. Let the trees bear many fruits in their season.
Help us to trust you and in you alone put all our faith and not in ourselves nor the things around us. Help us to be more like Enoch was who walked with you with all his heart, soul, mind and strength and that was someone you delighted in. I know with me you have a lot of work to do but I know that you will complete that work in your time. I must say though, Lord, that it sure is hard to be patient and wait on you at times. Also Lord, let us not worry about what people say or do to us but rather let pleasing you be our motivation in our lives. Help me not to grumble and complain so much, but rather be more thankful for all that I have received from you already. Help me not to walk after my own lusts and sinful imaginations of my heart and mind. Help me to stay true to you for all of my life. You alone are what truly matters. Let the words of my mouth please you too and build other people up. Help me be quicker at complimenting others rather than criticize their shortcomings and flaws.
Let me always remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. How they told us that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts. The apostles said these are sensual persons, who cause divisions, not having the spirit. Let me never be such a person. Build my faith up and teach me to pray in your Holy Spirit for all our needs, especially the spiritual ones.
Keep me in your love oh Lord my God. Let the mercy of the Lord Jesus Christ also rest upon me even in the eternal life that I have through your one and only son who has died for my sins to redeem me from hell. Who became sin for me so that I can be a clean vessel before your Holy throne. Thank you for this gift. I know that this is something that I could never have done for myself. Thank you for saving me from the fires of hell and thank you for the gift of sanctification that you are performing in my heart every day. I ask that you keep me from stumbling from the path onto which you have placed my feet and to grow in you. Give me your peace and joy that surpasses all understanding. Present me faultless before your Holy presents of pure Holy Glory. To God my Saviour, who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.

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