I am Ready to Settle Down (Part 2)

If you read part one of this post, then I hope you read the book of Ruth. Assuming you did, I will move to my second point. You have to get busy doing something productive that will improve your life. Naomi had lost her husband and two sons. This made her and Ruth widows. Here you have two women, one old and the other young, to care for themselves. You have to understand the situation these women were in. You see, if Ruth's brother-in-law was living then he would have been able to take her as his wife and give her children to carry on his brother's name (Deut. 25:5). Ruth would have been taken care of by him. This wasn't the case so Ruth had to get busy working (Ruth 2:2).

I did the same thing. I started channeling my energy into self-improvement in my career and spiritual life. I had to do a roll call of self-improvements. I wanted to get my life in order. I couldn't be a "gift" with money problems or self-esteem issues. Same thing for you. You have to focus your time and energy on improving your situation. You cannot afford to sit around and mope about this or that. You don't need a man to come into a dysfunctional and dramatic life. You want him to enter into an organized, serene, and responsible situation. Do like Ruth and get to working. First you make a list of what you need to improve. Second set reasonable, short-term goals for each need. Third, give each goal a target date that is realistically achievable. Fourth, get support to help you stay focused to achieve the goals. If you need my assistance, give me a call.

Have a sweet day,
Shaneka