A Woman Who Fears the Lord

In a world that often measures a woman’s worth by appearance, status, or charisma, the Bible points us to something deeper and eternal: the fear of the Lord. We see this exemplified in the story of Hannah (1 Samuel 1). She was not admired for her beauty or her social position—she was barren, broken, and mocked. Yet, in her anguish, she went to the temple and poured out her soul before God. She wasn't performing for the crowd; she was reverencing the Lord in raw honesty. Her prayer was so intense that Eli thought she was drunk. What made Hannah powerful was not her situation, but her surrender. Her reverence for God shaped her words, her posture, her motherhood, and eventually her legacy. She became the mother of Samuel, one of Israel’s greatest prophets, because she feared the Lord above all else. Proverbs 31 doesn’t celebrate perfection. It celebrates godly devotion. It honours the woman who walks in wisdom, who chooses obedience over applause, who builds her home in reverence and not in pride. Her fear of the Lord becomes the foundation for everything she does—how she loves, leads, nurtures, speaks, and serves.