And no, I’m not talking about the “hotties” that are generally touted as eye candy. Proverbs says the eyes of man are never satisfied and I agree wholeheartedly. The internet is a big part of feeding that hunger, which is not always a good thing. Sometimes it’s downright evil. However, the Proverb doesn’t say everything you see is a sinful fullfillment of your eyes’ hunger. It just states a principle, as many of the other Proverbs.

What you allow your eyes to feed on can be, as stated, an evil thing, or it can be a time waster, or it can inspire you to do something good, or a number of other things. I’m considering doing a month long theme here of cooking, in hopes that it will inspire you to cook! This should be a good thing to do, considering that Proverbs 31 praises the woman who gets up early to cook and provides food for her family.

Here’s a summation of some of the verses that I took notes on in Proverbs 31, by the way. Comments on these welcome :)

A good wife/woman:

  • works with eager hands
  • gets up early to cook
  • provides food for her family
  • invests
  • has strong arms
  • trades profitably
  • works with thread
  • is generous and hospitable to the poor
  • makes blankets
  • makes clothing
  • sells her wares
  • is wise and faithful
  • is not idle
  • fears the Lord
  • keeps track of the household affairs

Wow, what a standard! I’m guessing you could spend a lifetime on these qualities ;) Here’s an idea that will only take a few minutes of your time but could really get some thinking going. Every morning (or whenever’s convenient), write down a few words on what you feel a verse from Proverbs 31 means - you could write parellel ideas, or anything that comes to mind. Focus one sentence at least on how you can practicaly apply that verse. You could keep this in a notebook or on cards (you’ll need as many as there are verses, I don’t know at the moment how many there are) and when you come back to the verse next time, you can review and write down any new thoughts (on that verses’ page).

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So back to the original topic, hopefully I’ll be taking pictures next time I cook and posting them and the recipe. I’m going to try to stick to simple things, as those are sometimes the most inspiring! If YOU make a recipe that you find here, let me know how it turned out :D And if there’s a recipe you think would be cool to see here, send it to me with your comments.

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