Find The Perfect Man!

Proverbs 31 gives us clear guidance on what to look for in a wife. Men throughout time have used this checklist, and found boutiful joy in the results.

What, however, is a woman to do?

Should she accept the first man who comes along, feeling glad that as a single woman in the church she beats the odds and catches one of the rare men?

No. Paul tells us that husbands should love their wives, that is true, but the Bible tells us little else. Indeed, in most cases Scripture is a record of what husbands should not be.

Could it be that you are not looking as you should? Are your own priorities off base? Not only can you use this time of singleness to become a Proverbs 31 woman, you can learn to change your views and find the guys who are perfect Men of Virtue.

It's how Ruth and Boaz got together. And that turned out well, didn't it?

Well, it's your turn, and it's within your grasp!

The crack researchers here at CEM poured through the ancient texts, rifled the writings of long ago, and found this gold nugget of wisdom.

Written by a Man of Virtue from long ago, here is what to look for in a potential mate:

What a Proverbs Wife should look for in a Man of Virtue:

If one had the ability to invent a man, what kind of man would one make?

What would be on the list? What are the ingredients which go into a man after God's own heart?

I will invent a man composed of all the virtues...

He would rise at dawn every morning, take up the beginning of each virtue, and keep God's commandments.
He would live in great patience, in fear, in long-suffering, in the love of God.
He would live with a firm purpose of soul and body.
He would live in deep humility, in patience, in trouble of heart and earnestness of practice.
He would pray often, with sorrow of heart.
He would keep his speech pure, his eyes controlled.
He would suffer injury without anger, remaining peaceful, and not rendering evil for evil.
He would not look for the faults of others.
He would not puff himself up, remaining meekly subject to every creature.
He would renounce material property and everything of the flesh.
He would live as though crucified, in struggle, in lowliness of spirit, in good will and spiritual abstinence.
He would fast, weep, and be penitent.
He would fight against evil.
He would be wise and discreet in judgment.
He would be chaste in mind.
He would receive good treatment with tranquility.
He would work with his own hands.
He would watch at night.
He would endure hunger and thirst, cold and nakedness, and labor.
He would live as if always expecting death.
He would live always celebrating life.

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