"She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life." - Proverbs 31:12
A godly woman is committed - all the days of her life.
Webster's Dictionary - Committed - having made a pledge to someone or something
Commit - to carry through to completion
1. Ecclesiastes 7:8 - the end is better than the beginning; be patient till then
2. Luke 9:62 - those who look back are not fit for the kingdom of God
3. Romans 2:6-8 - those who continue in well-doing will receive eternal life
4. 1 Corinthians 13:7 - love endures all things
5. Galatians 6:9-10 - do not grow weary of well-doing
6. 2 Thessalonians 3:13 - do not grow weary of well-doing, even if others take advantage of you
7. 2 Timothy 2:3 - endure as a good soldier
8. Hebrews 6:13-15 - those who patiently endure will receive the promise
9. Hebrews 10:38-39 - those who draw back from the faith give God no pleasure
10. James 5:11 - those that endure are happy
11. 2 Peter 2:20-22 - those who return to their sinful ways would have been better off never knowing the truth
The Bible speaks strongly of those who begin to follow God, but turn back - they are not fit for the kingdom of God, they give God no pleasure, and they would have been better off never having known the truth. Our first and strongest commitment needs to be that of following God.
We must endure to the end as a good soldier does, because love endures all things. Those that endure to the end will be happy and will receive the promise of eternal life. No matter how exciting and trilling the beginning of a new venture is, the bringing of it to completion is so much more fulfilling - be patient till the end!
Even if others take advantage of us or do not appreciate us, even if the days are long and dreary, we should not grow weary of well doing - in good timing, we WILL reap the benefits!
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