Some things can't wait

I am not one to procrastinate much. If Trish tells me that we need to do something, I try to jump up and start working on it, if money and time allows. There have been several instances when she will tell me that she didn't mean, "At this very moment," but, I like to get things done. I have to mark things off my list.

Now, there are times when I am a little less quick to act. I am a planner to a fault. So, if a big project is to be done, I will sit down and plan it all out, detail by detail. Once the plan is done, however, and, if time and money allows, we go at it full bore.

Today's word is Ruth 3:18, NLT, which reads, "Then Naomi said to her (Ruth), 'Just be patient, my daughter, until we hear what happens. The man won't rest until he has settled things today."

Boaz loved Ruth. He knew that she was a good woman, a virtuous woman. As a matter of fact, he had told her that he knew she was a woman of excellence. He was going to discuss with her closest next of kin about redeeming the property of her deceased husband and father-in-law, which would also allow him the right to marry Ruth. Boaz didn't know how it would turn out but he wasn't going to wait very long to find out; he would settle the matter today.

On the other hand, Naomi reminded Ruth that she had to be patient. Sometimes, we have to wait for the plan to come together, for all the pieces to fit together. And, we always find out in the end that it was worth the wait.

While today's thoughts might seem contradictory, they aren't. There are times that we need to sit and wait for GOD'S plan to unfold, like Ruth. There are other times that we are led by GOD to act, like Boaz, and we need to settle things today.

If you don't know JESUS as your LORD and SAVIOR, won't you make that decision today? Some things can't wait.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T