Ruth Stumbled into her Calling

The other day, I had the privilege of watching a DVD of T. D. Jakes over lunch with Pastor Furtick.

Now, I enjoy any time I get to spend with Pastor Furtick, but when it includes wings and a GREAT sermon by T.D. Jakes I'm not sure there is anything better!

Jakes was preaching from the book of Ruth and in classic Bishop Jakes fashion he hammered out a principle that was right on.

"Ruth stumbled into her calling!"

Read back through the book of Ruth sometime and think about all of the things that could have gone wrong leading up to her becoming the wife of Boaz and consequently the Grandmother of King David.

She could have let depression take her out when her husband died.

She could have gone with Orpah back to Moab.

She could have given up when Naomi freaked out and started calling herself bitter.

She could have decided not to go to the wine press.

and these are just the things she could have messed up. You have to consider the ways that Naomi may have chosen differently or maybe Ruth's real redeemer might have said yes at the gate, or maybe Boaz would have been late getting to the field that day and missed Ruth altogether.

Ruth stumbled into her calling! And if we're honest, most of us have stumbled into ours as well. If you feel like you're a self made man/woman I would take a poll of all the times things might have worked out differently for you.

My guess is you have stumbled into your calling too. Give praise to God for his leading, and blessing in your life He has more to do with it then you're currently giving Him credit for.