Expectation leads to Encounter – Ruth 2:

Expectation leads to Encounter – Ruth 2:1-13
We need to live lives of an expectation of favour from the Lord.
An expectation of favour:
That says, ‘Let me go to the fields.’
What caused Ruth to say ‘Let me go’?
Faithfulness
“She went into the field and has worked steadily from morning till now, except for a short rest in the shelter.” 2:7
We must understand that our lives will contain significant amounts of time spent working steadily from morning till night doing something that is mundane, humbling and simply not what you know you could do given half the chance.
Yet it is in that place that faithfulness is born.
There will be times when you find yourself in a place that tries and tests you more than you think you could ever possibly imagine.
You have given so much, your arms ache from reaching out, your legs are buckled, you are burnt from the midday sun, you cannot give another ounce of your life and you know that come the morning you will have to do it all over again.
“God of my destiny, I want to become somebody, I have been expecting your favour, my expectancy has overcome the disabilities in my way, it has caused me to do what I can do, but where is my encounter?”
Yet, God doesn’t seem to be taking any calls. The answering machine of heaven is switched on.
There are times when you will just have to say “My encounter may not look like it is going to happen in the near future, but I’m remaining faithful because I still believe it’s going to take place”.