"The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain." Proverbs 31:11
The Excellent Wife from Proverbs is back--I want to meditate on 1 verse about her a week. In verse 11 she is a wife who has earned her husband's trust so that he will not be lacking gain. Basically, she's not a liability to her husband. He can trust her to handle herself, the family, the house, and the finances. She's got a track record which proves to her husband that she can be trusted. And she understands and shares her husband's goals and ideas in order for him to trust that she can be a team player and companion in life. I think her husband trusts that if something happens to him, she can find a way to pick up the slack and carry the family until he's back in commission.
It's interesting that her husband trusts her. This doesn't mean that he has actual knowledge that she's capable of being what he needs her to be. It means that he trusts in her and believes that she can be that woman. She doesn't have to have gainful employment, a college degree, excellent homemaking skills, or networking skills. No. She has proven to him that if necessary, she can gain all those skills or will do what it takes for the sake of him and their family. He believes in her because she has character and is dependable.
Wow! What a challenge for every woman. We must strive to be trustworthy teammates and not a liability to our husbands.
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