Praying Through Pre-Adoption Day 12

A wife of noble character is her husband's crown.

~Proverbs 12:4

I wonder if Colin will be excited for today's prayer focus!

Today, I am praying that God would shape me into a wife of noble character.

He has got a lot of work to do!

I pray that He would mold me, as if I was clay in His hands. A wife of noble character is described in Proverbs 31:

A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies.

Her husband has full confidence in her

and lacks nothing of value.

She brings him good, not harm,

all the days of her life.

She selects wool and flax

and works with eager hands.

She is like the merchant ships,

bringing her food from afar.

She gets up while it is still night;

she provides food for her family

and portions for her female servants.

She considers a field and buys it;

out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.

She sets about her work vigorously;

her arms are strong for her tasks.

She sees that her trading is profitable,

and her lamp does not go out at night.

In her hand she holds the distaff

and grasps the spindle with her fingers.

She opens her arms to the poor

and extends her hands to the needy.

When it snows, she has no fear for her household;

for all of them are clothed in scarlet.

She makes coverings for her bed;

she is clothed in fine linen and purple.

Her husband is respected at the city gate,

where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.

She makes linen garments and sells them,

and supplies the merchants with sashes.

She is clothed with strength and dignity;

she can laugh at the days to come.

She speaks with wisdom,

and faithful instruction is on her tongue.

She watches over the affairs of her household

and does not eat the bread of idleness.

Her children arise and call her blessed;

her husband also, and he praises her:

“Many women do noble things,

but you surpass them all.”

Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;

but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. 

 Honor her for all that her hands have done,

and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.

I hope I can become more and more like this wife of noble character every day, every month, every year.

For my husband. For God.

I hope I will soon become a momma of noble character!

Prayer: Jesus, put me under construction! Sculpt me into a woman of noble character as described in Your Word. Help me to grow daily into the perfect pattern You chose specifically for me. Help me to bless my husband by serving him, loving him, speaking with wisdom, trusting in him, and honoring him.