Give Her Special Treatment~

A glorious Tuesday greeting to all; I hope you all enjoyed a nice day off yesterday:)

 

Let's continue with our look at relationships.

 

Ruth 2:15-18

"When she got up to go back to work, Boaz ordered his servants: 'Let her glean where there’s still plenty of grain on the ground—make it easy for her. Better yet, pull some of the good stuff out and leave it for her to glean. Give her special treatment.'”

"Ruth gleaned in the field until evening. When she threshed out what she had gathered, she ended up with nearly a full sack of barley! She gathered up her gleanings, went back to town, and showed her mother-in-law the results of her day’s work; she also gave her the leftovers from her lunch."

 

Beautiful principle of the day: A good and generous man improves the life of the woman he is with AND her family. That's right. It's not just about you. It's also about the in-laws and the parents and the siblings, even the grandparents.

 

Naomi was so impressed with the bounty that Ruth brought home that she exclaims in verse 19. "God bless whoever it was who took such good care of you!”

 

I can assure you that I was not always so eager to bless those who dated my children. Quite the opposite, in fact. There were certain seasons in life where it took a Herculean effort to keep my mouth shut. I knew that if I said what I was really thinking I would alienate my child. Man, that was hard. But it's ok. God invites us to pour out our complaint to Him, so I did--often--daily--to be exact.

 

Start telling your children now that whoever they are going to date needs to be worthy of the blessings that you as a parent are willing to give. A good relationship brings unity--not division. The right relationship shows respect for everyone in the family. The behavior that a young man or young woman displays better have you and me saying exactly what Naomi said: GOD BLESS WHOEVER IT IS THAT IS TAKING SUCH GOOD CARE OF YOU!"

 

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We raise our voice with the good Naomi to let You know that we desire to bless those who date our kids or even those whom we are dating. You provide some clear guidelines in Your Word; help us not to settle. We all want special treatment, and we want our relationships blessed. In Jesus' name, AMEN~