Ruth 1:6-10
Anytime I hear or see the word “pivot”, my mind instantly goes to the episode of friends when they are moving the couch on the stairs. While pivoting often comes at a stressful or crucial time in our lives, the same was true for Ruth. We see this play out in today's passage as difficult choices were made by Naomi. We see in just this short passage multiple pivots being made.
“When Naomi heard in Moab that the Lord had come to the aid of his people by providing food for them, she and her daughters-in-law prepared to return home from there,” Ruth 1:6.
Naomi went from being stuck in grief to taking action, she might not have had it all together herself in that moment, but she made a pivotal decision to go. As we continue on with this passage we see another pivotal moment in” verse 10.
“...We will go back with you to your people.”
This decision was a fork in the road choice; they could have stayed in Moab or step into the unknown of Judah. So many times, we too also come to a fork in the road decision, and we don’t know which way to go. We often depend on ourselves to choose rather than trusting in our faith and prayerfully consider what is best for us. There is example after example throughout this passage and throughout the Bible that make it clear that pivotal moments are necessary. We see that often we need to take that step of faith even before we are truly ready. Sometimes we need to set down the things that we carry around in order to move forward just like Naomi. Even though she was grieving, she decided that she wasn’t going to let that hold her back anymore. The million-dollar questions we must ask ourselves are these:
1. Am I at a pivotal moment in my journey of faith?
2. What step of faith or things do I need to set down so I can walk closer with God?
“When Naomi heard in Moab that the Lord had come to the aid of his people by providing food for them, she and her daughters-in-law prepared to return home from there,” Ruth 1:6.
Naomi went from being stuck in grief to taking action, she might not have had it all together herself in that moment, but she made a pivotal decision to go. As we continue on with this passage we see another pivotal moment in” verse 10.
“...We will go back with you to your people.”
This decision was a fork in the road choice; they could have stayed in Moab or step into the unknown of Judah. So many times, we too also come to a fork in the road decision, and we don’t know which way to go. We often depend on ourselves to choose rather than trusting in our faith and prayerfully consider what is best for us. There is example after example throughout this passage and throughout the Bible that make it clear that pivotal moments are necessary. We see that often we need to take that step of faith even before we are truly ready. Sometimes we need to set down the things that we carry around in order to move forward just like Naomi. Even though she was grieving, she decided that she wasn’t going to let that hold her back anymore. The million-dollar questions we must ask ourselves are these:
1. Am I at a pivotal moment in my journey of faith?
2. What step of faith or things do I need to set down so I can walk closer with God?
Posted in Devotional