What spoke to me this morning is how in verse 6 Naomi seemed to have hope in that she says the LORD Has visited His people by giving them bread but in verse 21 she seems to slip into another mind set .as she says the LORD has tested me and the almighty has afflicted me. Makes me think of the times I’ve done that and how God has always bought me through. Even though sometimes it through me kicking and crying.
I can certainly relate to the kicking and crying. It is only afterwards when I see the full picture do I humbly thank our Great God for not giving up on me.
My heart goes out to Naomi at this point of depression and sorrow. But remembering the scripture in Psalm 30:5, which reads: “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.” helps me through the times of sorrow and depression. Also leaning on the temporary nature of this human existence, hope springs eternal when sorrow and tears will be wiped away.
In verse 13 and 20 Naomi blames her problems on God. Was it lack of faith that they moved to a country with foreign God’s? Did God plan for Ruth to be in Jesus Christ’s lineage? It makes me wonder. God definitely made a way for Naomi and Ruth.
Mary and I have talked about what an incredible act of faith it was for Ruth to step into a world that must have been so foreign to her—to have that much devotion to Naomi, but also to have seen something there worth being a part of. It’s hard to imagine the faith it must have taken!
What spoke to me this morning is how in verse 6 Naomi seemed to have hope in that she says the LORD Has visited His people by giving them bread but in verse 21 she seems to slip into another mind set .as she says the LORD has tested me and the almighty has afflicted me. Makes me think of the times I’ve done that and how God has always bought me through. Even though sometimes it through me kicking and crying.
I can certainly relate to the kicking and crying. It is only afterwards when I see the full picture do I humbly thank our Great God for not giving up on me.
My heart goes out to Naomi at this point of depression and sorrow. But remembering the scripture in Psalm 30:5, which reads: “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.” helps me through the times of sorrow and depression. Also leaning on the temporary nature of this human existence, hope springs eternal when sorrow and tears will be wiped away.
In verse 13 and 20 Naomi blames her problems on God. Was it lack of faith that they moved to a country with foreign God’s? Did God plan for Ruth to be in Jesus Christ’s lineage? It makes me wonder. God definitely made a way for Naomi and Ruth.
Mary and I have talked about what an incredible act of faith it was for Ruth to step into a world that must have been so foreign to her—to have that much devotion to Naomi, but also to have seen something there worth being a part of. It’s hard to imagine the faith it must have taken!