Sunday's Good Word

May this quote from Nancy speak to you today, soak it up, read it at your leisure, you will be glad you did.

"But Ruth has been willing to forfeit the possiblilty of ever having a husband, ever having children because she knew that ulitmately security is not found in any man, any person, any thing, any experience, or any place on the face of this earth. Ultimately, security is found under God's covering and His protection, under His wings.

A woman who has come to find her resting place in God, whether she's married or single, whether she has children or no children, will be a woman who is protected and cared for. She will be a woman with a refuge.

As I think about Ruth's life, I see in her the result of a woman who takes refuge in God. She was a contented woman. As you read through that story, you find a woman who's got a free spirit. She's free because she's not controlled by her circumstances because her ultimate circumstance is God.

She can trust God to work through others. She still has this bitter mother-in-law but she can trust God to give direction through that mother-in-law even if the person giving direction may not be all that spiritually mature or sensitive, because her trust isn't in her morther-in-law or her husband. She has none.

Her trust is in God. As a result of taking refuge under the wings of God, she has a quiet spirit. She doesn't need to strive to manipulate her circumstances. Thers' a restfulness in the spirit of this woman. Thers' no sense of being frantic, or being in turmoil, but there's a quietness.

I think much of the moodiness and the rowdiness that sometimes characterizes us a women is a reult of insecurity and lack of trust in God. As a result of finding her refuge under the wings of God, she put herself in a position where God could bless her. The blessing begins in her life and God begins now to turn her circumstances. He been planning this all along."

Nancy Leigh Demoss, lesson titled " A Life that Speaks Volumes from her series, "Ruth the Transforming Power of Redeeming Love" originally aired Wednesday, July 11 2007 on Revive Our Hearts

God bless your journey wherever you are today!