Basic HTML Version
associated with executives. But what does this have to do with
housewives?
Much! Read Proverbs 31:10-31! These verses describe an
ideal executive manager, a person who scheduled time, made
decisions, solved problems, was responsible over others and
delegated work-and was very successful at it . Who was this
person? A homemaker- the virtuous woman!
The writer probably knew one or more women who were
settingexamples such as he described.The virtuouswoman made
a profession of caring for her household the best way possible–
she was much more than t he fa lse image society has of
housewives today. "Give her ofthe fruit ofher
hands;
and let her
own works praise her in the gates" (verse 31). There it is. Her
outstanding example was recorded for posterity in God's Word.
An effective homemaker employs every one of the tools
of effective management. She
is
developing
in
her family
responsibilities the qualities needed to direct cities in the
world tomorrow (Luke 19:17-19). Frankly, when you under–
stand the job of the homemaker- the wife and mother- you
might wonder if it does not present one of the greatest
opportunities for skill development.