5/16/21 "The Road Back"

5/16/21

5 Minutes of Focus 

"The Road Back"

3-5  Naomi's husband, (Elimelech) died leaving her with two sons. The sons took Moabite wives...They lived there in Moab for the next ten years. But then (her two sons) Mahlon & Kilion also, died. 

6-7 One day (Naomi) got herself together, she and her two daughters-in-law, to leave the country of Moab and set out for home; she had heard that God had been pleased to visit his people and give them food. And so she started out from the place she had been living, she and her two daughters-in-law with her, on the road back to the land of Judah.

Ruth 1:3‭-‬7 MSG 

One day she got herself together (along with her daughter in laws) and headed back to Judah which means praise.

That's powerful...Because it takes a lot to get yourself together, after having suffered so much loss.

Perhaps, That's where some of you are mentally. After suffering so much loss, you've finally made up your mind to just do it, get back to a place where things were healthier for you, back to a time when you were happy with no strings attached. 

SOMEBODY: Like Naomi, you're trying your hardest to get back to Judah; get back to a place of praise...

But the road back has not been easy....Seems like the more you try to praise God, the more the devil fights you, attacks you.

Because praising God says that you remember God and all He has done for you, in spite of what you're currently going through.  

Psalm 42:5 MSG

Why are you down in the dumps, dear soul? Why are you crying the blues? Fix my eyes on God— soon I’ll be praising again. He puts a smile on my face. He’s my God. 

But instead of a smile on your face praising God, the devil wants you to stay sad, to stay depressed, to stay emotionally tied to everything  you've lost.

Beloved, there is no denying your loss or the things you've lost.But praise is a fruitful place...

It's where Naomi was trying to get back to, so she could get the food, get the nourishment she needed.

What is it you need?

Don't let the devil trick out of your praise. 

He knows what praise has the power to unlock for you. That's why the road back hasn't been easy.

Until Next Sunday.

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy