Don’t Stop Someone’s Blessing

Ruth 1: ¹⁵ “Look,” said Naomi, “your sister-in-law is going back to her people and her gods. Go back with her.”

¹⁶ But Ruth 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. ¹⁷ Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me.” ¹⁸ When Naomi realized that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped urging her.

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Out of work meant out of transportation for me. I had a lavish company car and for the first time since the beginning of my employment, I had no job and no car. My father in law urged me to use his van. He was wise and kept this vehicle as a “just in case” car.

My pride said “No”, I mean I’m the one who blesses others, and I’m not the one who is supposed to need help! I reluctantly received the van and it truly was a blessing.

• Pride gets in my way when others try to bless me.
• Pride gets in my way when others reach towards me with help.
• Pride gets in the way when others bless me with their offerings.

JESUS allowed Mary to serve HIM while Martha complained about the work not being accomplished. HE said “Mary has chosen well” and was able to receive a blessing from others.

• GOD sometimes wants me to be a humble recipient as well as a cheerful giver.
• GOD sometimes wants me to understand compassion from the receiving end as well as the giving.
• GOD sometimes wants me to see the blessings other people bring rather than blaming them for what they are not doing.

Spiritual Blindness is a dangerous disease that my sin nature tries to dangle in front of me constantly.  I blindly think I have to be the giver and can’t reach out to anyone for help. GOD says “I AM the provider” to me so I need to accept whoever HE sends my way.

• Are you in need of help and too proud to accept it?
• Are you pushing help away?
• Do you know the future of someone’s blessing?
• Won’t you let others bless you and reduce your pride?