"The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life." Proverbs 31:11-12

Before we were married, my husband and I were asked to do a 'trust fall.' I held my arms across my chest and fell backwards, trusting that he would catch me, which he did. Trust demands a relationship with one another. Who would trust someone they didn't know? That would be foolish. Trust requires commitment. I had to follow through with my fall, knowing that he wouldn't let me be hurt.

So, when this passage says that the virtuous woman has the trust of her husband, there is a relationship with one another. They are committed to one another. Trust can be broken, but the virtuous woman has kept that trust in place. She has not violated her promise to him, nor has she given any indication that she will in the future.

Besides a relationship and a commitment, there is also love between these two people. "She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life," says verse 12. Love is seen in the actions that one does toward another. She loves him and will not harm him, ever.

How are we measuring up to this? Do we maintain a relationship with our spouse? Are we committed to one another? Are we showing love by our actions? If these things are the case, then the word 'divorce' shouldn't be in our vocabulary. The word should never come off our lips because this would hurt our husband. If we love him, we would never want to harm him.