Most of us assume that Solomon wrote the Proverbs. Yes, he wrote most of the Old Testament

Proverbs, but the final chapter is an exception. King Lemuel records his mother's teaching

in Proverbs 31. Today, on Insight for Living, Chuck Swindall will continue a message started

last time that squarely found it on this passage. It's the first in a brand new series

called Restoring Your Families Foundation. Originally presented on Mother's Day, Chuck

devoted his first message to the matriarch in your family, in which he brings encouragement

for mothers and others. But first, we begin with prayer.

Thank you, our Father, for these and so many others in other places who could stand

today. Thank you for these who bore their children, who have reared them some still in

the process of doing so. Thank you for that which characterizes them most often in their

unselfishness, their willingness to adapt their lives for the betterment of their families.

Thank you for raising up such women, especially in this day, and a godly woman stands out above

all. Not a perfect woman, there is no such, but a godly woman, one who fears you, one who

walks with you, one who takes your word seriously, one who talks with you often, one who leans

hard on you for strength, one who acknowledges times when she's at which end and often at

energies end. Encourage these ladies today and remind them that perfection is never the

goal, never. Give them the ability to read through the scriptures, finding comfort and

encouragement, rather than being overwhelmed by guilt and shame. We're grateful, Father,

to the end of our days for those who were our mothers. Thank you for the memory. Now, Lord,

we pray that we will be led into the truth of what you have written in this section of Proverbs,

guard us from extremes, making it say what it was never meant to say, enable us to see what is

here and to understand what is not here and give all of us a sense of purpose and encouragement as

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