Ruth Part 3: How Can I Bravely Trust God's Plan?

Ruth Part 3: How Can I Bravely Trust God's Plan?Bible, Women & Bathrobes Episode 6SummaryTamara, Heather, and Bonnie discussed the bravery of Naomi and Ruth in the story of Ruth chapter 3, emphasizing the importance of recognizing the help of others and being open to guidance and support. Heather and Bonnie analyzed the ritual of Naomi asking Boaz for protection and blessing for Ruth, highlighting the symbolism of Naomi's actions and the significance of Ruth's request. Tamara, Bonnie, and Heather also explored the theme of redemption in the book of Ruth, emphasizing the role of Ruth's faith and humility in her redemption. Later, Tamara and Bonnie shared their experiences with spiritual uncertainty, encouraging listeners to trust in God's plan even when the outcome is unclear, and Bonnie and Tamara offered insights on finding courage and trust in God's timing.Key Talking PointsThe story of Ruth, focusing on Naomi's instructions to Ruth.Heather Moore discusses the third part of the story of Ruth with Tamara and Bonnie.Bonnie and Tamara discuss Naomi's instructions to Ruth, including the idea of recognizing God's hand in our lives and the bravery it takes to act on that inspiration.Biblical rituals and symbolism in Ruth 3.Naomi encourages Ruth to approach Boaz with a proposal, hoping he'll be a suitable husband for her.Ruth performs a ritual symbolizing humility and asking for protection.Heather draws parallels between Ruth's story and the woman with the issue of blood in the Bible, highlighting the courage and humility required to seek blessings from God.Faith, obedience, and trust in God's plan.Ruth's faith and Naomi's mentorship lead to problem-solving and growth.Tamara and Heather discuss the story of Ruth and Boaz, with Tamara highlighting Ruth's determination to fulfill the law of redemption.Bonnie shares experiences of feeling prompted to move to a specific location, only to face obstacles and disappointment.Bonnie shares a story that highlights the importance of patience and trust in God's plan, even when answers don't come quickly.Tamara and Bonnie discuss the importance of pausing and trusting in God's timing.Main TakeawaysHe has not forgotten about you. He still hears your prayers, He still knows your name, He still sees you.We can humbly and perfectly prepare ourselves to look to the Lord our shepherd, our guide.We need to have courage to act when we feel impressed to do something.There are going to be times when we've done all we can do and we have to pause and be still and sit still, as Naomi encourages Ruth, and trust that God is going to open this door for us.Today’s Podcast Hosts & GuestsTamara K. AndersonTamara, founder of Women Warriors of Light, is a dynamic speaker, award winning author, and a podcaster. She is driven by her Christian faith to inspire faith in Jesus Christ. Alongside her husband, Justin, she navigates the joys and challenges of parenting four children with autism, ADHD, and mental health hurdles. You can find out more about Tamara on her website: https://www.tamarakanderson.com/Bonnie RandallBonnie Randall is a wife, mother, trainer, speaker, actress, copywriter, heart centered life coach and has also been a business and marketing consultant for over 20 years. Her real passion is to help people grow as individuals and teach them how to resolve limiting beliefs. Bonnie enjoys teaching about mental health, abuse prevention and recovery classes. She runs a trauma recovery support group and YouTube channel called, Come Off Conqueror, which helps survivors of abuse find Christ centered healing. Find out more at: https://www.youtube.com/@comeoffconquerorHeather B. MooreHeather B. Moore is a USA Today bestselling author of more than ninety publications. Heather writes primarily historical and #herstory fiction about the humanity and heroism of the everyday person. Publishing in a breadth of genres, Heather dives into the hearts and souls of her characters, meshing her love of research with her love of storytelling. Her ancient era historicals and thrillers are written under pen name H.B. Moore. She writes historical women's fiction, romance and inspirational non-fiction under Heather B. Moore, and . . . speculative fiction under Jane Redd. This can all be confusing, so her kids just call her Mom. Heather attended Cairo American College in Egypt and the Anglican School of Jerusalem in Israel. Despite failing her high school AP English exam, Heather persevered and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Brigham Young University in something other than English. You can find a Heather’s novel about Ruth here. Please join Heather's email list at: HBMoore.com/contact/Website: HBMoore.comInstagram: @authorhbmooreFacebook: Heather B. MooreKeywords#naomi, #ruth, #lord, #women, #bible, #pray, #humble, #blessing,  #God, #trustinGodTranscriptTamara Anderson  0:00  Have you ever wondered how God works his miracles in our lives? And is it through other people that you often see His hands? Or do you feel Him whispering to you to take some certain steps that require a little bit of courage? I know for me, I'm often supposed to do something that requires me to step out of my comfort zone and today we're going to talk a little bit about that. In the third part of Ruth and Naomi story, so stay tuned. Welcome to Bible Women in Bathrobes the podcast where faith meets comfort. Join us Tuesday and Thursday morning. As the gals from Women Warriors of Light and their guests, don bathrobes and dive into the inspiring stories of women in the Bible, and the teachings of Jesus Christ. From Esther's bravery to the Sermon on the Mount. We explored all with warmth, laughter, sisterhood, and maybe even a few sleepy-eyed moments. tune in live or at your leisure as we learn lessons from scripture which empower women today. Welcome to another episode of Bible Woman and Bathrobes. I'm Tamara K. Anderson one of your hosts and I have Bonnie Randall here this morning. She's my co-host. Good morning, Bonnie.Bonnie Randall  1:24  Good morning, everybody. Tamara Anderson  1:26  And we are again blessed to have Heather B. Moore here. Heather is the author of more than 90 publications. And one of her amazing books is a novel on the story of Ruth which we will link in the show notes because it is an amazing story kind of helps bring it more to life for us. And so we're blessed to have her on as an expert. You can find her on her website, HBmoore.com. And we will link her bio in the show notes. So today's shows Heather, thank you again for being here this morning to talk about this third part of the story of Ruth.Heather B. Moore  2:04  Well, thanks for inviting me. I love the story of Ruth and it's been a privilege to kind of deep dive back into it and to have these discussions with both of you. Tamara Anderson  2:14  Yeah. So we are picking up with Ruth chapter three. Today we've had Ruth and Naomi. Naomi is the mother-in-law, and she and her family moved to Moab for a little bit and, and there her two sons married Moabitess women. And then Elimelech Naomi's husband died, and then her two sons died in Moab and being destitute. She released her daughter in law's to go back to their people and Orpah did go back. But Naomi stayed with her and said, I've been basically converted, I'm going to stay with you. Your God will be my God your people will be my people wherever you're buried, I will die as well. So she takes Ruth takes Naomi back to Bethlehem, about 30-40 miles away and and gleans, we we learned about gleaning last episode, and how she had to help provide for her we were introduced to another character in this story, Boaz, who which who was a rich kinsmen of Elimelech. And, and he told her you can glean in my fields, because basically, I'm adopting you as part of the family. And this is where we pick up the story. We're at the end of the barley harvest here. And we have some instruction from Naomi, to Ruth at the end of this harvest. And before we dive into this, any other thoughts that I need to tie in before we dive into this chapter, ladies?Bonnie Randall  4:00  Well, you actually started with that question of what you asked.  And last time, as I was thinking about how you closed off about, you said, that sometimes we are the people who are receiving the help, right. And when you said that it actually made me think I need to recognize more when I am receiving God's hand, and when I am receiving extra, and so it got me the wheels in my head turning of thinking about like, the gratitude journals and all these different things that people do to like see God's hand in their life. And then a tied...