Acting A New Start Pt 2

Hello and a beautiful Tuesday morning to you in the name of Jesus. We are still talking about acting our new starts. Ruth 1:8-18(NLT) "8 But on the way, Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back to your mothers’ homes. And may the Lord reward you for your kindness to your husbands and to me. 9 May the Lord bless you with the security of another marriage.” Then she kissed them good-bye, and they all broke down and wept.10 “No,” they said. “We want to go with you to your people.”11 But Naomi replied, “Why should you go on with me? Can I still give birth to other sons who could grow up to be your husbands? 12 No, my daughters, return to your parents’ homes, for I am too old to marry again. And even if it were possible, and I were to get married tonight and bear sons, then what? 13 Would you wait for them to grow up and refuse to marry someone else? No, of course not, my daughters! Things are far more bitter for me than for you, because the Lord himself has raised his fist against me.”14 And again they wept together, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-bye. But Ruth clung tightly to Naomi. 15 “Look,” Naomi said to her, “your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods. You should do the same.”16 But Ruth replied, “Don’t ask me to leave you and turn back. Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you live, I will live. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. 17 Wherever you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord punish me severely if I allow anything but death to separate us!” 18 When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she said nothing more. In a bid to follow our desires, there will be opposition on the way, there will be adversity. No matter how much vision we have seen, no matter our conviction, no matter our confession. It will not exempt us from opposition. We can confess all that we want, we can see all we want. We will still face oppositions. When the ladies said to Naomi "we are going to follow you no matter what" from verse 11-14, Naomi began to reel out the reality of the situation. "Nothing is going to happen, I am not going to remarry and I cannot not guarantee you a husband". Orpah said "...you know what? I had better go back I don't think I can handle this!" But in the midst of that, Ruth's resolved was strengthened and she still acted courageously. She said "...in spite of all the challenges, in spite of the opposition waiting for me, in spite of the hardship, I will stay with you. Your God will be my God, your people will be my people where you die I will die." She acted out her resolve. Understand this for, everything you desire to do, for everything God has shown you. you will need to act courageously. Jesus said to His disciples in Mark 5 "let us go until the other side" Then a storm arose. Even if God is leading you sometimes storms will come. But even in the midst of the storm, you must resolve to act courageously. It is courageous acts that birth God's miracles. As you act courageously this today, may God open the heavens more over your life and may miracles burst out for your in your way In Jesus name. God bless you! God keep you!! Have a lovely day.