We hear a lot of talk about the importance of being a “virtuous woman”. What is virtue? It is the moral excellence and purity of spirit that only comes as I obey and live out, God’s Word. In a nutshell.....it’s living in obedience to God’s Word.
How few women actually live this way. Just because we are good cooks, keep a clean house, keep up on the laundry, make cookies for the preacher and the neighbors and take care of all our wifely duties.....doesn’t mean we are walking in obedience to God’s Word. In some area perhaps we are—but not in all.
We’ve told our children that “delayed obedience is no obedience at all ”How many times have we done “our duty” but thought evil of our husband while grudgingly doing it? That is impure thoughts abiding in a disobedient spirit. We lack true virtue.
Philippians 4:8 “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue and if there be any praise, think on these things.”
Virtue is wrapped up in the things we think about and the obedience of our walk. How do we really measure up?
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