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First, it was his wife<\/a>, then his infant daughter\u2014both had AIDS, which his wife acquired when she received an infected blood transfusion. The baby\u2019s diagnosis came at the same time Doug\u2019s wife became very ill, his grandfather died of liver cancer, and Doug found out his younger brother had leukemia. Soon the church he pastored asked him to leave. Where was God? Doug suspected the God he\u2019d served all his life had abandoned him. Naomi also experienced severe losses in her life. (Ruth 1:1-3<\/a>) She blamed God for the deaths of her family and the resulting emptiness in her soul. Although Naomi could neither see nor feel God\u2019s \u1e25esed<\/em> (covenant love-in-action), he was working to accomplish his loving purposes for her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naomi ~ From Full to Empty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hunger drove Naomi to leave Bethlehem for Moab. Despite an empty stomach, her heart was full; she had her husband and two sons. When her sons married, she added daughters-in-law to her family. But then, tragedy not only struck; it exploded. First, her husband died, and next, her sons, shoving Naomi into shame. To be a widow in antiquity was to be destitute; to be a widow with no sons was living death, the ultimate emptiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God at Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When Naomi heard the Lord was showing \u1e25esed<\/em> to his people in Bethlehem by providing food, she decided to return. As custom demanded, her daughters-in-law joined her. Aware of the prejudice they would face, Naomi thanked them for the \u1e25esed <\/em>they\u2019d shown her and her sons (1:8) but encouraged them to go back and start new families. Orpah agreed, but Ruth refused to leave Naomi, determined to share her shame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upon arriving in Bethlehem, Naomi told the women of the village:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026 the Almighty has made my life very bitter. I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty.<\/p>Ruth 1:20-21<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Like many of us, Naomi blamed God for her grief. Her losses drained her, leaving her feeling empty even as her faithful daughter-in-law stood beside her. Naomi and Ruth arrived in Bethlehem as the barley harvest began, another sign of God\u2019s sovereignty and \u1e25esed<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beginning of Hope<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Harvesttime provided Ruth an opportunity to find food for Naomi and herself. \u201cAs it turned out,\u201d she worked in a field belonging to Boaz, a relative of Naomi\u2019s husband. \u201cJust then Boaz arrived\u201d to check on the harvesters. When he observed a foreign woman gleaning in his field, he asked whose woman she was, revealing the common assumption that every woman must belong to a man. Boaz already knew Ruth by reputation, even if not by sight. He praised her \u1e25esed<\/em> to her mother-in-law and promised her protection if she remained in his fields. God showed \u1e25esed<\/em> through people\u2014through Ruth to Naomi and Boaz to Ruth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Naomi discovered where Ruth had worked and how much she\u2019d gleaned, she recognized God\u2019s hand, marking a turning point in her grief journey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has not stopped showing his kindness (\u1e25esed<\/em>) to the living and the dead.<\/p>Ruth 2:20<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Hope sprang to life in Naomi\u2019s heart as she moved from hopeless to hopeful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naomi ~ From Empty to Full<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As Naomi\u2019s attitude changed, so did her outlook. She transitioned from self-absorption to concern for Ruth\u2019s future. It was her turn to do \u1e25esed<\/em>, so she played matchmaker between Boaz and Ruth. Again, God was just out of sight, arranging circumstances and working through his people to restore Naomi’s honor<\/a>. Ruth and Boaz married and produced a son, filling Naomi\u2019s heart with joy and home with laughter. In time, Ruth became the great-grandmother of King David and an ancestor of Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Five Steps to Rediscover God’s Presence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What should we do when we sense we\u2019ve lost God? What can we learn from Naomi?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Return to where we last discerned his presence. For Naomi, that was a geographical location. For us, it may be a habit of Bible reading or prayer or church attendance.<\/li>
  2. Recognize and grieve our losses, acknowledging the damage they\u2019ve done. Naomi shared her hurting heart with the women of her village. She admitted her grief had left her bitter. We need to express our feelings both to God and to trusted friends.<\/li>
  3. Receive the love and help of friends. Naomi allowed Ruth to accompany and assist her. God uses people to comfort and minister to people. We must fight the desire to withdraw, letting others walk with us through our pain.<\/li>
  4. Reach out to others who are hurting. Naomi wasn\u2019t the only grieving widow. Her sensitivity and action to provide what Ruth needed were part of her healing. When we get involved in easing the pain of others, we find the throbbing in our hearts lessened. <\/li>
  5. Resolve to trust God\u2019s heart even when we can\u2019t see his hand. We can find God\u2019s sovereignty and \u1e25esed<\/em> throughout Naomi\u2019s story. He was always working for her even though, at first, she thought he was working against her.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Perhaps Naomi thought she had lost God, but he never lost her. Even in her despair, he was working to redeem her from shame and restore her honor. Redemption is always his goal; he wants to fill our emptiness with his presence. Will we let him?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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