"Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil."
Lord God in Heaven, I believe you have placed this desire in my heart to be a virtuous woman. Thank you for providing me with the example in Proverbs 31 of your ideal woman. Thank you for ordering the elements of her life in portions I can follow one task at a time, thereby developing my practical value in lasting ways. What a joy and blessing it is to know that, with your guidance, I can contribute to my husband's well-being. To be trusted by him in his heart and to cause him no spoil are goals that continue to knit our lives together in the unity you have always desired for marriage. And, Lord, while the price or worth of your ideal woman exceeds that of rubies, I am intensely grateful that you have bought me---my soul---with a price. That price was the shedding of your precious blood in my place of condemnation on the rugged cross. Knowing you bought me with your life humbles me and draws me to you with awe and with a desire to serve. For Jesus' sake, Amen.
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