Do You Know Her????

Do you know the Proverbs 31 Woman? I have heard about her for the last few years from my BF and knew that she desired to be her but I did not share the same sentiment. Well, has that all changed! You know God is sneaky! Since moving here to Magnolia I have had the opportunity to attend more bible studies than ever before. The church we attend here offers many bible studies throughout the year and I've had the privilege to attend a few of them. Last spring I did a bible study from the book Intimate Issues and let me tell you the Proverbs 31 woman is ALL over that one! I was convicted more than once but honestly I did not read the actual book. I can only imagine what convictions I'll receive when I get through the actual pages and not just from the speaker. However I did not really put forth any effort to change those convictions...Then this semester our nursery staff bible study was called Beauty by the Book by Laurie Cole. I had never heard of this speaker but she's from Houston. (in all honesty I'd really only heard of Beth Moore) This bible study was AWESOME!!!!! I recommend it to anyone who has the opportunity to do it. Not only was this study about the Proverbs 31 woman but about 5 different types of women....Beauty Do's and Beauty Don't s according to Proverbs. It was the most eye opening, heart grabbing, and gut wrenching study I've ever done. I have done much better at applying the things I've learned the past 6 weeks than I did with the Intimate Issues study...but apparently not enough! Yesterday our church held its annual Holiday Market. It's a one day event with a lot of different vendors that we get to go around and shop at their booths, a luncheon and a special guest speaker. It's just for ladies and it was so much fun. The speaker was Michelle McKinney Hammond, a lady I'd never heard of but guess what she spoke on.....PROVERBS 31! She had some things to say that made once again realize that there is a reason the Lord keeps putting this in front of me. See I told you God was sneaky! LOL!!! I have talked about the Beauty by the Book study with my BF and told her I how much I loved it and that I was going to start blogging about it but I never started. After yesterday I feel even more lead to share the wonderful things I've learned from that study with all of you in hopes that the Lord will use it to bless you and open your eyes to things you may not even be aware of. That is what it did for me!!! So starting after Thanksgiving I will share from the bible study and pray that it will reach those in need and bless many other ladies just as I have been blessed.

I do want to share this one thing that Michelle McKinney Hammond said yesterday that I think is very important about this Proverbs 31 woman....she was not made into that woman in ONE day, it took many seasons of her life!

May you all have a very blessed Thanksgiving and enjoy the time you spend with your loved ones! Thanks for reading but most of all thanks for being my friends!

I love you!!!!