The Core Scriptural Foundation
Proverbs 31:10: “Who can find a virtuous woman for her price is far above rubies.”
Proverbs 31:25-31: “…clothing she shall rejoice in time to come.”
John 15:8: “Herein is my father glorified that ye bear much fruit so shall ye be my disciples.”
A Word To The One Who Feels Stagnant
I will be speaking about a woman whom God is preparing for something great. She tends to look down on her self wondering if God can still bring out the best in her, and she’s wondering also if God can do so much in her despite all that she has been through.
The Message of Hope:
To that woman, you may feel stagnant, but I am here to tell you that God cares for you and He has better plans for you. God wants you to keep holding on, because you are in your season of waiting. You are in your season of been shaped to be the best. This is an excellent woman been ignited for growth and harvest.
The Question of Willingness:
The question is are you ready? If you want to carry a child but the child is not stretching forth her hands (that is, showing willingness to be carried) can you force that child? You have to show willingness to be carried so God can carry you because God is ready to carry you to places you can’t imagine. Are you ready to receive what God is preparing for you? If you’re ready, God is willing to do great things in your life.
Excellence
What Excellence is NOT:
Not Perfection: “2 Corinthians 12:9 – Excellence is not perfection. It is not the absence of failure, past mistakes or flaws.”
Not Busyness: “Galatians 6:4 – Excellence is not business.”
Not Performance: “Luke 10:41-42 – It is not performance for man. (Galatians 3:12).”
What Excellence IS:
It’s a posture of the heart.
A commitment to honor God in every area of your life regardless of what you are going through.
It is a purposeful growth.
It is integrity and wisdom.
The Identity of the Virtuous Woman
Strength: “Proverbs 31: A virtuous woman means force strength.”
Covenant: She’s not defined by her marital status or bank account, she’s defined by the Covenant she has with God and God is a Covenant keeping God.
Numbers 23:19(God is not a man that He should lie).
The Power of Experience: (Example: Ruth 3:11). Excellence is not what you are going through or what you have gone through, it is how you are able to use your pleasant/unpleasant experiences to bring glory to God.
The Source: She is rooted in the Word of God; she meditates on the Word of God day and night.
Three Things That Make a Virtuous Woman Different
She’s spiritually rooted.
She’s practically purposeful.
She’s compassionately others-centered. (Proverbs 31:20).
Excellence is always paired with action (Proverbs 31:15). She extends her hand to the poor—her excellence is not hoarded, she extends to others. Faith without works is dead, so an excellent woman refuses to be a dead faith Christian.
Igniting the Fire
Speaking of Ignite, it means to set something on fire outside itself. How can an excellent woman be ignited for what God has committed into her hands? Let’s first consider the factors that put out the fire of a virtuous woman.
Factors That Put Out The Fire (and their Solutions):
Disappointment: For example, Hannah poured out her heart to God in prayer because of her predicament (1 Samuel 1:13-15).
Solution: Stay focused, don’t pay attention to what people are saying, rather remain focused on God and His promises, that way you will remain on fire.
Comparison: When you compare yourself with others, you may lose the fire.
Solution: Don’t Compare! (2 Corinthians 10:12). Your fire will only burn based on your unique calling not based on the fire of another person, so focus on yourself.
Self-Doubt: Esther doubted herself initially when Modecai asked her to intervene so the Israelites will not be destroyed (Esther 4).
Solution: Don’t look down on yourself because God has invested so much in you. At the end, Esther said if she perishes so be it, and God won the battle for her and the Israelites.
Warning: Another example: those who doubted the promise of God in Joshua and Caleb’s time didn’t get to the promise land, so avoid doubts (Numbers 13).
Growth
Note that Growth is uncomfortable but it is not optional.
The Seasons of Growth:
Preparation season: this is a character moulding season.
Season of obedience, faith and hardwork.
Season of waiting for the harvest to come.
Season of growth: when people see the growth in you.
Harvest season.
Season of rest.
Season of pruning.
The Three Directions of Growth for Excellent/Virtuous Women:
Growth in Character
Growth in Competence
Growth in Courage
Closing Prayer
Father, I declare that I am spiritually rooted in you and firmly grounded in your Word. Let my life be focused and excellent bringing lasting impact in the assignment you have put into my heart. Please grant me the desire to lift others up in Jesus’ name.
