Thank you God, for being my husband...In Isaiah 54:5-6 it says, "For your Maker is your husband - the LORD Almighty is his name - the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of all the earth. The LORD will call you back as if you were a wife deserted and distressed in spirit - a wife who married young, only to be rejected, says your God." I know You love, protect and provide for me; you do this in a number of ways, but I realize that you do it through my earthly husband, too. I also realize that that "a wife of noble character" (Prov. 31:10), is hard to find in today's society.

Noble means to be dignified and gracious. The amplified Bible puts it this way, "capable, intelligent and virtuous." God wants us as women to stand out in the world. Proverbs 31:11 says that "her husband has full confidence in her..." In order for our earthly husbands to have full confidence in us, we must have full confidence in our heavenly husband and live that out in our lives. All women have God as their husband; so we need to be his wife of noble character. I want to be a wife of noble character. This year, I have committed to start becoming the woman God wants me to be. I need to be doing everything, EVERYTHING (no matter how small or trivial it may seem) for my Heavenly Husband. I am listening for God's encouragement on my journey to become who He wants me to be.

As a woman, I know how much praise means to us; but even if we don't get it from humans, if we are a woman of noble character, we will get God's praise. After all, isn't that what is really important? To hear Him say, "Well done, good and faithful servant." Enjoy the inner satisfaction in becoming the woman God wants you to be. If you do get praised by your family or friends, that's a bonus! But don't live to get praise from people, live to get praise from God. That is what will count in the end!