Love Receives Godly Advice

Scripture: Ruth 3:1-5

Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, shall I not seek security for you, that it may be well with you?  “Now is not Boaz our kinsman, with whose maids you were? Behold, he winnows barley at the threshing floor tonight.  “Wash yourself therefore, and anoint yourself and put on your best clothes, and go down to the threshing floor; but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.  “It shall be when he lies down, that you shall notice the place where he lies, and you shall go and uncover his feet and lie down; then he will tell you what you shall do.”  She said to her, “All that you say I will do.”

Insights:  Life is full of uncertainties.  We all face these times of indecision or lack of clarity.  When we are in those situations we need to do exactly what Ruth did.  She received godly advice from her mother-in-law, Naomi.  I am not saying we need to run to our mother-in-law, rather what I am saying is we need to seek out godly advice.  This advice needs to come from someone with whom we know is growing in their relationship with the Lord.  We also know this person is not going to give us advice in contradiction to the Word of God, the Bible.  As a side note, more often than not, the advice given is not going to be easy to accomplish.  In other words, godly advice is often the tool God uses to stretch and grow us as His children.  A second thought regarding this godly advice that stretches us is it often times requires us to take a risk.  The advice Naomi gave Ruth had the hint of scandal to it if things did not go according to plan.  It did not negate the advice, but it did add extra pressure.  Beloved, your circumstance will most likely be different from that of Ruth, but it is still a life circumstance.  It could fall in the realm of a relationship circumstance or a financial circumstance or an addiction situation.  At the end of the day, you will not be able to walk yourself out of the circumstance.  You desperately need God and He often uses people as His instrument of communication.  I encourage you to seek them out and listen to their words of advice.  Tomorrow I will tell you what you need to do with the advice you receive from these godly people.

Questions:

1. Is there a person in your life with whom you can go and receive godly advice?

2. What advice have you recently received and was it helpful?

Prayer: Father, I am grateful I do not have to traverse this life alone.  You put godly people in my path who help navigate my circumstances.  They are a treasured asset to me.  Thank You for them.  Amen.