Five Steps Toward a Fresh Beginning Part 1
Dreaded changes turn to divine exchanges.
Written by Silas Udofia on 14/09/2021
Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
*Isaiah 43:19*
*Step 1: 'Forget the former things…'*
Forget them, Lord? I argued. The former things were doable, pleasant and comfortable. But now the pending changes became the dark cloud that covered my security. The same thing happened in Ruth’s life. With no warning, she became a young widow. But rather than self-pity, she wiped away her last tear and headed into a new chapter. Even when Naomi tried to discourage her from making that daring transition, Ruth insisted. She clung to Naomi’s sleeve, and replied: “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go, I will go, and where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God” (Ruth 1:16).
Don’t you just love Ruth’s boldness? She stepped into a huge change with gusto. The unknown she faced didn’t intimidate her, worry or make her doubt. And because she did, she saw God’s plan unfold. She became no other than one of the ancestors of Christ, the Savior of the world.
Ruth faced change hoping for something better. God formed her life into something greater.
*Prayers*
Lord Do a New thing for me!
