Strength And Dignity Are Her Clothing

Strength and dignity are her clothing and her position is strong and secure...
- Proverb 31:25 (AMP)

I would love for my Heavenly Father to say that about me. Wouldn't you love for your Heavenly Father to say that about you. That is what we all want, right?
But, the thing to remember is that we are not fighting against flesh and blood in this life. So the strength that we will need to accomplish God's will is not physical.

Ephesians 6:12
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

I do a lot in a week's time.  I manage to raise three children, hold down a part time job outside the home, and help my husband keep his own business afloat.  However, that is not where my true strength and value lies.  And it is a good thing too, because some weeks I just don't get it all done!

...a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught. But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, "Lord, doesn’t it seem unfair to you that my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me." But the Lord said to her, "My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details! There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her." - Luke 10:38-42 (NLT)

Jesus taught this truth to Martha over two thousand years ago. But it is just as true today.  The woman God describes in Proverb 31 understands this.

She girds herself with strength [spiritual, mental, and physical fitness for her God-given task]...- Proverbs 31:17 (AMP)

How much time do you spend girding yourself spiritually for the daily tasks that God gives you? Time sitting at His feet, just like Mary did.
Sometimes, it's easy to be so busy running around doing things for God, that you forget all He really wants is your heart.  God’s desire from the beginning of time has been to walk and talk with us, for His presence to be our constant source of comfort and strength.

The thing is, I can really relate to what God wants…
Sometimes you may hear me complain about the hours that Joe spends at work trying to provide for us. Sometimes I feel like he works so much that there is no time left over for us. I don’t know if you can relate to this or not but sometimes I feel like I would rather have time alone with my husband than to have him constantly working - even though I know that he is working for my sake.

God feels the same way about us. He would rather have time alone with the one He loves, than all of our work - Even when the work we are doing is really for Him.
Just as it is only in the time that Joe and I spend alone nourishing our relationship that we grow as a couple, it is only in that time we as women spend alone communing with God that He can give us the strength that we will need to be the women He designed us to be.
I am still searching to find that strength and beauty that God has hidden inside of me.  I am learning that it is in the time that I spend laying at His feet in fellowship with Him that He can truly clothe me in strength and dignity.
Find some time today to pour yourself into His word and give God time alone to speak with you.