Work that God has prepared.

 Day 15

Ruth 2:3b

“…she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the clan of Elimelech.”

Work that God has prepared.

Godincidences. I heard that word years ago from a good friend who said, “There are no coincidences, only Godincidences.” After that, I have heard it more and more. It is now a cliché. Yet true, nevertheless. What were the odds that Ruth would end up in the part of the field that belonged to Boaz? Did she Google it? Did she ask her neighbors for recommendations on a good field to glean in? No. It wasn’t by chance that she went there. Her work had already been designed. Her road had already been prepared for her in the heavenlies.

Have you ever stopped to ponder on some of the seemingly little things that come your way? A fork in the road, perhaps? A distraction from what you were doing? An obstacle that stops you in your tracks? Or simply an event that seems small and insignificant. You don’t think about it much. You simply go about your day. Then, after, maybe much later, you realize that it was not a simple event. That moment had much greater implications. That job you saw on Indeed, that guy you casually met at the grocery store. That person you helped cross the street. That moment changed your life. It turned it around. Sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse.

Ruth just went about her day, looking for a place to work. She came to that field. It looked nice so she stopped there. Another version puts it this way, “As it turned out…” As it turned out? Maybe. Coincidence? As we keep on reading, we know it wasn’t. God had a much greater plan in mind for her. She didn’t know it, but God had already decided to honor her faithfulness.

Are you “looking for a place to glean?” Are you waiting for a grand event that will turn your life around? Stop. Savor the little moments. Go about your life. God’s got you. He will direct your path in ways that you will only be able to see in retrospect. Be faithful. Go about your life daily. Stop in that field. Don’t overthink it. #getittogethergirl. Your road has already been prepared in the heavenlies, and there are no coincidences. Only Godincidences.

Father, I understand that nothing that happens in my life is a coincidence. I know that you go before me, guiding me, preparing the way for me. I know that all the hairs on my head have been counted and that you are in my corner. I know that I don’t have to trust my own understanding because you always know better, and even when things don’t seem important, or when things come my way that are not how I think they should be, I can trust that you have a much greater plan for me, and I will see it unfold at its appointed time. Keep me faithful to you, Lord. Don’t let me go to the right or to the left, but rather, open my eyes so that I continue following your lead. In Jesus’ name, amen.

My reflections:

“Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not.”

Luke 12:7

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