How can you better yourself today?

Proverbs 31:10-31

A wife of noble character who can find?

    She is worth far more than rubies.Her husband has full confidence in her    and lacks nothing of value.She brings him good, not harm,    all the days of her life.She selects wool and flax    and works with eager hands.She is like the merchant ships,    bringing her food from afar.She gets up while it is still night;    she provides food for her family    and portions for her female servants.She considers a field and buys it;    out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.She sets about her work vigorously;    her arms are strong for her tasks.She sees that her trading is profitable,    and her lamp does not go out at night.In her hand she holds the distaff    and grasps the spindle with her fingers.She opens her arms to the poor    and extends her hands to the needy.When it snows, she has no fear for her household;    for all of them are clothed in scarlet.She makes coverings for her bed;    she is clothed in fine linen and purple.Her husband is respected at the city gate,    where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.She makes linen garments and sells them,    and supplies the merchants with sashes.She is clothed with strength and dignity;    she can laugh at the days to come.She speaks with wisdom,    and faithful instruction is on her tongue.She watches over the affairs of her household    and does not eat the bread of idleness.Her children arise and call her blessed;    her husband also, and he praises her:“Many women do noble things,    but you surpass them all.”Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;    but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.Honor her for all that her hands have done,    and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.

I realize that I just shared a very long passage when normally we just share a few verses.  I really didn’t feel there was just a couple that I wanted to share.  This passage was shared at my Aunt’s funeral last week.  She was a very strong, independent, woman of God.  She was the backbone to her family and was a staple to her husband and sons.  As they read through this scripture, I just kept thinking that I hope and pray that I can be half the women she was.  She was such a Godly example of what a woman is to be and as I read through this proverb, I see that the Bible clearly lays out for us how we are to be. 

There are other passages in the Bible that tell us how we are to live, act and simply be as a Christian, wife, mother, daughter, husband, father, son, etc.  While some may say these are not still relevant in this day and age, I must disagree.  While we are not servants, we are still called to be a servant of the King, which means being willing to live as we have been instructed.  I know that I have a lot to learn from the above passage for how to better myself. 

Where do you turn to find ways to better yourself?  I encourage you today to turn to the Bible first.  While there are many books available that we can read to help better ourselves both personally and in the workplace, we really need to start with the instructions we find in the Bible.