The eighth book in the Old Testament, Ruth, shows how intimately God is involved with guiding your steps. A much less than prosperous Jewish lady named Naomi lost her husband and two sons two untimely deaths. She returned from a country called Moab to Israel and her hometown of Bethlehem. After moving from Moab to Bethlehem, her daughter-in-law Ruth asked her mother-in-law’s permission to “go to the fields and pick up the left over grain behind anyone in whose eyes I find favor” (Ruth 2:20. What an indefinite request: “anyone in whose eyes I find favor.” Well, God led Ruth’s steps even though she was unaware of it. The field she worked in belonged to a distant relative of Naomi’s husband. This man, Boaz, was older than Ruth, but she caught his attention. Eventually, Boaz and Ruth married and their child became the great-grandfather of the second king of Israel named David from whom Jesus descended.
So, dear friends, rest in the Lord who is capable of making sure that you are in the right place at the right time. Even when life turns out less than pleasant, your God is with you and “works out everything for his own ends” (Proverbs 16:4). Encourage yourself by remembering the Lord who placed Ruth at the right place at the right time and does the same for you!
Here is a Scripture Sheet that will encourage you to believe that God is Your Guide
