Jen- LRS-Ruth Week 2 Day 2

Today's lesson was titled A Hopefully Glimmer. The focus was on Ruth 1:22. This verse talks about the time period that Naomi and Ruth arrived. The beinging of the barley harvest.

* This verse offers up hope. Just when Naomi thought God didn't care for her and she was at her lowest. He provided food. This can be applied in my life as well. Just when I get frusrated and upset and feel like God doesn't real care about what I'm going through I start to see a flicker of change, an open door.

* Harvesting is a very important part of our spiritually journey. Its a sign of His assurance of provision for us. For me today it might not literally be food, but it could be realtionships, circumstances and needs being met.

* Harvesting should be going on all the time. It just depends on what stage we are at, reaping or sowing.

*She referenced "Let us not become weary in doing good for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we don't give up." Gal.6:9

Weeping doesn't cause the harvest its the sowing. So for me this means that in times of struggle I can cry and yell out but if I stand still and wait for it to blow over it won't. I need to cry and DO. I need to move forward through the tough times. God is still with me than and honestly it is during those times that I grow the most because I need Him. I'm so bad about calling and begging out to the Lord in the tough times. I need to also praise His name when the harvest is done. If he hadn't been with me through the reaping and sowing there would be no harvest.

*Another thing that stood out to me, is that I'm example. People are watching me especially nonchristians are watching and waiting to see how I handle the rough times. They may be part of my harvest. I think that is one of the many reasons why Ruth followed Naomi. She saw how she weeped but moved on. She saw how she was mad and upset at God, but still worshiped and loved Him. Naomi was a showing Christ's love to Ruth which to her was probably a foreign concept.

Lord, help to weep and sow at the same time. Help me to see the big picture in the rough times. There is always hope in you. Help to praise you and the end of the harvest.