We're very excited for our new Mini Quiet Time series “Where You Go I Go”: a four part series on the book of Ruth. Today's episode is Part 1: “Naomi’s Brokenness Makes Her Whole.”

This book tells us of people broken by life — by pain, grief, disappointment, and chronic heartbreak. Naomi, Ruth, and Boaz had incomplete stories filled with broken dreams and unfinished destinies. And yet, one by one, God fit the pieces of their lives into place so that they became together what none of them could have been alone.

We can learn from their stories how God is always working to fill our emptiness and make our broken parts whole through our relationships with one another.

Show Notes

Romans 12:5 VOICE

Ruth 1:1-5 ERV

Ruth 1:6-11 ERV

Ruth 1:12–13 NIV

Ruth 1:14–18 NIV

He's Not Who You Think He Is: Dropping Your Assumptions and Discovering God for Yourself

Hosea 11:4 NLT

Ruth 1:19-22 ERV

It's not always easy to admit to ourselves or others when we have given up on something. We hide behind success, status, having it all together, our religious background—you name it. However, these masks simply hide the truth; they don't heal it. We are a generation in need of hope, but the only way to get that hope is by letting go of our need to hide and lettting God heal our hurt instead. Listen to this Mini Quiet Time to learn how to find hope again.

Scripture referenceds

Proverbs 11:3 NLT

Isaiah 30:12 NIV

Proverbs 29:23 AMP

Proverbs 29:23 CEV

2 Corinthians 12:9 NLT

Romans 15:13 NIV

Psalm 25:4-5 NIV

Proverbs 4:18 ERV

Proverbs 4:18 ERV

Spirituality allows us to see and believe in the world beyond the physical. God has a rich and satisfying plan for our lives, but it often means living differently than the culture around us. It’s very easy to compromise our convictions or change who we are to fit in with what we see. Spirituality not only resists the pressure to fit in with the world but also rises above it.

Listen to this Scripture Playlist to learn how to resist the culture of peer pressure so we can live the great life God has planned for us.

Show Notes:

Romans 12:2 NIV

John 10:10 NLT

James 4:4 NLT

1 John 2:15-17 NIrV

1 Corinthians 15:33 NCV

Proverbs 13:20 AMP

Ephesians 5:11 NASB

Colossians 2:8 ERV

Galatians 1:10 MSG

Jeremiah 1:18-19 MSG

John 17:14-16 MSG

Proverbs 4:14-15 ERV

Matthew 7:13-14 NIrV

2 Timothy 2:23-25 ERV

Matthew 5:14-16 NLT

Psalm 146:3-5 MSG

Colossians 3:1-3 AMP