GOD's Perfect Woman "A Woman of Trust"

	Proverbs 31:11,12 "The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life."
	A woman who loves God and expresses warmth and true affection is a desirable wife. She will develop the characteristics of the fruit of the spirit found in Galatians 5:22,23 "The Fruit of the Spirit IS love and is manifested in: joy - love's strength peace - love's security longsuffering - love's patience gentleness - love's conduct goodness - love's character faith - love's confidence meekness - love's humility temperance - love's self-control against such there is no law." If you put your ALL on the altar, the Holy Spirit will fill your heart with the love of God.

	In order for a marriage to survive it has to based on divine love. Human love, based on emotions, is nice, but it isn't enough to weather the storms a marriage endures over the years. Human love could fail and often does. By allowing the Holy Spirit to control you, you can love your husband with the kind of love described in I Corinthians 13:4-7 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things" This love is longsuffering, kind, and totally void of envy and selfishness. Realize that God's love is sacrificial. The world looks upon love as something you receive. God, however, looks upon it as something you give. John 3:16 "God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son." Real love gives and keeps on giving, regardless of what it receives in return. This love is an action based upon a commitment that says, "I will love you for better or for worse, in sickness and in health. Regardless of how you feel about me, I will love you." The most important lesson to learn is forgiveness. It is the key that will keep your heart open to love. Learn to take the following verse to heart and live it every day of your life Ephesians 4:32 "And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you." To refuse to forgive, regardless of the offense, is to kill love and allow bitterness to take root in your heart.

	Good marriages just don't happen. They take work! Proverbs 14:1 "Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands." Just as you need to work on your relationship with the Lord each day in order to keep it growing, you have to work on the marriage relationship as well. You need to do things that will make it grow and keep the love alive. Remember, God ordained marriage in the first place. It is His desire that your marriage becomes all He intended it to be. If you live your life according to His Word and based on your relationship on His principles, God will honor you for it. A goal to be trustworthy might be expressed like this: "By God's grace, I purpose to do and be everything - large or small - that I am counted upon to do and be."

	A man is indeed blessed if he can trust his wife to be honest, discreet, free from covetousness, and dependable in her domain. Being the woman her husband can trust is one of the jobs of being a good wife. It requires constant effort, but it reaps great rewards in appreciation and love. A man needs to be able to trust his wife to be dependable in her domain. To be dependable in the area of her domestic responsibilities requires discipline and diligence, the ability to follow a set of priorities, and genuine concern for the comfort and welfare of the family. It seems that more and more women are more interested in acquiring things for themselves than the welfare of the family. Honesty with one's self, with God, and with all those whose lives our lives touch, is essential and basic to trustworthiness. It is hardest to be honest with ourselves. It is not easy to cultivate a heart of meticulous honesty. We must recognize the need for it, and have the desire, and then ask God to give us an honest and good heart. We must be willing to scrutinize carefully all our attitudes and actions to determine if we are being honest with ourselves with God with others It's a temptation to try to make ourselves look better when telling something. Whether it be one more than what actually was done, or an inch longer than we did, or a little bigger than it really was. The natural thing for us to do is to push it a little. Guard yourselves against this.

	We need to be women who can be trusted to keep confidences. Psalms 141:3 "Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips." Another thing you need to be is a sincerely interested listener. When you listen to someone, give them your full attention. Don't be thinking ahead of what you're going to say. You can always tell when someone isn't really giving you their full attention. God gave us 2 ears and 1 mouth for a reason! Always guard your reputation for integrity, honesty and trustworthiness. Riches are uncertain, but no one can rob you of your good name. As God-fearing women we owe trustworthiness not only to our nearest and dearest, but to all those with whom we have contact. Purpose in your heart to be honest in every word and deed. Set a good example for your children and those you come in contact with in your daily routines. Begin to work today to become a Woman of Trust.

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