Hopes & Dreams

Bottom line: Our dreams for our love story (marriage) are born out of hope, but they are fulfilled by implementing our plans with "strategic righteousness."

Ruth and Naomi turned to God, and He turned the page on their story. God renewed their hope. Out of that hope a dream was born regarding Ruth and Boaz' love story. Dreams are born out of hope, but they will die without a strategy implemented to achieve the dream. In chapter 3 of Ruth we see that 1) Naomi made a plan to see if Boaz could be the one who would marry and redeem Ruth. 2) Ruth made a proposal. She proposed that Boaz propose to her. Ruth proposed that Boaz ask, "Ruth, will you be mine?" And she guaranteed him a yes in response. And 3) Boaz made a promise. He promised that he would would be her kinsman redeemer...if he could. He loved Ruth and wanted to redeem her but there was another kinsman who had the first right to redeem/refuse. He promised, if at all possible, "Ruth, I will make you mine."