Sermon Tone Analysis

Life between Relationships

Protect This House

2.26.17

(NKJV)

16 But Ruth said: "Entreat me not to leave you, Or to turn back from following after you; For between a man and a woman people, And your God, my God.

17 Where you die, I will die, And there will I be buried.

The LORD do so to me, and more also, If anything but death parts you and me."

Introduction

Today I’m going to be sharing a message that has broad implications.

I want to be setting it up for you because I think it’s important to know that I’m not just talking about relationships between a man and a woman, and I am, but I’m also talking about careers, destiny, critical decisions in your life.

And today I want to deal with “life between relationships.”

You ever wonder how some people end up in messed up relationships?

I know I have.

When I see extraordinary people who are brilliant in every area of their life.

The top 2% when it comes to their vocation; their career, but then they make the dumbest mistakes in terms of personal relationships.

These are people who have high IQ, but low EQ.

When you serious about being a part of something that is sustainable, then you recognize that it takes a great deal of intentionality.

What is often not discussed is how do you navigate through the tough terrain in between relationship.

These are the moments that you have to be very keenly aware of the devil’s attempts to exploit your emotions.

Between relationships can often times create a great deal of emotional response.

Often times the devil uses these times as a result you end up making hasty decisions that end up in long term have to take.

God has a plan for your life.

In (NKJV) 11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

This word today is really designed to give you some instructions for you moving into the next season of your life.

How to walk through this season call between relationship.

I need to understand what I’m dealing with today, one door has been clothes, it has been closed, it is not cracked, it is closed.

And there’s another door that has not opened, you are literally in the proverbial hallway of life.

One career has ended, and one has not begun.

One relationship has ended, and one relationship has not begun.

And now you just send this space wondering what do I do next.

What I’m going to share which you today, regardless of your marriage trying to rekindle.

Regardless of your widow.

Regardless of your coming out of a bad relationship.

Whatever your status is, I won’t you to understand today that there are some real strategies that I’m going to share with you that are going to save you years of pain and sorrow.

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(u)Story about Ruth (powerful story).

In essence we discovered that Naomi is really the thread that keeps the book together.

Naomi, was an elder woman was aware her husband has passed.

And now Naomi and set with these two women who are now her daughter-in-law, Oprah and Ruth.

They were married to Naomi sons, and Naomi knew that they were from a place called Moab.

The Moabite people.

They were people that did not worship the God of Naomi.

They were women “over there.”

But Naomi signs who were bethelemits love Moabite women.

And as a result, they married these Moabite women.

All of us go through seasons where we are attracted to that which is in contradiction to our convictions.

We all have those seasons in which we like what we should not like.

They married these boys, and as a result these boys died.

So now Naomi has lost both of her sons, and now as a result her daughter-in-law’s are clinging to her in a place called Moab.

They are there because of famine has happened in the place called Bethlehem and they are now in Moab.

And where ever Naomi goes Oprah and Ruth follows.

And then there comes word from Bethlehem famine is over.

The famine is over.

And Naomi decides I’m going back home.

She begins her trek back as was the custom, and she begins going back towards Bethlehem, she discovers that Ruth and Naomi are right there with her.

Midway through the journey Naomi decides, I want to let you go back to Moab where there’s husband that you can take on.

Young women….

There’s no reason for you to be where old.

You can start over…..

You can take on a husband….

You can have children back in Moab….

Go back to your father’s house.

If you go with me there’s no guarantee that you actually have husbands there.

And I’m so old that even if I have a child you have to wait until you’ve grown.

To be another 15 to 20 years.

And so, why go with me on an uncertainty when you can go back to a fact.

And note that you can get you a man in Moab.

Oprah says, “Good enough for me.

I’m out.”

And Oprah goes back because Oprah is like I’m not gonna miss out on this opportunity.

A man, a real, I’m going back.

But Ruth says, “wherever you go I’m going.

Your people can be my people.

Your guy going be my God.

I’m not leaving you.

My destiny’s tie to you.

Wherever you go.”

And I can hear Naomi saying, “you’re young girl you….”

– No, my destiny is tied to this connection..

And there some fundamental lessons were going to learn today about connections.

Want to learn about destiny.

And were going to find it out in Ruth’s response and Oprah’s response.

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Lessons from Ruth’s and Oprah’s Reponses (between relationships).

Have to Have Wisdom to Wait

I. Wisdom to wait ()

a.

We live in a day when everyone wants what they want right now.

I get it, if the social media age you are able to get whatever you want right now where quick.

And as a result, people don’t like to wait on anything anymore.

Instant coffee, instant tea, instant marriage.

I get it…..

We just want everything right now.

b.

But this is critical now for Ruth because when the sisters presented with the choice to go back, she goes back.

But Ruth was that they would Naomi.

WHY?

Because she wants what Naomi has.

She won’t wisdom.

c.

She’s willing to wait rather than go back to what she’s used to.