{"id":353055,"date":"2026-09-23T10:48:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T14:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/?p=353055"},"modified":"2026-09-23T10:48:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T14:48:07","slug":"she-is-not-selfish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/post\/she-is-not-selfish\/","title":{"rendered":"She Is Not Selfish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"border-left: 7px solid #365b81; height: 25%; padding: 21px;\"><big>Have you ever stopped to reflect on <strong>the intention<\/strong> behind your <strong>daily choices<\/strong>? In a world that encourages individual growth and the constant pursuit of personal achievements, it is easy to place yourself at the center of every decision.<\/big><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Learning and Solving Problems<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In <strong>Proverbs 31:15-16<\/strong>, the Bible describes a woman who gets up at night to feed her household and distribute their tasks. The effort of waking up early and her dedication to her work were not focused on vanity, personal reputation, or accumulating possessions for herself, but on the <strong>well-being and provision of her family<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Holy Scriptures, the virtuous woman does not seek knowledge merely for status, but seeks to learn and develop herself in order to <strong>solve problems<\/strong> and be a real <strong>source of support<\/strong>, as can be seen in her responsibilities:<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"background-color: #f2f8fc; padding: 2em; border-left: 5px solid #ccc; margin: 1em 0;\"><p>She considers a field and buys it; from her profits she plants a vineyard. She girds herself with strength, and strengthens her arms. (Proverbs 31:16-17)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nIn addition, her caring actions of zeal strengthen her household and promote her husband, who sits among the elders of the land because he has a wise and supportive woman by his side.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>A Heart Free From Selfishness<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>When the intention of a woman\u2019s heart is free from selfishness, every action becomes an <strong>expression of care and protection<\/strong> for those around her.<\/p>\n<p>These teachings show the importance of a woman evaluating her priorities. A truly strong woman is one who uses her abilities and dedication to <strong>serve wholeheartedly<\/strong>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Go Deeper Into This Topic<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Learn more about this subject by watching the <strong>Women of the Bible<\/strong> series on <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.univervideo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNIVER Video<\/a><\/span>. Visit <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.univervideo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">univervideo.com<\/a><\/span> and look for <strong>Season 24 (T24), Episode 2<\/strong>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Have you ever stopped to reflect on the intention behind your daily choices? In a world that encourages individual growth and the constant pursuit of personal achievements, it is easy to place yourself at the center of every decision. &nbsp; &nbsp; Learning and Solving Problems In Proverbs 31:15-16, the Bible describes a woman who [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":248,"featured_media":353057,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,377],"tags":[6223],"site":[],"class_list":["post-353055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-godllywood","category-women","tag-meditation"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/248"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353055"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353055\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":353059,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353055\/revisions\/353059"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/353057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=353055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=353055"},{"taxonomy":"site","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/site?post=353055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}