Reverent in How She Acts

Copied directly from Becoming a Titus 2 Woman by Martha Peace (Focus Publishing Inc., 1997) page 35.

[One] way a godly woman is reverent in her behavior is by how she acts. She shows love to others by remembering that "love is not rude" (1 Corinthians 13:5). She has good manners. She does not push and shove in the department store. She does not embarrass herself and others by yelling at the store clerk and making loud threats when circumstances are not going her way. She is not loud and obnoxious and rolling over people like a steam roller. Plainly put, she behaves herself. She is a proper lady at home and in public.

I want to clarify something here. Being "reverent in her behavior" does not mean she whispers when she talks, hides in the background, or does not look at others when they talk. I used to know a woman who did whisper when she talked and I remember thinking, "she is so sweet and feminine and godly." That is what I thought before I really got to know her character! It turned out that she is mean as a snake, but she certainly whispers sweetly as the venom is coming out of her mouth.

In contrast, women who are actually reverent in their behavior enjoy life. They laugh and speak loudly enough for others to hear. They do not have a false idea of spirituality. They have fun and love the Lord. They want to make others comfortable. They show love to others by acting properly as they rejoice in every day that the Lord has made. Their dress, attitude, and behavior are pleasing to the Lord. They are a modernized version of the "holy women of old" (1 Peter 3:5).