The following excerpt was adapted from Elyse Fitzpatrick’s book Sem Fear of My Age, Faithful Editor.
The center of the righteous woman’s life at night is God’s call. Perhaps she is still a housewife; maybe she’s involved in the ministry or maybe she’s got a lay job. Maybe she’s either a grandmother or she’s still waiting to have grandchildren; maybe she’s single because she never married, because she was a widow or because she got divorced; regardless of her marital status and daily activities, she is beautiful inside and possesses a wisdom that finds satisfaction in the loving and devoted service she gives to people.
- Instead of focusing on external things.
- So emphasized by our culture.
- Choose to think deeply about the inner qualities that God honors.
- Think about building a house through wisdom.
- Filling it with the precious riches that knowledge provides (Pr 14.
- 1; 24.
- 3- Consider the importance of wisdom: wisdom can be used to teach young women the way of life so that the gospel is not defamed (Titus 2.
- 35).
- Avoid focusing your energies primarily on external appearance.
- Instead.
- Try to be modest.
- Discreet.
- And full of good deeds that accompany a devoted woman (1 Tim 2:9-10).
- Think about the characteristics that characterized the widow from receiving church help and support:fidelity.
- Charity.
- Hospitality.
- Diligence.
- And benevolence (1 Timothy 5.
- 9-10).
- -10).
As we approach the end of our time together, think, once again, of how three pious men described the virtuous woman in the evening stage of life: To be recommended for the testimony of good works, to raise children, to exercise hospitality, to wash her feet. of the saints, helped the afflicted, if he lived in the jealous practice of all good works?
Peter gives the following instruction: -Don’t be an external woman’s ornament, such as beaded hair, gold ornaments, dresses; But to be the inner man of the heart, united in the incorruptible suit of a gentle and gentle spirit, which has great value before God?(1Pe 3. 3-4).
And finally, as we begin our study, let us return to King Lemuel, to remind us that “grace deceives and beauty in vain, but will the woman who fears the Lord be praised?”(Psalm 31. 30).
Do you think God’s words are true?
The Lord commanded his universe so that things could change, grow, change, and disappear. He fixed our women’s lives in a very similar way. We change, grow and transform. There are segments of our lives that are disappearing, while others are born, in all this, my dear sisters, God lovingly teaches us about himself and makes us wait for the day when all this will end and we will glorify ourselves in his presence. , contemplating eternally his blessed face. In the meantime, he has given us enough grace and wisdom to live virtuously and with respect. Will you accept his plan for you by humbly prostrating yourself before him?Can you see how good it is for you? Let me customize Psalm 92 for you, my good sister:
“The righteous woman will flourish like a palm tree, grow like cedar in Lebanon. Planted in the house of the Lord, it will flourish in the atriums of our God. In old age it will still bear fruit, it will be full of sap and greenness, to proclaim that the Lord is righteous; he’s your rock and there’s no injustice in it. ?Psalm 92: 12-15
Fearless of My Age was written for women in the middle of their lives. As we age, we wonder about the many changes that are happening in our bodies, our homes, and our pace of life. How do I make the necessary adjustments?How to manage menopause, empty nest and free time for retirement?Elyse Fitzpatrick shows us how our faith can be fundamental to responding to all these changes.