Proverbs 31: 31 – Give her of the fruit of
her hands, and let her own works praise
her in the gates.
People can talk and write
about her but she ’ll only
be worthy of praise when
she has fi nally touched
your life …her own works
will bring her praise.
You can’t ever fully become this V-
Woman if all you do is within your own
reach. You may be a great mother,
perfect wife, and extraordinary daughter,
but if you don ’t reach out to others
outside your own little world, you’ll still
be as ordinary as a woman can be.
Let’s consider what the Lord Jesus said
about this: “Suppose one of you had a
servant ploughing or looking after the
sheep. Would he say to the servant when
he comes in from the fi eld, ‘Come along
now and sit down to eat’? Would he not
rather say, ‘Prepare my supper, get
yourself ready and wait on me while I
eat and drink; after that you may eat and
drink ’? Would he thank the servant
because he did what he was told to do?
So you also, when you have done
everything you were told to do, should
say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have
only done our duty.’ “ Luke 17:10
All that you do at home, at work, in
school, or in church is basically already
expected of you. If you do it well, you ’re
just doing what you’re supposed to do.
But when you do that AND you reach out
to others while you ’re at it, THEN you’re
doing more than what you’re asked to.
THEN you’re coming out of your comfort
zone. THEN you’re starting to make a
difference in the world outside your own.
My friend Leah, a pastor’s wife is
currently living in Dallas. She started
working with a group of young women
back when she was in the Austin church,
encouraging them to be women of God.
She was never told to do that. It was
from her own desire to see God glorifi ed
among the people in her church. Austin is
the church that has the most Sisterhood
candidates in the state of Texas.
Then there is Eunice. She arrived in the
UK without a word of English and you ’d
think she’d wait until she could express
herself before starting to do anything
there … she didn’t. Not caring about her
position as a pastor’s wife, she
immediately got herself an assistant’s
uniform and began to work in meetings
that hardly any pastor ’s wife attended.
She’d speak to people without a word of
English (don’t ask!).
Teresa is a bishop’s wife and yet every
time there’s a bishop’s conference in her
town, she pulls up her sleeves and works
hard to provide everyone with the best
food and service in the house, even
though there will be 10 other people
being paid for that! She does it just so
everything will come out better than
expected.
Look at the example set by Greici who
worked in Mauritius for years as the only
assistant in a church with about 1,000
people. She ’d work in the offi ce, clean
the church, take care not only of her own
husband but also of the single pastors ’
clothes and food. There were days she’d
stay all day long in the church counselling
people. She ’s now working in France and
is already making her impact there.
Finally we must mention Ima, who is
currently working in New York and
though she has two small children, she’s
always involved in evangelisation work.
She evangelises in the subways and is
ridiculed by people many times,
nevertheless, she keeps on doing it. She
keeps on sowing her many fruitful seeds.
Their own work praises them.
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