The Power of a Virtuous Woman, Chapter 3 focuses on whose advice can or will we accept? Who has “earned the right” to provide it?
Proverbs 31 begins with The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. If Lemuel is Solomon, then his mother is Bathsheba. How did she, with all the rumors about her past get her son, brilliant, grown, rich and powerful to listen to her? That’s the subject of this chapter and here are the concluding questions for us…
1. Are you able to accept advice from others?
2. What do you think others have learned from you about listening and being able to accept advice and wise counsel?
3. Are you comfortable offering advice to others?
4. How do you think your past mistakes might help others on their journey?
5. Do you think others are aware of your past mistakes?
6. Do you think anyone, regardless of her past, can evolve into a virtuous woman?
7. Do you think your adult children, grandchildren, nieces or nephews would listen if you came to them with a word of correction? Why or why not?
8. How do you reconcile Bathsheba’s decision to correct her son with the common statement today, “God told me to take my hand off him (or her)?”
9. Do you think your children or grandchildren, nieces or nephews will ever become too old to receive a word of correction?
10. Do you think you are too old for a word of correction? Do you know of anyone you think is worthy to give it to you
Sunday School Sisters, I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this. And anybody else who’d like to weigh in…