Healing Guidance Ruth 2 Trust God’s Healing Guidance Will Lead You in the Right Direction “The foreseeing care and guidance of God or nature over the creatures of the earth.” Websters “By excessively attributing Ruth’s good fortune to chance, the phrase points ironically to the opposite, namely, to the sovereignty of God. In the context, it indicates Ruth (without any intention to do so) ends up gleaning in the field that belongs to Boaz. Thus God, who is constantly working behind the scenes, is pictured as directing and controlling this situation through his gracious providence.” LawsonYounger Trust God’s Healing Guidance to Open Up Key Relational Opportunities for You. Trust God’s Healing Guidance to Cause Others to Take Notice of You. Trust God’s Healing Guidance to Cause the Right People to Take Action for You. Trust God’s Healing Guidance to Wow You with a Sense of His Favor. Trust God’s Healing Guidance to Increase the Faith of Those Around You. This would be a chart below. Comparing How Ruth and Naomi Faced the Impossible Both faced the impossible in chapter one. Both lost loved ones. Both lost their homes. Naomi the Jew became bitter Ruth the pagan became broken. Naomi blames God for her losses Ruth trusts God through her losses. Naomi leaves her land by fear Ruth leaves her land by faith. Naomi became hopeless Ruth remained hopeful. Naomi dwells on the past Ruth delighted in the future. Naomi leaves her land and experiences trials Ruth leaves her land and experiences blessing. Naomi became empty Ruth became full. Naomi remained inactive through her pain Ruth took action through her pain. Naomi ends up being brought up by Ruth Ruth refused to be brought down by Naomi. Naomi blesses God when things get good again Ruth blesses God when things are at their worst.