I have a "friend" who believes that I'm foolish for trusting my husband to provide for me. She also thinks I can't be a blessing to him because I'm just a dependent. And, in her mind, my kids just add to that burden...

Minutes after reading something she wrote about women like me, I read this Scripture. It was actually part of my Scripture reading for today:

Blessed are all who fear the LORD,
who walk in obedience to him.

You will eat the fruit of your labor;
blessings and prosperity will be yours.

Your wife will be like a fruitful vine
within your house;

your children will be like olive shoots
around your table.

Yes, this will be the blessing
for the man who fears the LORD.

I believe the Lord had me read this verse (right after I read what she wrote) to remind me of His truth, so that the lies this woman believes wouldn't set a trap and put their hooks into my mind and heart. Our world says a man is blessed one way and that a woman is only truly secure in another way... but God designs blessings for those who fear him. And for those with wisdom enough to see them, the blessings look something like this:



Yes, this will be the blessing
for the man who fears the LORD.