I was so blessed by a Woman's Fellowship that I attended at my church on Friday. It took the Virtuous Woman to a different level, for me. I have been studying Proverbs 31:10-31 for more than a year. I know you are probably thinking why so long. Every time that I dug in I was able to pull something new. This woman was thebomb.com. She was: an entrepreneur, a caregiver, mother, wife, owned things. This woman was something serious!! She took care of her help and she gave to the less fortunate. She took care of her children and her husband. It was interesting to me that they understood her value and worth, therefore they appreciated her. What I didn't pull from my study is SERVICE and SACRIFICE. This what made the Virtuous Woman "price far above rubies".
Take some time and think about some influential women....First Lady Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Tyra Banks, Mother Teresa, Rosa Parks, Eleanor Roosevelt, Princess Diana and the list goes on. These women are influence not because of money or power but because of SERVICE and SACRIFICE.
A few days after that fellowship, I called one of my close friends and reminded her of her value. That same day I text another friend that she is PRICELESS and I love her. She text me back. I am pretty sure that she didn't know what the entire message was about. When we spoke, I explained to her why I sent that message.
The thing is, sometimes you have to remind those that you connect with that you appreciate and value them. Sometimes you have to remind your friend that she is valuable. We are not taught that we are valuable, therefore it isn't uncommon for a woman to not have the understanding of her value or even that she is valuable. We are not valuable to ourselves our value is to others. We are the givers of life. We bring a smile to our children's face. We bring joy to our mates heart.
How is my value diminished? My value is diminished every time I am disrespected. My value has nothing really to do with me it has more to do with the person that is interacting with me. The beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Does that make sense? I can diminish my own value or worth if I lower my standards. I have marketed myself down, discounted myself. Simply put, value is diminished when you put a 2.5 million dollar mansion in the middle of the projects.
When you aren't living the life that you are created to live then your value isn't the same. We were all created for a purpose! What were you created to do? What will happen if you don't accomplish what you were CREATED to do? THIS is your value and worth. We are all fearfully and wonderfully made. We are all created with special gifts and talents. What is will propel you into PRICELESS is how you choose to....
Sacrifice and Serve
