What Is A Woman?

She reflects the female image and likeness of God. A woman cultivates an inner and outer beauty to re-present God to her family and those within her spere of influence out of her reverence and respect for God.

Proverbs 31:30–31 ESV

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates.

Picture Of A Woman

She reflects the image of God because she has been created in His likeness and image. People want her counsel and approval because they know she loves them and has sacrificed for their well being. Her motives and intentions are well known to all who know her.

She has carefully and intentionally cultivated an inner beauty with God as her guiding source. She is well aware of her value to God and those she cares for. They also are well aware of her value. Not only is she more valuable than precious jewels, but also a priceless, precious jewel to those privileged enough to receive her love, care and attention.

Her words carry great meaning and authority to those in her realm of influence. A wink, a nod, a word, a loving touch from her instill confidence, courage, and desire to live for God in those who she cares for. She makes all in her realm better, stronger, and more capable because of her influence.

Qualities Of A Woman

Nurturing - “imparts life to, cares for, and develops another”

Nobody can love and impart life like a woman, especially a mother. The first woman was named Eve because she was the mother of all living Gen. 3:20 “The man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.”

Women were created to produce and sustain life. They are best suited to love, care, and nurture life in others. A woman loves people to life like God breathed life in the first man. They are closest to God in this aspect of humanity.

Older women are told to train younger women to nurture physically, emotionally, and spiritually

Titus 2:3-5 “Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, 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.”

Meekness - “power under control.”

A woman has a strong relationship with God. Her hope is in Him and her peace is found in Him. She trusts Him and willingly works with her hands, abides in His will. His words and teachings flow freely from her heart by His Spirit.

Prov. 31:13 “She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands.”

Prov. 31:26 “She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.”

Influence - “impacts the behavior, character, and development of another”

Her children rise up and call her blessed and her husband praises her. A woman has tremendous influence she must carefully wield. There is a reason why the book of Proverbs often infers influence in a negative and positive as a woman. The most notorious spirit in the charismatic church is the Jezebel spirit. Athough Jezebel is an example of Influence gone bad, it is an example of influence none-the-less. All this speaks to the tremendous influence a woman can have on her sphere of influence.

Pr. 31:28 “Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:”

Ruth 3:10-11 “And he said, “May you be blessed by the Lord, my daughter. You have made this last kindness greater than the first in that you have not gone after young men, whether poor or rich. And now, my daughter, do not fear. I will do for you all that you ask, for all my fellow townsmen know that you are a worthy woman.”

Virtuous - “a pattern or standard of righteousness”

She sets a pattern for others to follow. She reflects and re-presents an example to younger women of womanhood. A woman also shows younger men how a woman is to be treated and related with

Strength and Dignity - Prov. 31:25; Prov 31:10

Patience - Prov 31:13, 16

Diligence - Prov 31:13

Generosity - Prov 31:20

Loyal and devoted - Prov. 31:30