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Topic: -- Saturday, 9/11/10 -- TAKING THE INITIATIVE -- Ruth 2:2-3
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From: "J.R. & Bonnie Ricks" <j-r-and-bonnie@dogwoodministries.org>
Date: Sep 10 04:26PM -0500
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TAKING THE INITIATIVE -- Ruth 2:2-3 NIV
And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, "Let me go to the fields and pick up
the leftover grain behind anyone in whose eyes I find favor." Naomi said to
her, "Go ahead, my daughter." So she went out and began to glean in the
fields behind the harvesters. As it turned out, she found herself working in
a field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelech.
Ruth didn't sit back and wait for Naomi to come up with a solution to their
mutual problem. She didn't sit back and wait for the Lord to drop manna
from heaven, either. She took the initiative. She saw the problem, saw
what needed to be done, and she did it. Never mind that the solution was
demeaning to her. Never mind that it was hard work. Never mind that this
had nothing to do with her hopes and dreams. She was willing to take the
initiative and get on with the problem at hand. She didn't say, "Okay, I
did the right thing. I came with Naomi to this strange land. This God I've
sworn to follow is supposed to do miracles. I'm going to sit back and wait
for Him to drop a major miracle in my lap!"
Sound familiar? How about, "I wish the Lord would hurry up and bless me.
I'm trying to be good and follow His laws. But I hate my job. I hate my
life. I'm so bored. I'm so lonely. I'm so depressed. I'm so tired of the
rat race. How long do I have to wait before He does something?" Every one
of us has said some of the above at one time or another. But where you are
right now is where God wants you to be right now... for His eternal purpose.
The lowly task you are being asked to perform might be preparation for a
greater task He has for you down the road. And perhaps... just perhaps...
He's just waiting for you to get up and do something about the situation...
to take the initiative to illustrate how badly you want something. Perhaps
He is waiting for you to take a step of faith.
Jesus set the example for us. He called you and me; we didn't call Him. He
sought us out first, or we would never have known who He was. By doing it
first, He illustrated what it means to take the initiative.
If you're in a miserable situation right now, take a close look at it. Look
for ways you can serve God and glorify Him through your situation. And look
for ways you can take the initiative to solve the problem at hand. God will
bless your efforts... perhaps not in the way you expect, but He will bless
you. And His blessings are always so much better than what we thought we
wanted. Ruth wasn't looking for a husband. She was looking for food... and
by taking the initiative, she became one of the ancestors of Jesus Christ.
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