Devotional Picture: Day 6

                                                Knowing when to speak, and when to listen.

"A Real Woman": Today I did the next one on the list."Does not have a nagging, contentious or manipulative manner in which she deals with others. (Judges 16:16, Proverbs 21:9, Proverbs 26:21) While I was reading these verses I thought about how this one especially applies to the majority of us. We all have moments when we are nagging our fathers or brothers. In these verses it says that we shouldn't be nagging, because the nagging will never help us. It is better for us to keep our mouths shut, instead of constantly nagging and manipulating people. The more contentious we are the more we hurt ourselves and those around us. We need to work towards knowing when to speak and knowing when to simply keep our lips shut. We all struggle with this, but with God's help, we can learn when to speak and when to listen.

Devotional Picture: Day 5

         As young women, we are following God's word and instructions on how we need to conduct    
                                             ourselves. We do all things to glorify God.

"A Real Woman": Today I did the next one on the list."Portrays chastity, modesty and reverence in her manner, and wears the ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is her true beauty. (1 Peter 3: 3-4, and Titus 2: 4-5) were the verses given. What I toke out of these verses is that, we don't need jewels or fancy clothes to define us. We are who God intended us to be, and no amount of material things will change that. While we are doing God's will he is defining us. Our appearance isn't who we are, but the way we conduct ourselves and they ways we treat others are who we are. We as young women need to treat our fathers, friends, and husbands, while we don't have husbands now, we do have fathers and brothers and guy friends who we need to treat with respect and obedience. We need to follow God's word to show us how we need to be conducting ourselves. While we are doing these things we will be happy with our life while following God's word.

John Porter.

Keeping the Porter family in my prayers. They have lost their father, and husband. Praying they will see God through it all.

Devotional Picture: Day 4

                              CYIA. Serving God with a cheerful, happy heart and a smile on our faces.

"A Real Woman": Today I did the fourth one on the list."Does not wallow in self-pity or make a habit of voicing complaints, but radiates cheerfulness and joy." I read these verses given (Proverbs 15:15. Proverbs 17:22) and through reading them I got that while we are doing the work God has meant for us to do what could go wrong? While we are doing His will we should be happy, with a positive attitude towards it all! When we have a cheerful heart we are doing not only good by doing what is needed of us according to God, but we are doing good by doing it selflessly, using everything we have in us for the glory of God. When we are doing that how could we not smile! We need to be going through everything in our lives with God by our side, and a cheerful, positive attitude. Through doing this we will glorify God.