Becoming A Proverbs 31 Woman: 1 Virtue At A Time Week 6 Lesson 6

Week 6 Lesson 6

Mundane Tasks Are a Hidden Treasure

Proverbs 31:19 “In her hand she holds the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers.”

So far we have seen that the Proverbs 31 woman rises early, works eagerly and vigorously, shops wisely, is extremely productive with her hands and she uses her evenings to get work done too!

Understanding verse 19?

The Proverbs 31 woman is spinning her own thread! The distaff is attached to the wheel that holds the flax. The spindle is the hand-held rod on which the thread is wound as it’s spun. Now let me just say here that– I cannot IMAGINE spinning thread to use to sew my family’s clothing. Insane! To me that is.  But yes, the back then Proverbs 31 woman, she did that Spinning the thread, to sew the shirt, that we will also have to iron…now that’s mundane hard work. And that’s exactly the type of work the Proverbs 31 woman did.

Do you ever just feel like your tasks for the home are mundane, meaningless, never ending and repetitive?

I have, every passing day of my adult life. 

Should I really bother to wash that little hand print off of the window when I know it will magically reappear the next day?

Should I really sweep under the lunch table?

Dinner’s coming and it will need to be swept again!

Do I really need to dust?

I can’t write my name in it yet!

Sometimes we ask ourselves these questions. Housework is repetitive – if you do it! And the Proverbs 31 woman was willing to do the mundane task of sitting down, engaging her hands and mind and spinning the thread necessary to clothe her family, make garments to sell and to help the poor as we’ll see in the very next verse. Truth is we all dream of creating a perfect home – but in reality when the house is full of people, messes are being made every second of the day! A woman’s work is truly never done! Just like, we may not enjoy cleaning toilets or folding laundry, BUT I think we all love the feel of clean sheets on the bed, fresh towels in the bathroom, bathed babies in clean pajamas and a warm cooked meal on the table. The result of our hard work is a blessing to everyone who enters the doors of our home.

Now remember – if you are about to face crusty dishes in the sink and a pile of dirty laundry – DO NOT think for one moment God loves you any less. God does not base your worthiness of his love on the cleanliness of your home. We stand before God justified by the blood of the Jesus! Be encouraged, do not grow weary in your mundane tasks. Mundane tasks are the hidden treasure to creating a home that is a haven. Embrace this hidden treasure as the Proverbs 31 woman did.

P.S. Your Hands Are Beautiful

Proverbs 31:20 “She extends her hand to the poor, Yes, she reaches out her hands to the needy.” NKJV

 In Proverbs 31:20, there is a feature of this beautiful woman pointed out for the first time – it’s “her hands”. Up until now, her hands have been furiously working sewing, planting, cooking and shopping. And here they take center stage as she reaches out to those outside of her home with them.

Let's look and examine our hands.

Are they young or old?

Soft or calloused?

Sun spotted?

Do your veins show?

Do you think your hands are beautiful?

Often our hands are one of the first places to show our age – they have worked hard serving our husbands, children, and the needy. What a blessing it is to have two hands! Being in the child care business, washing hands becomes like breathing. I wash my hands constantly. So that means moisturizing as well. We all do different things with our hands, and I'm sure because we are women, we take the time to keep them beautiful. It reminded me of what Paul said to the church at Thessalonica.

I Thessalonians 4:11 says, “Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your hands, just as we commanded you."

These verses should cause us to look at the work that we do as women and ask ourselves. 

Am I leading a quiet life?

Am I minding to my own business, concerning the tasks that God has called ME to do?

Am I working faithfully with my hands in my daily life as an act of worship to my Lord?

Is my work winning the respect of outsiders?

Am I bringing glory to my Lord with the works of my hands?

Would God think that my hands are beautiful?”

Let's pause for a moment,think about our hands and the things they do all day, everyday.

Would God think our hands are beautiful?

I think that whatever we do with our hands in God, as long as it brings glory and honor to Him, it makes our hands beautiful.

Please, share your answers with us. We would love to hear your thoughts on God and your hands. 

That concludes Week 6 Lesson 6 of Becoming A Proverbs 31 Woman. Ladies please comment, remark, and participate. As always I love hearing from you.  I always enjoy sharing with you guys. The comments area is always open for your sharing weekly. Remember, what you share may help someone else. Simply because we are all different and no two of us think alike. So, please share your thoughts, comments, and stories. If you want to reach me personally, you have the website information also the info below.

Word of prayer

Father, thank you for blessing us to come together via internet via blog to learn more of your word concerning us. Thank you for the new women who are in attendance this week ,and thank you for enabling them to know what is ahead for them in this walk. Thank you for helping us know that you are there and that our hands are beautiful in your sight. Weather people think so or not. Thank you for the fellowship in Jesus' name Amen.

Thank you for visiting with me and allowing me to share this information. I will see you ladies next week with lesson 7. Hope to hear from you guys. God bless.

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