Not me, but you
26 January - 23 February 2025
Ruth · The American clothing range Fanjoy launched a number of different slogan design T-Shirts last year. Two of these included the slogans ‘take care of yourself’ and another ‘take care of your friends’. The ‘take care of yourself design’ quickly sold out whereas the ‘take care of your friends’ design is now for sale at a heavily reduced price.
It can often seem like we live in a world where we are told that true happiness comes when we focus on ourselves and take care of our own needs. But what if we realised that something else might be true? That rather than focusing on ourselves, instead, the greatest source of fulfilment we could ever find comes when we focus on ‘You’. As we journey through the book of Ruth, we will discover the radical difference putting God at the centre of our lives can make, both for us and for those around us.
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In today’s western world we are so often told to focus on meeting our own needs and our own self care. However, Ruth is a book that turns this narrative on its head. It's a story about someone who changed the lives of others for the better because they put God, not themselves, at the centre of their story.
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Ruth put her focus on God and in doing so, found the strength to support Naomi in her greatest time of need. How can we point others to Jesus through the love and support we give to them, even if it comes at a cost to us?
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When we come into God’s kingdom, we realise there are no outsiders. See how Ruth brings redemption to those who had been left out of God’s family.
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When we try to go it alone, our plans can often falter and fail or not live up to our expectations. As we follow God’s plan, we can find a fulfilment and outcomes way beyond our own expectations. We can trust God for our future.
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Sometimes the greatest acts of love can be seen in the midst of the greatest challenges and suffering. Through these acts of love, we can realise that even in the darkest times, God is still very much present.
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