Ruth Week 4

Day 2
A New Day

Okay I had typed a whole page then it got deleted!! So this is some of what I typed!
Today was all about Ruth moving forward. I don't know about ya'll but I don't think I would be as obedient as Ruth was to Naomi. She asked no questions but went ahead and did what Naomi had instructed. I can't imagine what was going through Ruth's head. She was probably nervous, excited, scared and thinking about her past. Naomi finally realized it was time for Ruth to move on from widowhood. She would always remember her husband but she had the future to think about. There is so much symbolism in the clothes Ruth put on for Boaz. She was no longer wearing the clothes customed to a widow but was wearing her finest outer garments. She was letting him and the world know that she was ready to move on and that she was ready for the future.

The verse that stood out for me today was from Isaiah 43:18-19 "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past."

I need to move on. Its easy for me to forgive but very hard for me to forget. I need to learn from the past and not be afraid of the future. I need to be willing to take risks and available for God to use me wherever he might put. I need to listen more and not just hear and sit.