Feet

And the path they tread on part 1

“She is loud and wayward; her feet do not stay at home;” Proverbs 7.

“Ponder the path of your feet…..” Proverbs 4

What path are you on dear woman? When you stop, really stop and consider your life (yours alone, not anyone else’s) what do you see? Where are you? Are you on the wayward path that leads to destruction? Or are you on the one that leads to blessings and life? Where are your feet? Do you even make the time to think on this? Do you make the time to ponder the path of your feet? Time is fleeting. We must ponder. We must consider. Where are your feet dear woman?

This is a part one of a newsletter about feet. Sounds silly. But it is rather serious. There are only 2 paths. And our feet must be on the one that leads to life.

I’m not talking about the straight and narrow path alone. The Christian woman can be deceived into thinking “I am a Christian, I am on the right path,” and never consider further. No. We must constantly be considering the path of our feet. Because we can easily slip and fall and go down the wrong one. Even as a Christian. “ Her feet go down to death; her steps follow the path to Sheol; her ways wander, and she does not know it.” Proverbs 5:5-6

“The simple believes everything, but the prudent gives thought to his steps.” Proverbs 14:15

Well then, what path should we be on then? What is the correct path for my life? Well, dear woman of God, let me share what Scripture tells us as women of God. It is rather simple. You most likely will struggle with it. You may hate it. But it’s Biblical. Part 1 I share what God says. Part 2 I will share what happens when our feet are wandering and are on the wrong path. Part 3 I will share where my feet have been the last couple months, for I know it has been a long time. And don’t worry, it won’t be long between newsletters. I have had months to ponder it all.

I do not have Instagram any longer. I trust that the Lord will allow who He wants to see this newsletter. But for those interested, I will be using this platform to give little glimpses into our life. You are welcome to share this website or the link wherever you wish. And if you do, thank you with all my heart. Here we go.

“She is loud and wayward; her feet do not stay at home;” proverbs 7:11

“Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not. So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.” 1 Tim 5:13-14

“And so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.” Titus 2:5

“The wisest of women builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down.” Proverbs 14:1

“He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.” Proverbs 18:22

“House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.” Proverbs 19:14

“An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. She seeks….and works with willing hands. She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.” Proverbs 31

“Then the Lord God said ‘It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a HELPER fit for him.” Genesis 2:18

I do not believe these verses need much explanation. It is quite obvious what woman was created for. If you are a wife, you were created to be your husband’s helper and to respect and submit to him. To be his crown. To be his glory. “… but woman is the glory of man. For man was not made from woman but woman from man. Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.” 1 Corinthians 11:7,8 “An excellent wife is the crown of her husband.” Proverbs 12:4 How beautiful and glorious. What an honor. We can be their glory and crown.

If you are a mother, you are to love your children and train them up in the ways of the Lord. Disciple and discipline them. Leave them not to themselves. “… but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother. Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart.” Proverbs 29:15, 17 If you have daughters, you are raising future wives, mothers and homemakers. Are you equipping them and training them excellently for this high calling? Being the example they need to see? If you are raising sons, you are raising future leaders and protectors of their homes and wives. Are you showing them how a godly woman of God acts and lives and speaks? How she treats her husband? How she respects both husband and son in the way she responds to them?

If you are a wife, you are homemaker. Even if you are single, you are a homemaker. Even if you still live at the home of your parents, you are helping make their home. Women are homemakers. And that is where our first job lies. At home. What is the condition of your home? The physical and spiritual? What is your home atmosphere like? This will tell a lot about a woman and if she is on the right path or not. Does she build her home? Does she consider well the ways of her household? Or is she too busy ? Are her feet even at home? I am not saying women can not work outside of the home. I am saying her first priority is home. And if it is not, she is tearing it down. She is wayward. She is slipping and will fall.

Women are easily deceived. Women can be strong yes. But we are highly emotional and hormonal. Which can be a very good thing. And not. Our emotions can easily lead us astray. “For Adam was formed first, then Eve; and Adam wasn’t deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor.” 1 Tim 2: 14

“For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions, always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.” 2 Tim 3:6-7

It is easy for us to be lead by our emotions or hormones, instead of by the Spirit. What motivates us is often for the good of ourselves or our children or our home instead of because God says so. Goodness instead of obedience. Is that why we are easily deceived? Because something seems or seemed good? The fruit looked good. It seemed good to know good and evil. It seems good to know all that’s going on in the world via Instagram. It seems good to do this or that ministry. It may be good, but is it godly? It is obedience to what God is commanding you O woman? O wife? O mother? O homemaker? There can be a big difference between that which is good and godly.

May I not be deceived O Lord my God! Strengthen our husbands to lead and protect us! May I not be weak and easily preyed upon nor deceived! May I not be burdened with sins and various passions. May I manage well my own household thus giving the adversary no occasion for slander. May I know the great value You have placed upon me as a woman of God. The great honor of being my husband’s helper. May I be his crown and glory. And respect him so that Your Word is not reviled. The great honor of being my children’s mother. May I raise and train them up in Your ways. The great honor of being a homemaker. May I build my home, by managing it well, looking well to the ways of my household. May I not be idle. May I not be a busybody nor a gossip. May I ponder the path of my feet. Give me great wisdom O God. I can not do this apart from You. Thank you for the gift of womanhood! May I always use it for your glory.” Amen.

Here are some questions to ponder and ask ourselves :

Does my marriage glorify God? Do I bring glory to God in my marriage? Why or why not?

Do my children and the way I raise them glorify God? Do my children bring glory to God? Why or why not?

Does my home glorify God? Do I bring glory to God in how I manage my household? Why or why not?

Does my time glorify God? Do I bring glory to God with my time?

Do I need to change anything or do it differently to bring glory to God?

Do I need to humble myself and repent to bring glory to God?

“O Lord, keep our hearts, keep our eyes, keep our feet, and keep our tongues.”~William Tiptaft

“Keep sound wisdom and discretion…. Then you will walk on your way securely, and your foot will not stumble.” Proverbs 3:21,23

“Ponder the path of your feet; then your ways will be sure, do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil.” Proverbs 4:26-27

“My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip.” Psalm 121:2

“The way you keep your house, the way you organize your time, the care you take in your personal appearance, the things you spend your money on, all speak loudly about what you believe.”

“The beauty of thy peace shines forth in an ordered life.”

“A disordered life speaks loudly of disorder in the soul.”

“… my plea is let me be a woman, holy through and through, asking for nothing but what God wants to give me.”

~ all quotes from Elisabeth Elliot

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