Lessons from Ruth

  Widowed at a young age she abandoned her home, her family, her religion and all that she loved to follow her mother-in-law to a land and people that were foreign to her. There she took up the faith of her mother-in-law and took it upon herself to care for her in her old age.

 

       The story of Ruth. Ruth's story is a short one, yet one that is packed with wisdom for women attaining to be Godly wives. My sister and I have recently been studying Ruth with a couple friends in our weekly "wife prep" Bible study. One of the things that really stuck out to me about Ruth was her patience in waiting. All of us who are single are in that season of waiting, but none of us fully know the joy that lies ahead. Ruth did. She knew what she was missing in life, yet still she was patient in her wait and trusted God. Can we say the same?

 

 "The LORD bless you, my daughter," he replied. "This kindness is greater than that which you showed earlier: You have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor....

All the people of my town know that you are a woman of noble character." 

Ruth 3:10-11

 

    What a legacy! How I pray I develop the same legacy! This is a legacy we should all attain to: to be known for our virtuous, Godly character and strong morals. The fact that the entire town knew of her virtue and noble character, shows that she was worth talking about. Ladies, what kind of legacy do you want to take into marriage? Do you want to be known as Ruth: a woman who waited for and prepared for her man, a noble and virtuous woman; or a flirtatious and impatient woman? Godly Christian men are attracted to women like Ruth, not the women of this world. We don't want to settle for God's second best, but His first choice for us. The one that will love us forever as Christ loves His church. We want to be his pearl of great price, his rarest treasure. So let's strive to be Ruth, and God will bring us Boaz.      

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"Time slips by,

Trusting God has become important above everything else.

His timing is perfect and all His ways are best.

Would I truly love you in such a deep way if I wasn't waiting?

Would I grow if time had not taught me the value of obedience? 

Though I have never met you, I am faithful to you.

Though I am single my heart is yours already.

The one I give my heart to, is the one I marry,

safely stored in Christ until God brings us together.

Single I stand proud that I have not settled,

grateful that God has taught me to wait.

You're the right one, the one God has chosen is worth the wait,

no matter how long. 

I will no settle for ok, I wait for God's perfect fit."

~ Unknown~

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