Worthy Woman

Who can find a worthy woman? For her price is far above corals. The heart of her husband trusts in her, And he will have no lack of gain. She does him good and not evil all the days of her life. 

And the law of kindness is on her tongue. She watches closely over the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praises her, saying: Many daughters have done worthily, But you surpass them all. Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; But a woman who fears Jehovah, she will be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands, And let her works praise her in the gates.  Proverbs 31:10-31

The Lord has been speaking to me these portion of the Bible again and again these days. Everytime I read and studied theses verses, the Lord confirmed to me that I have found the worthy women for me, my beloved wife. She has been such a wonder woman who has transformed my lifestyle in a very positive way: health-wise, both in the body and in the spirit. Every time I considered about my marriage life and family life, I feel very blessed to be blessed with such a sister from Taiwan to be my match. Thank God that He has blessed me with such a wife! I have many reasons to say and testify to this after more than eleven years of our marriage life and now being blessed with three children. 

This year I happened to travel more for the ministry, and my wife was absolutely one with me. She bore all the burden of the family in my absence and the Lord has graced her as well. I have the full confidence in the Lord and in my wife that the Lord would be with her to take care of all our family needs. Though I wished to be always with her to bear the same burden, my official responsibility as serving ones in the ministry of the word led me to travel places, especially new places, where the ministry has never been to. While at home we have regular family prayer, and while on the move still we have family prayer over the phone. One thing I reckoned a great blessing is, the oneness for the Lord's move in our family life. She never opposes anything related to the ministry or the Lord's work, instead she supports me and has always been one with me in prayer and in burden. Praise the Lord for such a worthy women!

Often when I travel, many untoward incidents would happen at home. Persons, matters, or things would cause some troubles in my absence. But the Lord has been gracing her all this while to bear them all and handle them all. Right from taking care of the family need, children schooling, household management and even coping up with problems that arises day to day. Sometimes children who needs discipline or at times some cousins who needs shepherding, she handles them all with the Lord's covering and blessing. Praise the Lord for such a worthy woman! 

Time and again I have been discovering many little secrets of my wife's virtues that have not been so obvious. But living together with her over a decade I have discovered to my joy that she has many hidden virtues that have been manifested one by one in course of time. Even many people wonders how I could travel so frequently with three children back home with a "foreigner" wife. My simply reply has always been, the Lord is so gracious to us, and especially my wife that she has the grace and the wisdom to take care of the family matters even when I travel. In fact, I used to tell people, my wife is more Indian than me in many aspects. The Lord has prepared her for India! And I testify to this truth. 

This portion of the word, Proverbs 31:10-31, is the blessing I have received from the Lord. And thanks be to my in-laws who bore and brought up such a wonder woman for me and for God's economy. In fact, they are my in-the-Lord more than just being in-law. 

In many ways she is so simple and sweet; frank and pure. She is the woman that I actually used to pray for, before my marriage. Thank God, the Lord answered my prayer and blessed me with what I need. 

Now, as I read the Bible, Proverbs 31:10-31, again the Lord impressed me deeply of what I have been blessed with, therefore, I wrote this blessing concerning my beloved and blessed wife, my worthy woman, and my wonder woman.

"Who can find a worthy woman? For her price is far above corals. The heart of her husband trusts in her." I have found her for the Lord has blessed me. Praise the Lord!