Women of Worth

1. E L I Z A B E T H M A R Y Women of Worth Importance Value Excellence of Character Qualities Commanding Esteem Have Purpose Merit Respect and Praise Inherent Rightness, by Choice

2. Women of Worth • Have Christ, our Lord • Within • Giving Life

3. Women of Worth • While living on Earth Below • Stay • Bonded • To Jesus above

4. Women of Worth • Fail Forward • Like Rahab • Like Mary Magdalene • Because they do NOT turn away repentance like Jezebel or Herodias

5. Women of Worth • chase after • any opportunity to do good, • To serve their lord • seeking those opportunities • with joy and delight, • with all their soul and being • and • Implants this within their families

6. Women of Worth • Are used by God • Like Millions, billions or trillions have • Anna spoke at Jesus baby visit to the temple • Deborah, a judge in Israel • Huldah advising men in many ranks • Women at Tomb • Phillip’s 4 virgin prophetess daughters • Joel 2 and Acts 2 ‘sons & daughters’ prophesy (Dorothy Meadows, Eileen Horsley)

7. Women of Worth Have a resilient ‘come back’ spark that all the rivers of trouble cannot wash away nor can oceans of tears ever extinguish her deep, deep Godly and Family Spark

8. Women of Worth • Put band-aids on scratches • Play Hide and Seek • Give drinks to hot, tired kids • Soothe fevered brows • Put creases in jeans • Wash dirty, grimy hands and behind ears • Picks up after an entire family who can’t seem to have time to do it on their own • Referee fights and help kids learn the difference in right and wrong • Control until they have taught self-control

9. Women of Worth • Profit by Prayer • Have the BIBLE to copy Wisdom from, with the Author’s Permission

10. Women of worth • Set godly examples regardless of what the men in their lives do • like Lois or eunice • Abagail • Like lydia

11. Women of Worth • Have a spark of hope • that glistens to each one about them • and emanates from deep inside • Have the spark that never became detached from The Source above.

12. Women of Worth • Who are Mothers • Get to be Eves in their own families • Like Sarah see their generations • Watch their family tree leaf

13. Women of Worth • Have powerful, inspiring vision • Vision that helps transform: • the bitter to sweet, the darkness of life’s troubles • They help others see through • to the great light of what is possible • They ‘lead through’ with their encouragement

14. Women of Worth • Are souls that travel a • Gingham, • Cotton • Silk • Polyester • or even velvet highway through life, finding their mate and homing in on their families’ destiny as per heaven’s script unveiled (in her closet) to her.

15. Women of Worth • Are lofty souls • squeezed into bodies of dirt • In our tightly-bound world • Have in-dominable spirits • And forces of darkness know they are no match for them

16. Women of Worth • GRIEVE • Like Naomi • Like Jesus’ own precious, Blessed Mary

17. Women of Worth • Have many secrets • Are masters at cloaking their inner thoughts, hopes and dreams with daily ministering tasks • Guide their families, many times, without them having any idea she is at the helm

18. Women of Worth • Know the recipe you want to learn • Can recommend how to get a stain out • Have that special piece of knowledge • Can give a wise answer • Help their kids’ see that their marriages are worth saving and help them try to see that faith will guide them through • Teach tough people survive tough times

19. Women of Worth • CAN fight an UPHILL journey, fraught with sacrifice and challenge along twisted and even bizarre paths, but only because seeing theirs through is so precious and seeing their delivered is so vital.

20. Women of Worth • Can say, “I’m Sorry.” • Can Repent and Convert • Can be Saved and Sanctified for they can face their own faults • Can pray and care (not gossip) about the faults of others • Can be Holy for they Want to be Holy and refuse to allow mountains to halt their progress

21. Women of Worth • Are a Spark of Pure Holiness • Wrapped in an apron • Hidden behind orders, commands and what is thought to be ‘taking the fun away’ • Tucked in the midst of a home • Continually talking to Jesus-many times with a voice that has no out loud sound • Doing dishes, laundry and Other Clean-ups

22. Women of Worth • Are NOT afraid • To take on anything (anything) –even up to Satan, himself-if it (or he) threaten the well-being of her soul or her family and loved one’s souls

23. Women of Worth • Nurture • With • Kindness • and Faith

24. Women of Worth • Hold on • Declaring that the blackness of night • Must • And Will • In Time • Yield to a New Dawn

25. Women of Worth • Have tenacity like Rizpah • Hold On • Are the Glue of the family • Not easily pulled apart from • Maintaining relationships- • regardless • and • in spite of

26. Women of Worth • Have and Can save cities/nations • Like woman of Abel • Like Deborah and Jael • Like Esther

27. Women of Worth • Dependable • Trustworthy • Worthy of confidence • Predictable in words and actions • Like Ruth, Hannah, Miriam

28. Women of Worth • Love • Even more when theirs are • Down • Out • In Trouble • Not Deserving

29. Women of Worth Proverbs 31:10-19 (KJV) 10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. 11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. 12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. 13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. 14 She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar. 15 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. 16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. 17 She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. 18 She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night. 19 She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.

30. Women of Worth Proverbs 31:20-31 (KJV) 20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. 21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet. 22 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple. 23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land. 24 She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant. 25 Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. 26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. 27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. 28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. 29 Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. 30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised. 31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.

31. Women of Worth Mary, Mother of Jesus There at His birth There through His life There at His death There at His resurrection There at His ascension

32. Women of Worth • Are faithful • To the END • AND • Beyond-where many Women of Worth • Rest, awaiting their Reward Day

33. Women of Worth • Model after Jesus, Christ-like