woman in proverbs

First, I want to tell a funny story. I was subbing at a middle school and during one period I had an inclusion teacher come "help" me. She was probably in her late 20s. She saw my opened Bible and asked if I was still in school. To be a sub you have to have a degree so I thought it was an odd question and I think she could tell from my response that I thought it was odd. So she said, "oh, well, I just saw your opened book and thought it was a text book. What it is?" And very shocked that an educated grown woman wouldn't recognize the Bible, I told her that it was the Bible. I could tell she felt kinda silly. But the best part was when she said, "Oh, I should have noticed at the top of the page it says "pro-verbs"" She didn't say "Proverbs" she said pro-verbs as if it were an English text book. It was hysterical. SHe didn't feel stupid, or at least she didn't act like she felt stupid. And I didn't try to make her feel stupid but quite the opposite - I tried to help her laugh off her mistake. But it was very funny.

So, Proverbs. I've been reading it this week. The women in proverbs range in excellence. Wisdom is referred to as a woman. Her paths are paths of pleasantness and all her ways are peace, 3.17. And there is mention of wives as a gift from the Lord. a prudent wife is from the Lord, 19.14. And we all know the excellent wife passage of Proverbs 31. But what about those dripping faucets of 27.15? Am I her? And what of the woman who's stolen water is sweet of 9.13-18?  She is seductive and knows nothing.

I continually fear becoming the nagging wife or the adulterous woman. I like to make sure that I am not behaving in a way that would bring reproach. I listened to the latest podcast from The Village church today. Matt Chandler spoke a bit about evil coming from within the church. He spoke about misleading doctrines, but I immediately thought of young Christian females who are within the church but behave as those he said were outside the church. He spoke of girls who behave seductively for their own gratification. It's immature. I can think of girls who flirt and scamper about trying to see how many boys will fall for her all the while having no care for them. It's an ego boost for her. I fear becoming that. The Bible warns against woman like that.

Make sure that you are not her.