Proverbs 31:19
In her hands she holds the distaff,
and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
I have no idea what a distaff is. The word spindle in the next line makes me think that it has something to do with weaving...
Okay, I looked it up. Not really weaving, but it is about making cloth. A Proverbs 31 woman is diligent in her duties and busies herself with things that are productive. Women today don't really make flax or wool into thread. Might be interesting to learn how. Once, when we went to the rodeo, there was a cotton farmer and he showed my girls how to turn cotton into cotton fibers that could eventually be spun into thread. Pretty neat. But I digress.
The saying goes 'Idle hands are the devils play things'. If we don't keep ourselves occupied with things that are of God we can easily be tempted and led to do things we shouldn't do. Does it mean that I need to spend every second of my day at a loom? No. But I do need to make sure that whatever I am doing is acceptable and pleasing to the Lord. Taking the best care of our families, working hard, spending time in prayer...these are all things that make God happy. And doing all of these things with a happy heart (which is sometimes really hard because there are some days when everyone can get on my nerves), well a happy heart makes God even happier!
and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
I have no idea what a distaff is. The word spindle in the next line makes me think that it has something to do with weaving...
Okay, I looked it up. Not really weaving, but it is about making cloth. A Proverbs 31 woman is diligent in her duties and busies herself with things that are productive. Women today don't really make flax or wool into thread. Might be interesting to learn how. Once, when we went to the rodeo, there was a cotton farmer and he showed my girls how to turn cotton into cotton fibers that could eventually be spun into thread. Pretty neat. But I digress.
The saying goes 'Idle hands are the devils play things'. If we don't keep ourselves occupied with things that are of God we can easily be tempted and led to do things we shouldn't do. Does it mean that I need to spend every second of my day at a loom? No. But I do need to make sure that whatever I am doing is acceptable and pleasing to the Lord. Taking the best care of our families, working hard, spending time in prayer...these are all things that make God happy. And doing all of these things with a happy heart (which is sometimes really hard because there are some days when everyone can get on my nerves), well a happy heart makes God even happier!
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