She’s the Glue
by Vonette Bright
**Do you feel you have it so “together,” that you feel a little smug as you observe all the people who don’t? http://kindlepodcast.com/2007/09/03/from-attitude-to-gratitude/
Proverbs 31: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2031;&version=31;
As a Godly wife, you may be the most influential member of your entire household!
In an interview with pastor and singer Smokie Norful, he praised God for his wife. Carla is the “glue” for their household and ministries.
He said, “Carla, I love you so much and I would not be the minister, the man, the father that I were, if it hadn’t been for your support and for your encouragement.”
Oh, dear one, being a “Proverbs 31” wife isn’t easy. But it is a blessing. Now here’s a BRIGHT idea:
B-ring God’s love into your home.
R-ise early to meet God daily.
I-ntegrate prayer and Bible study into your family’s day.
G-ive God your gifts and talents.
H-onor your husband.
and T-urn your heart and home over to God.
That spells BRIGHT!
About the Author
This devotional was written by Vonette Bright. Read more about Vonette: http://www.talk.thelife.com/authors/vonette/
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For Ann and June L:
Proverbs 11:25 niv says, He who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
Thank you, dear ones, for your wonderful sharings and honesty on here… Your wisdom and integrity blessing others! I “see” such love and being led by the Spirit of the Lord in both your special lives..Your marriages are blessed already by that…and you WILL go the distance, too, because HE leads you. Just wanted you to know what a blessing your comments are.
Ann is so right, too! We all need to apply the beautiful “Golden Rule” to our husbands. It births miracles when we do! And applies to all our relationships in this earthen life! Those Church Mothers of Ann’s were right! And, her wisdom about doing this with the hand of the Lord (and not our own) essential…And Jackie is blessed that her church provided this wonderful, wise teaching..Amen! Those ladies learned and were just like us starting out! We all have to listen for the Lord and be “led by His Spirit”!! Amen!
I think I have to do confession Lord forgive me. When I read yesterday’s devotion about the glue and “Proverbs 31″ just I said it isn’t fore me, it has to be fore marred ladies. No husband, no family so I am fee. Not for long before my Father reminds me, I am kind of a marker [sticky note] around my friends and extended families. Even though I am not a wife or a mother yes, I am a wonderful aunt and a trusted friend fore those wife’s and husbands around me. Thank you Father fore counting me one of your daughters. Thank you sisters you are teaching me a lot every day. O yes, I will study “Proverbs 31″ too. Indrani I will be praying for you.
Jackie, the teaching is so true. The very way you want your husband to treat you is how you should treat him.reSPECT IS THE WORD THAT IS GRAVEN SO DEEPLY IN MY HEART. Again, remember we fall in love with our hausbands many times not really knowing the true identiy of them or likewise. And maNy times our morals and environments are so much different. We learn this after the marriage. My marriage was so difficult because my husband saw in me what he wanted his life to be knowing his background was totally different than mine and wss not quite honest in his real world. Once i made that vow I knew I had to put my best foot foward and rather or not he did I had to in order to be pleasing to the Lord. Many times I teach the women who come into my live who wants to discuss their husbands. I won’t allow them to. My mission is not to judge unless it is one of those situations I know the Lord don’t want them to be life threatened.I take my time teaching them how they can be better and do better and to first take a god look at yourself first. In my life and experinces was living the life in front of my husband by examples. Actually showing him what I wanted him to do for me. I too was lead and taught by strong mothers in the church the same way. If you want a king…treat him like a king. If you want him to buy you a flower…buy him one. Much of our going through is really teaching our spouses how to treat us. It is a very difficult way to live and it has it’s ups and downs as well as it’s wonderful times. But I can assure you it works as long as you do it with the hand of the Lord guiding you and not your hand. By nature we are manipulative creatures and we can do a lot of damage because we are so needed to be loved. So I agree…respect your husband and follow the leading of the Lord. I Pray for marriages all over the world and continue to ask you all to pray for mine. There is always improvement for them and for us.
To Jackie:
How awesome God was to put you in that Proverbs 31 class a few years back. Every church out there should be teaching this. I read many books on marriage when I first became a Christian, and many things I learned then (things you mentioned above) have stuck with me. My husband is not where he should be spiritually…neither am I…but we love and respect each other. His friends say that he says: “my wife does no wrong.” Of course, I know I do…and he says so too, especially if I wreck the car or something…And like my pastor recently said: “Any good you see in me is from God”. Loved what you said about ironing just the front of your husband’s shirt, and that cherokee ccoking. It makes me want to go to the mountains. I think I will plan a trip soon.
To Ann and Fran:
I noticed many years ago that when I was ready to give up on my marriage, my husband wasn’t, and when he was ready to give in, I wasn’t. It has preserved our marriage for 38 years. I truly give God credit for lifting us both up at the times we most needed it. He is awesome!
Thanks for sharing dear precious ladies.
