A Venture Into The Unknown

                                          Ruth 1: 16
                     "And Ruth said, intreat me not to leave
                        thee, or to return from following thee:
                            for whither thou goest, I will Go"

          Naomi had lost her husband and her two sons, so Naomi chose to return to her homeland of Judah.  Naomi told her daughters in law to return to there mothers house and the Lord would give them rest.  Both Orpah and Ruth loved Naomi and wanted to remain with her.  However, Orpah went back to what was well know and familiar to her.  But Ruth chose not to leave Naomi.  She did not know what lay ahead for her, but because of her love for Naomi and her deep devotion to the God of Israel, she was willing to venture into the unknown
         Sometimes life presents us with this kind of decision.  A different kind of service to God opens up for us.  We are called to turn our backs on the familiar, accustomed way and to venture into the unknown.  Dare we attempt it?  We feel that we have been doing good work where we are.  The new path is strange, and we wonder what lies ahead.  We wonder if we possess the strength and wisdom needed to navigate its twist and turns.  Yet something compels us in that direction.
        The new road was not easy for Ruth. But through love and obedience she established a new life for herself.  So it is with us when we step into the uncertainty of serving God in a new, perhaps more difficult, situation.  Love and obedience to God will provide the strength we need.

                         "God Don't Need A Road Map
                                 For Our Life; Because
                                      He Designed It"

                                   May God Bless You
                                    And Your Families

                                                 Minister: Robert A. Lail
                                                 The Cross Life Ministry