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Worthy Of My Song (Worthy Of It All)
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Week 1: My Name Is - Abram to Abraham
Today: My Name Is - Naomi to Mara
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Ruth 1:20-21
“Don’t call me Naomi,” she responded. “Instead, call me Mara, for the Almighty has made life very bitter for me. I went away full, but the Lord has brought me home empty. Why call me Naomi when the Lord has caused me to suffer and the Almighty has sent such tragedy upon me?”
Naomi:
Mara:
What do we do when life doesn’t make an easy road to walk?
1. Be
1 Kings 19:1-4
When Ahab got home, he told Jezebel everything Elijah had done, including the way he had killed all the prophets of Baal. So Jezebel sent this message to Elijah: “May the gods strike me and even kill me if by this time tomorrow I have not killed you just as you killed them.” Elijah was afraid and fled for his life. He went to Beersheba, a town in Judah, and he left his servant there. Then he went on alone into the wilderness, traveling all day. He sat down under a solitary broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my ancestors who have already died.”
It’s human to get discouraged - just don’t stay discouraged! Never give up!
2. Look for stories to encourage you in your
2 Corinthians 1:4
He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.
It is possible to walk through hard times without walking away from our faith and instead, walking toward God’s purpose.
3. Refrain from
Ephesians 5:15-20
So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do. Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, and making music to the Lord in your hearts. And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
When facing challenging times, the only running that is safe is to the Lord. Everything else destroys.
4. Surround yourself with people who will challenge you to get
Proverbs 27:17
As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.
1 Thessalonians 5:11
So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.
Hebrews 10:24-25
Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.
The people we allow in our lives will determine the quality and direction of our lives.
5. Learn to grow in
Ruth 4:13-17
So Boaz took Ruth into his home, and she became his wife. When he slept with her, the Lord enabled her to become pregnant, and she gave birth to a son. Then the women of the town said to Naomi, “Praise the Lord, who has now provided a redeemer for your family! May this child be famous in Israel. May he restore your youth and care for you in your old age. For he is the son of your daughter-in-law who loves you and has been better to you than seven sons!” Naomi took the baby and cuddled him to her breast. And she cared for him as if he were her own. The neighbor women said, “Now at last Naomi has a son again!” And they named him Obed. He became the father of Jesse and the grandfather of David.
Often times, we do not see what God sees. We do not know what God knows. Growing in perspective produces a trust in God’s plan even at the expense of our own.
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