Dear Jackie,
You are sooo precious..and so very much a “Proverbs 31″ wife and lady! Just ironing the “whole shirt” says everything! And, remember this? Those older ladies teaching those good thoughts? They had to learn, too!.. They are sharing their wisdom and remembering how it was when they started on that “Proverbs 31″ trail! Ann said a deep thing one day about how things seem to work out when one of you is up and the other needs to be. Am paraphrasing here..But, God is so good that way…and keeps us all “hanging in there
and “pressing on” for the prize in Him! Amen!!
it’s hard to live up to proverbs 31.I took a class at my church a few years ago on proverbs 31,The older ladies that were teaching told us that we should NEVER put our husbands down to our friends,family and ecspecailly not his family,never correct him in front of his friends,co-workers or his family and don’t act like his mother ask him don’t tell. If I don’t respect my husband no one else will. I have always remembered those things, I can’t tell you if thats good advice or not but I can tell you I never started those things just in case it was good advice.Sometimes I still fall short with my best efforts at being the perfect wife ,but By the grace of God I have a shot at being a good wife.Of all the things I do for my husband he says my prayers are most appreciated by him and that means more to me than anything he could have ever said.
When we first got married I only ironed the front of his shirts(because he never took off his jacket) I iron the whole shirt now on hot days!!We ate hamburger helper for the 1st month cause I could only cook cherokee style.By the grace of God my husband has survived and my skills have greatly improved.
Indrani!!! Be of “Good Cheer” and look at all this strong “agreement”! You’re being “held up” by prayer and God sees your courage, too!
Also, dear Maia, we are all lifting your situation, too, and we know that HE is already in tomorrow looking out for you! HE sees your faithfulness and caring for others…and the example you are setting for those children. Glad you are back and my internet’s been on the blink, too. (Hope I can keep it, each month a miracle “to” stay on. But it is so worth it for the teachings and sharings we have here..Amen.
Ann! Believing for that 16 year old you wrote about the other day, too. He has been blessed by the Lord to be with YOU..and surrounded by prayer and support!
Love you, Ladies, and may we have a strong, good week full of surprises and blessings in HIM!!! :)
I too touch and agree with you ladies for Indrani’s marriage and her household. Amen!
Hey Ladies,
I haven’t been able to read my devotions for THREE DAYS!! The internet has been down and I have felt lost without being able to have contact with you all…And refering to todays devotion yes we are as women the glue in our family now sometimes I feel like KRAZY GLUE (HA) but God always hears me in those moments and most importantly our family (our children most often) see how we react under pressure, wether we realize it or not they mentally take note of our reaction to unpaid bills, a dirty house, sickness,and all those challenges we face,,I recently wrote about God knowing when things seem bleak..as a salon owner I depend on app. and when people cancel it affects my income and last week was one of those weeks, it could’nt have come at a worse time all my bills at the shop were due and I was’nt sure I could pay everything on time,,as it turns out I had the money down to the PENNY to pay all my overhead..and that day as I picked up the mail I rejoiced out loud “Thank you Lord for always knowing” and then opened a letter from the bank which stated one of my costomers had written me a cold check for 104.00 I don’t have to do the math for you girls you know I had already sent all my bills in the mail and without that money there I started to panic..Well it’s Sunday and my bank is’nt open on the weekend so tomarrow is a new day and we’ll go from there…all of this being said I WILL NOT GIVE SATAN THE TIME!! He will not steal what God has given me..God is my provider,,,and in the middle of this all my family is watching and so is God. Who will I trust..Indrani TRUST GOD use the foundation he has given you his HOLY WORD speak life into your marriage pray Gods word out loud as you go to work pray over your home God hears you…And in advance today I praise hime for restoring Everything and giving you more than you could ever ask for..WE SERVE A GREAT GOD!!!I’ll be praying for you!
Dear Indrani,
Joining in “bond of agreement” with June L’s powerful prayer for you, your husband and this situation..Believing along with June that our GREAT FATHER in Heaven will send Harvesters towards him and his relative and answer your prayer of total restoration! June’s right!! NOTHING is too hard for our LORD (Jeremiah 32:17)!! And, we have done “Matthew 18:19-20″.. right here today..”Where two on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in Heaven. For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them”!!! Hallelujah!! (((((((Indrani)))))))
Prayer for Indrani:
Father God, thank you that your grace is sufficient for your precious daughter Indrani. Thank you for giving her the desire to be a Proverbs 31 woman. Continue to guide her and give her wisdom to be all she can be for you…as you guide all of us (your daughters). Father, I lift up her husband Ranjan to you and ask Lord that you take away this abusive nature from him. Psalms 37:8 “May he cease from anger, and forsake wrath,…and not do evil.” Please put Christians in his path that will witness to him and open His eyes to your truths. Lord, your word tells us that “nothing is impossible for you.” So we are praising you in advance for working a miracle by restoring this marriage. Father I pray also for this man that is a bad influence…that his eyes will also be opened to your truths. Thank you for your love for these three and thank you for forgiveness from Indrani. Continue to strengthen her heart as she waits on you to restore this marriage.
Pray for totall Restroration,
Indrani
I have been following the Proverbs 31,
I did not do but God grace made me it to be.
However, Day by day My husband continue to abuse me all the aspect of my life.
I moved out as i heard the voic eof t he lord.Please pray that My unsaved husband (Ranjan) receive the Holy spirit to see what The LOrd has been doing in my life and total restoration of my marriage.
God will bring the Godly man to my husband’s life so that he will not be misdirected by conceited man who is in control of my husabnd’s life(on eof his relative)
Last night God spoke to my spirit to releas and forgive that man; the man who has stepped between my husabnd and my self.
what a way to start the week. thank you so much. i missed church today was felling bad with back proplems thi really helped.
God bless you
sharon
Wow. What a wonderful devotion to start off this wonderful Sunday morning that the Lord has made! He is awesome!!