Are You Wise?

Proverbs 14:1- Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
A few definitions of the word "wise": sensible, enlightened, understanding, well-informed,cautious, watchful, discriminating
So, a sensible, discriminating woman is not a foolish woman. She is someone who recognizes the amazing gift that she is from God. This woman knows that when God created her, He declared her good. She acknowledges that it is through her that life is made possible, that she is the vessel through which new life emerges. Even if she chooses to never bear children, a woman is a vast resource of the goodness of God. Women have a knack for knowing things, sensing or just feeling things out. We often just know a thing without knowing why we know a thing. We just know!
We are so much more than our outer appearance or our dress size, ethnicity, or whose last name we carry. It is vitally important that we understand our creative power both physically and spiritually because we birth things all the time, oftentimes without even realizing it.
Every wise woman builds her house. To build is to create, to make something come into existence that didn't exist before. So, what are you building-a dilapidated shack, broken down place with holes in the roof, broken windows, and doors hanging off the hinges ? Or are you building something beautiful but functional that you are proud to call your home? We are creating all the time with our thoughts and our words.
A wise woman builds her house, can mean an actual literal house or it can mean the self. If you were to picture your self as a house, what shape are you in inwardly? How do you nurture your self? How do you build up your self? I'm speaking here of inner work, which is your foundation, the invisible part of you that sustains and supports you just like your skeletal system.
Ours is a society that puts a great deal of emphasis on outer things often to the total neglect of our inner selves. We are bombarded daily with messages that tie our self worth to how we look, what we eat, where we live, the cars we drive and so on. But I haven't seen any commercials about the need to nurture one's soul. So how do we build our own houses?
1. Take time out for yourself.
2. Take time to quiet yourself and be still. I read that so much comes to you when you are still.
3. Limit the amount of noise you are exposed to. Turn off phones, televisions, radios, gadgets in general and allow yourself to sit in silence.
4. Ask God to show you how best to do this in accordance with your circumstances.
5. Make a date with yourself to pamper yourself by doing nothing- no nail salons, hair stylist or shopping- just make yourself comfortable in a quiet place and relax.
6. Do not worry about the kids or what they're going to eat, or the sink full of dishes or the hundreds of other things you must get to(Matthew 6:25-34). Just take a few minutes out of your day to love on your soul. Remember, going to the mall doesn't count. Your soul does not need a new pair of shoes. Your soul needs your undivided attention,so be still.
Psalm 46:10- Be still and know that I am God...
The foolish woman,on the other hand, tears down her house with her own hands. This one is a no brainer. This woman doesn't need anyone else to destroy her stuff, she does it all by herself. She lacks good judgment, is senseless, reckless and just plain ole' stupid. Doesn't sound very nice but...
There are women who fit this category perfectly. I believe that if you don't know your worth or who you are, you move about in this world crippled and not fully aware of the gift that you are. Instead of building oneself up, you do the opposite becaue you don't see any good thing in yourself.I believe self hate is a phenomenon unique to human beings.I've yet to see a bird perched on a fence beating itself with its wings. No, the bird uses its wings to soar, to ride the wind. The bird uses what God has given it and lives!
Are you wise?
Peace.