Proverbial Girl: Wisdom, Values, and Being FabulousSample

SAY WHAT?

She goes the distance to be Soft and Beautiful.

BREAKDOWN: I’ve always admired my friend Myshel. Not only is she a beautiful woman from Ghana, but she’s always so soft in her response to people. I would watch her from afar as she provided the softest responses in the most difficult situations. I was totally the opposite. My responses were nothing short of harsh, direct and defensive, and my cold and damaged heart only allowed the world around me to experience stiffness and pain. Somehow, Myshel had developed a gentle heart that everyone who encountered her had the opportunity to experience.

One day, I mustered the nerve to ask what her secret was to being so soft and beautiful. Her response would both convict, as well as challenge me. She revealed that every morning before the world around her rises, she would rise to spend time with the Father. She would talk to God, pouring her heart out to Him and He would refill it with His love. “She seeketh wool and flax.” Anything worth having in life is worth seeking. While some things are easy to come by, other things require a little more time and effort to obtain. How bad do you want the best out of you? Are you willing to put in the time and effort to find it, to dig deep for it or to search for it?

The Proverbs woman sought wool and flax. Wool is a soft textile fabric and flax is a beautiful flower. Both wool and flax are also expensive. Myshel possessed something I desired, but I had to be willing to seek and pay the cost of sometimes being uncomfortable to have. A Proverbial Girl is willing to seek out and pay the cost to be soft and beautiful towards the world around her because she knows it’s well worth it.

HI GOD, IT’S ME!
It is my desire to be both softer and beautiful inside and out. Help me to be softer in my tone and responses to my friends and family. Let my life reflect how beautiful and soft you are. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

LIVE IT OUT:
Identify where your response has not been the softest. Today, practice thinking before responding. Make it your goal to respond in a soft and beautiful manner regardless of the situation.