I am a romantic at
heart. No, I am not a romance novelist. However, every book that I have written
has a romantic element. I am a fan of love. I love seeing happy couples
together and cringe when I see unhappy couples tolerating one another—I see
that a lot. When I read the book of Ruth, I was fascinated. They actually dated
in biblical times. Who knew? Seriously, I read it and I want to share what I
learned. I don’t know how long this series will last, but I will keep going
until it is done.
Today we are looking at some of things you will need to do
to find Boaz.
If we look at Ruth, as far as we know initially, she didn’t
search for Boaz. It took some coaxing on Naomi’s part—not unlike what I am
doing here.
Ruth eventually went to the place where she would find her
future husband—in the field. Fortunately you don’t have to start a garden or
work in one to find your other half, but the idea is the same. If you want to
meet Boaz, you will have to go to the place where he would be. Boaz is a
creature of habit, no two Boaz-types are alike, but they will share some
similarities.
Boaz will be a working man. So the work place is not a bad
choice, but of course you will need to be careful. Some employers have an issue
with office romance and even I don’t think office romance is a great idea. The
young version of me wouldn’t care. But the older version of me, recognize how
important it is to have peace at the work place.
Could you imagine if you date/work with some insecure fool
and you broke it off? Every day would be a Monday.
But if there is something speaking to your heart and you
feel that something is right. Then go for it. I would rather make a mistake and
learn from it, then never try and always wonder….
At any rate, Boaz was a working man, but he was also a well
versed man. He knew the law of his people and was very knowledgeable of the
running of his farm. He was also curious and informed. For the modern Boaz that
translates into a person of intelligence. In addition to knowing a great deal
about the word of God, Boaz had knowledge of the law and his occupation.
Why is this important?
Well, chances are you will have to go where a man who knows
a great deal about God and is knowledgeable. You may have to try new things,
and that can be absolutely fun. In fact, that is the way you should view your
dating journey. No matter what happens, you won’t have any regrets. Be daring
and have faith.
People have been told that having faith is like walking off
a cliff. Basically something only an insane person would do. But it is nothing
like that. A person who has a particularly good severance pay has what you
would call a golden parachute. They could literally take high risk actions that
produced high rewards. But the risk to them is the job loss, but the severance
pay guarantees a huge payout.
But as a person of faith, you have an automatic spiritual
parachute. You KNOW that even if you fall, you have a spiritual parachute right
there to catch you and lift you up higher. So why not try?
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Insecurities
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