As the Day Begins “I will do whatever you say,” Ruth answered. —Ruth 3:5, NIV I understand the desire to have everything settled before taking the next step. We want assurance that the conversation will go well, the opportunity will last, and obedience will leave us comfortable. Ruth had no such complete view when sheContinue reading “When You Can Only See the Next Step”
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Trust That Gets Up and Goes
In the Life of Christ “My daughter, should I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you?” —Ruth 3:1, ESV I have heard people say, “I’m leaving it in God’s hands,” and sometimes those words express beautiful surrender. At other times, I recognize in them a temptation familiar to my ownContinue reading “Trust That Gets Up and Goes”
When Faith Takes the Next Step
As the Day Begins “Then she came softly and uncovered his feet and lay down. At midnight the man was startled and turned over, and behold, a woman lay at his feet!” —Ruth 3:7–8, ESV I understand the desire to know how something will turn out before taking the first step. We want reassurance beforeContinue reading “When Faith Takes the Next Step”