I just want to mention one thing beforehand. A few weeks ago when I told my mom and sister God had laid this study on my heart my sister said how can I tell others about Boaz when I don't even have a boyfriend and I never have. I thought about that for a second and I told her this isn't about me and its not coming from me it's coming from God. Yes I have no experience with a true Boaz (except for Jesus) but I do have something better...the Bible! He gave it to us so we can learn. He shows us what Boaz is like. Better yet he shows us what a godly lady that a Boaz is looking for will look like. No I'm not "qualified" in everyone else's eyes but God can do this and I want him to.
Last year in January of 2012 I was reading a book that I can say has literally changed my life! I've talked about it before on here. It is called "Young Lady in Waiting"/"Lady in Waiting". I always had a desire to wait but after reading "Young lady in Waiting" I had a much stronger desire to wait for "my Boaz" and the Lord also gave me a desire to want to help encourage other girls to wait. The greatest lesson I learned was I can only be complete in Christ. No one but him will truly make me happy. Anyways a few months later I started this blog because I wanted to share my desire with everyone I could.
If you don't know me than I'd like for you to know I just turned 21 on June 10. I have yet to have a boyfriend and I've yet to meet and fall in love with my Boaz. I know that is rare to be as old as I am and never had a boyfriend. I thank The Lord for that NOW, all those years in middle and high school when everyone else had a new boyfriend every week I didn't. And I hated it. I struggled so much with my looks and wondering why no one ever liked me. I have liked so many guys in my life it is not even funny. I've fallen many times but none of them ever fell for me. That broke my heart time and again. But now I am thankful for those little broken hearts, if I'd had it my way I'm sure I'd have a broken life right now. Your heart will grow back stronger but you only get one life. Just one chance and its easy to blow it! So now I am just trying my best to do what HE wants and trust in HIS timing.
Ok now that I've said all that here is what I wrote the other night...
"Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem-Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he and his wife, and his two sons. And the name if the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon, and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem-Judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there." -Ruth 1:1,2
Have you ever quit something when it got tough and then later regretted it? I'm sure we've all done this at least once. In the first verse of Ruth we see that Elimelech and Naomi left their home town Bethlehem-Judah when life got tough. There was a famine in the land, so they decided they would go visit (or sojourn-a short time) Moab for a little while. He took his wife and two boys from the place God had chosen for them. In verse 2 it says they went to Moab "and continued there."
"And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons. And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years. And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband." - Ruth 1:3,4,5
So my question is how did it start as just a short trip and turn into staying in Moab? And eventually dying?
When Naomi and her family had to deal with the famine I bet they began to notice Moab. I bet they thought it looked so much better than what they had. The devil was all over that as he always is when it comes to us being unsatisfied and seeing how "good" everyone else has it. He knows what to put in our path of sight to discourage us in our walk with the Lord. I want to interject ---don't let his good looks fool you.
I don't know what your struggle is but I chose this as my first post in the Boaz Series because if you truly want Your amazing Boaz, you can not give up and go to Moab. When the Lord showed me this it helped me so much. Sometimes I am so close to giving up that I don't know how I haven't yet. The devil tells me I am not good enough, pretty enough or skinny enough for any guy to notice me. I am learning to ignore him and his worthless advice but sometimes it still gets to me. But I am glad I know what the Bible says and I know other ladies who decided to wait for God's best and He blessed them for it.
It is easy to give up, give in, give yourself away to any worthless, worldly guy(s) which will later lead to regret...But it takes faith to hold on and stay right where God wants us to be...which is SINGLE!
I wonder how Elimelech's family would have turned out if he'd stayed in Bethlehem-Judah and endured the famine. I wonder how great and amazing your life can/could be if you would just stay single. Endure singleness.
Don't give up. Don't give in and go on "just one" date with some guy you KNOW is so not Boaz Material. Our hearts are weak, they fall fast and they fall hard! They also break just the same! If you wouldn't marry him you shouldn't go out with him. That is a trap from the devil.
I feel like we are in a famine...lacking Boaz's!!! I search and search but there aren't many out there. But nonetheless don't sojourn to Moab. It won't be worth it, and you will regret it. That little visit could turn into a lifetime! So do you want somebody from Moab, or do you want your hand picked Boaz!? I know which one I want ;)
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