Below are the words of my very first blog post. It was the one that started it all, almost two years ago. Sometimes it’s hard to believe I’m still writing, but by the grace of God I am. As my precious blog baby prepares to be transformed, I thought there’s no time like the present to pay tribute to her by re-sharing her very first post. It doesn’t hurt that I can cover the next two letters of the A to Z Blog Challenge by doing so, either.
V is for virtue and value (which the ruby symbolizes).
W is for wisdom.
I hope you enjoy, and I’ll see you with the letter X.
Woman…. I see her as a priceless work of art birthed from God’s unimaginable imagination. Her form is of incomparable beauty, carefully hand-crafted with exquisite detail and filled with strength, intellect, courage, and creativity.
Wisdom, Virtue, & Rubies…..Proverbs 31:10 asks, “Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies.” A woman was created to be wise, to be virtuous, and to be of value far greater than the rare ruby stone.
Today, we as women are highly educated, skillfully trained, and boastfully independent. Yet, lately, I find myself frequently asking the following questions:
– What was God’s original design and plan for me as a woman?
– Are my plans in line with His?
– What’s really on the heart of God, and in what way did He design me to bring delight to His heart?
– Am I a wise woman?
– What does it really mean to be virtuous?
– And what’s so special about a darn ruby; aren’t diamonds supposed to be a girl’s best friend? LOL!
– How do I return to the original form and character given to me by my Father?
Wisdom, Virtue, & Rubies….Is it vastly unreasonable to think that, in all of our remarkable accomplishments as women, we’ve fallen short of God’s original plan and design for His daughters? It saddens me to see that we’re high on degrees but low on wisdom, high on vision but low on virtue, valuable in the marketplace but not in our own hearts.
Wisdom, Virtue, and Rubies speaks of the character and value of God’s original design for women. Personally, there’s no woman I’d rather be than the woman of God’s original intent and design. Is that your desire, as well? I caution you to think carefully before you answer. You may find, as I did at the start of my journey, your answer and your current life story, sadly, do not agree. Let’s journey together, shall we.
Beautiful post 🙂 Two years is a huge accomplishment!
Sarah Allen
(my creative writing blog)
Thank you Sarah! Although it hasn’t quite been two years yet, I’m a bit amazed myself as time goes by and I approach that mark. Must mean I’m doing something I love. 🙂 I’m glad you stopped by, and I hope you’ll come back for a visit again soon!
Hi MOnica!
Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving those kind words. I hope you achieve your dreams of becoming a published author!
nutschell
http://www.thewritingnut.com
I enjoyed reading your very first post. Not only do we as women need more virtue and wisdom, we also need more older women who know how to and are willing to teach these things to the younger women.
Thank you for stopping by Sharon. I agree with you 100%! We definitely need more Elizabeths to come alongside our Marys.
This is such a powerful post. I think that is the question, What does it mean to be Virtuous? Only when each woman figures out what that means for herself, she can either be joyful that she meets this or she can move on the path to becoming a virtuous woman.