THE MODERN DAY PROVERBS 31 WOMAN

A while ago,there was big debate on that other social network on whether the Proverbs 31 woman still exists. I kept my opinion to myself and my circle,because they are not deep and thank God,they have a practical view of things. I'm gonna try explain my view on the issue and hopefully make you see it from my vantage point.

 I truly believe the Proverbs 31 woman is very much existent and she's a next progression of every Christian woman who wants to get married. However,she now comes in a very modern way. Firstly,let me get this out of the way. The Proverbs 31 woman is a wife. She performs duties for her household,which is made up of a husband and children. I found it a bit odd that the chief lobbyists of the "The Proverbs 31 woman is dead" movement,are very single. I mean, the person who sees the wife in action is her husband; that's one way to prove that she's no more. Let me explain why I say she's normal.

I've seen my aunt,who's married,wake up in the morning,making preparations for her kids before they go to school and sorts out her husband (my uncle) for work. Only then does she prepare to go to work,then later come back and handle supper for the whole family. She may not work the field,but she sure brings the carrots home.

The bible I read outlines these as the makings of a Proverbs 31 woman. There's really nothing spectacular about her.

I'd like to bring across the fact that we now live in a different era from the biblical version of this woman. The reason she had to wake up in the morning is because there was no electricity and she had do hand work (v 13) because back then,women were not as liberated and weren't afforded opportunities for them to go to school and get high paying jobs like now. In the fast-paced world we live in,everything has become instantaneous. From how we communicate,what kind of jobs we do,to the food we eat (Thank God for Woolworths ready-made food). We also cannot deny the effects of the global village and how technology has made everything so accessible. The woman can now work from home and she can juggle the many hats she wears quite effortlessly,because "strength and dignity are (still) her clothing".

 

 Another critical point to consider is that the modern Proverbs 31 woman comes with a dream team made up of aunty,who basically helps with all these other chores like doing the laundry,a tutor to help the kids with homework and the mother in-law who babysits the kids on weekends. (Ideally). The famous quote "behind every successful man,there's a powerful woman" is still relevant today. The modern day woman still caters to the husband who's "known in the gates when he sits among the elders of the land". This woman handles the home front pretty well.

 

A friend of mine was quite taken aback by her boyfriend,who exclaimed that he doesn't expect her to be doing all the chores in the house,except cooking,as he works hard so that she can be comfortable. Her distress was that,suddenly all that epitomized what womanhood is about,is rendered obsolete.
We need to take all of this into consideration in order to help us see that the Proverbs 31 woman still exists,only that she's modernized. I hope the chief lobbyists are open-minded enough to see where my view is taken from.