Proverbs – Chapter 31:10-31
10. Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is worth more than precious rubies.11. Her husband can trust her, and she will greatly enrich his life.12. She will not hinder him but help him all her life.13. She finds wool and flax and busily spins it.14. She is like a merchant's ship; she brings her food from afar.15. She gets up before dawn to prepare breakfast for her household and plan the day's work for her servant girls.16. She goes out to inspect a field and buys it; with her earnings she plants a vineyard.17. She is energetic and strong, a hard worker.18. She watches for bargains; her lights burn late into the night.19. Her hands are busy spinning thread, her fingers twisting fiber.20. She extends a helping hand to the poor and opens her arms to the needy.21. She has no fear of winter for her household because all of them have warm clothes.22. She quilts her own bedspreads. She dresses like royalty in gowns of finest cloth.23. Her husband is well known, for he sits in the council meeting with the other civic leaders.24. She makes belted linen garments and sashes to sell to the merchants.25. She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs with no fear of the future.26. When she speaks, her words are wise, and kindness is the rule when she gives instructions.27. She carefully watches all that goes on in her household and does not have to bear the consequences of laziness.28. Her children stand and bless her. Her husband praises her:29. "There are many virtuous and capable women in the world, but you surpass them all!"30. Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised.31. Reward her for all she has done. Let her deeds publicly declare her praise.

We have probably all read this and panicked, how do I measure up! But if you read through it, what its really saying to me is, woman take an interest! This is your household. Do not let the world crowd out what you were designed to be! Its saying don't be lazy........something I can be so guilty of. When we have idle time its usually when we get ourselves into trouble. Note it doesn't say be busy in the kitchen all day, or be busy only washing your husband clothes. It opens up tons of things to do for women! It describes us all whether married, single, with children or without working or home. Be excellent in what you do.....just don't be doing nothing!

Long time coming

Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. 29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

If we look at this passage it is clear to see that God gave man and woman equal rights in all things, but as we have seen in other passages different roles. So it is not a question of God only giving man a right to the things of his creation. He gave us different roles to make our lives easier yet we each have equal access.