A Woman of Excellence

There are some really special verses that I pray for people on my prayer list.  Two verses are in Philippians one. Paul says in verses 9,10,

After I memorized that chapter last year, the Lord has often brought a phrase from those verses to my mind – that ye may approve things that are excellent.  Something that is excellent is “possessing outstanding quality or superior merit; remarkably good.”  Do you ever find yourself, as I do, wasting time on things that are not excellent – things that are just mediocre?  I get frustrated at how easy it is to waste time and  energy on unworthy things.

A godly woman needs to make excellence a trait that she exemplifies.  What would excellence look like in a woman’s life?  Perhaps we first need to note that excellence is not perfection. 

A woman of excellence will:

• make it a priority to do her best at whatever she attempts to do – I Corinthians 10:31, Eccl 9:10
• If she’s making a meal, she’ll not just throw something together, but will think ahead and make it tasteful and appealing.
• If she’s preparing a lesson she is to teach, she will study well and be as prepared as is possible, realizing that God is her Enabler.
• If she is getting dressed for the day, she will choose clothes that will give the right opinion of her God, will suit the occasion, and will be tasteful and attractive.
• spend her time wisely Psalm 90:12
• If she’s reading or watching a form of media, she will only allow material into her heart that is excellent. 
• This would eliminate
• books/movies that use the Lord’s name in vain or contain cursing
• books/movies that give the wrong view of husband/wife relationships
• books/movies that teach a wrong view of God
• books/movies that turn her heart from loving God
• If she’s using the computer, she will watch her time so that she isn’t spending more time than necessary staying in touch with her friends and family through email or Facebook
• She will make sure she saves time to accomplish that which would help her husband, children or home
• seek to improve herself  James 1:23-25
• Through the study of God’s Word
• Through memorization of the Bible
• Through learning new skills – see side note on this blog =)

A Patch the Pirate song comes to mind here…”Only my best will do for you, only my best will do.  Not second or third – that’s quite absurd, only my best will do!  That is the mindset of a woman of excellence.

I desire, and I’m sure you do too, to be a woman of excellence.  I’m praying Philippians 1:10 for myself now too.  I need the excellent things added to my life; mediocre just won’t do for my God.  We don’t desire excellence to be snobbish, but because we have a God of excellence and He deserves no less from me as His child. I have several specifics the Lord has shown me that I need to improve.   What areas of excellence do you need to work on? 

With love,