Proverbs 14:1
Every wise woman buildeth her house:
but
the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
There is a contrast here of what a
wise woman is doing with her life and home versus a foolish woman. The wise woman is building her house and the
foolish one is plucking it down with her hands.
A wise woman is not just maintaining her home but building it. Building
implies new- construction, materials brought in from outside, a design or plan
that is followed and labor.
We should always be looking to the
Master Architect for what kind of extreme makeover He wants to do. He sees potential and problems that need
repair and upgrades. Relationships in
the home, priorities and attitudes are all things He loves to come in and
inspect. He knows that the day to day
living we do will cause our homes to naturally dilapidate and that our home
needs His constant care and plan. The
materials we need come from Him. We seek
Him to show us, as women, what He knows needs to be done. We listen in bible studies, personal times
with Him and throughout our days for His suggestions and when He delivers some
great truth to build into the structure and layout of our lives and homes. We cooperate with Him and know that,
according to this verse we are His laborers and we build our homes. He loves us and knows what we have need
of. Are you seeking Him for His ideas
and input? Do you understand that the
infrastructure of your home is very much a women’s responsibility? Do you take this seriously and look to Him
for new ways to build up those within your home and keep the climate constantly
open to Him?
If any of us who are women, pluck down
our home, we are foolish women and when you see all the sorrow a fool has, you
don’t want to do this. Plucking is a
term that is not related to major demolition.
It is almost like a termite that is slowly nibbling away at the
structure resulting in hidden, yet devastating damage that could make the whole
structure unstable and unsafe. The words
we say, the thoughts we think, the choices we make, could, little by little,
tear down our homes and before we know it, our families and lives have fallen
apart. Seek to build, repent of the
tearing down and rest knowing that your home will withstand the elements
because you are actively cooperating with the Master Builder.
