FINDING FAITHFULNESS IN DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES: LESSONS FROM RUTH - PART 3
Faith Knows When to Wait Part 3 Ruth 3 Throughout our faith journey, there are times when we feel we have done everything God has asked of us in a particular situation. We have maintained our faith, followed Him, prayed, obeyed, served faithfully, and taken the next step He provided. Yet the response we seek has not come. These moments are the most challenging. It’s in our nature to keep doing something, to fix the situation or hasten the outcome, and this can lead us to try to control everything ourselves. During these times, God does want us to act, but sometimes what He requires is far harder: to wait patiently. This is exactly where Ruth is found in chapter three. The chapter begins with Naomi giving Ruth instructions. When reading it for the first time, her instructions to Ruth may seem strange. Why would she tell Ruth to go to the threshing floor at night, wait until Boaz was asleep, and then lie down at his feet? To understand this part of Scripture, we need to ...
