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Ruth 1:1-7:
In the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the land, and a man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons. 2 The name of the man was Elimelech and the name of his wife Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They went into the country of Moab and remained there. 3 But Elimelech, the husband of Naomi, died, and she was left with her two sons. 4 These took Moabite wives; the name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth. They lived there about ten years, 5 and both Mahlon and Chilion died, so that the woman was left without her two sons and her husband.
6 Then she arose with her daughters-in-law to return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the fields of Moab that the Lord had visited his people and given them food.[1]
Living in the unknowns of Life
Life is filled with a lot of unknowns. We tend to like to stay in control and maintain order. The reality is that life more often gives us situations of the unknown and uncontrol than we desire. Most of us know this, ever as we stress to make our plans work out to create order in the chaos.
Noomi lived a life of consistent Faith in the face of Chaos. Drought forced her and her husband away from home, Her Husband died, yet she didn’t give up. She made the most of a bad situation and helped her sons establish families and to create a future for her family.
Naomi appears to embrace the changes and suffering. Instead of stressing she seems to make logical decisions and continues to live a faithful life.
How do we do this in our own lives and chaos?
I’ve heard that the only constant in life is change. We all change, but there are times when life gets thrown off and the unknown sets in. We strive to plan and arrange ways out or to overcome. But is this us fighting to remain in control?
Naomi is faithful and appears to accept circumstances and simply move in calm faith. She’s not attempting to create her own plan, but to move where God leads.
Peace is not the absence of struggle, but the internal strength to remain calm and wait upon God. When God isn’t moving fast enough or where we think he should open doors, instead of fighting we must wait and watch, and God will lead us to the clearer right answer. So today don’t fight but wait for God to open the doors and peacefully let God have control.
[1] The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Ru 1:1–6.
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