Virtuous Woman ~ Lesson 3

“She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.”

As I began doing this part, I was a little uncertain of what to talk about here. The virtuous woman does her husband good. She encourages him, she doesn’t try to tear him down. She will use kind words. She will encourage him with scripture.
When he comes home tired from work, she will meet him at the door with a smile on her face, not a complaint on her lips.
When your father/brother comes home from work, what do you meet him with?
“Oh, you’re finally here.”
“You’re late for supper.”
“The sink is leaking, you’d better fix it in a hurry.”

I hope and pray these are not your responses. Say “Hi, its so nice to see you.”
“I missed you today.”

Don’t make his day any worse than it already is. Wait to ask him to fix whatever.
Since most of us young ladies are not married(of course!) We can apply this to our dads and brothers.

One thing I KNOW my brother likes, is when I ask him to do something for me, that I don’t know how to do. I often ask him to do things on the computer, like help me make a c.d., get the internet going again, help me use Powerpoint, etc. He really likes doing these types of things, and I know he likes being useful, especially if it is helping me get a job done.

Now, I know this has nothing to do with what I am talking about, but I want to tell you all about the AWESOME brother I’ve got. I am doing this, because I know he will get a smile a mile long on his face when he reads this. He is always ready to help me. When I am sick(which has been often lately) he will help me with my chores, bring me a drink, or my school books, or something that’s downstairs. He always seems to be playing the piano when I’m in a bad mood, and that encourages me to change my attitude!
Anyways, I just had to write that. :P

Back to business. Now, I know not every brother LIKES to help his sister. But most often if you ask him to do something that you don’t know how to do, he will. Make him feel important when he helps you. It is important, because if he hadn’t helped you, who would have, or when would that have happened?
So, encourage your dad and brother, don’t criticize them. Don’t talk bad about them behind their backs, praise them. Pray for them.

PROJECT 1. Say a kind word to a brother or your father, when they are feeling down.

PROJECT 2. Write a note to them, maybe with a verse or two, telling them how wonderful they are.

PROJECT 3. Make them a little gift. Maybe give them a candy, or bookmark.