(From bible gateway.com/commentary)

Many have a value and affection for Christ, yet come short of salvation by him, because they will not forsake other things for him. They love him, yet leave him, because they do not love him enough, but love other things better. Ruth is an example of the grace of God, inclining the soul to choose the better part. Naomi could

desire no more than the solemn declaration Ruth made. See the power of resolution; it silences temptation. Those that go in religious ways without a stedfast mind, stand like a door half open, which invites a thief; but resolution shuts and bolts the door, resists the devil and forces him to flee. (Ru 1:19-22)

I chose this scripture reference because it applies to must of us at one time or another in our walk with God.  We indeed love the Lord and want to serve Him with our lives and hearts but always tend to fall short, and remain stuck in our pits. Why? Because we need to let go of vain things; pride, selfishness, disobedience, fears, shame of the gospel, friends, addictions, pleasures of the flesh, the list could go on and on. God wants to help us crawl out of our pits, but how can we crawl out if we need both hands to grasp the gravel, look for rocky ground to anchor our steps as we work our way up, but the weight of all the extra stuff mentioned above just drags us down. We can't crawl out till we let go. The process hurts, and sometimes its so long we feel as if it isn't even worth letting go of ourselves towards that which Christ is offering us outside of the pit, that rainbow (promise) for our lives.

Ruth's hard work and obedience to what she knew God was guiding her to do in her life, led her to great blessings. She remarried the wealthiest man, and bore a son, Obed who was the father of Jesse, the father of David(Jesus ancestor). Her legacy still goes on, and it was through her decision of letting go of her past and moving on to her future, starting out at the bottom, but ended up at the top. God never will leave us stranded, he honors our hard work and dilligence.

I encourage you to give the Lord the firstfruits of your day, make up your mind to crawl out of your pit no matter how long or how hard it is. Make up your mind, being steadfast of mind is making a decision and heading towards that goal at all times, at all costs. This takes sacrifice, it takes courage, and it takes resillience. Precisely this is what the bible talks about when it states to resist the devil and he will flee from you. When you make a decision to obey God at all costs, no matter what happens, even if you stumble, you will make it! Obedience is key. Obedience is the exact opposite of not doing or not acting. Not doing what, you may ask? When we disobey God, we are doing that which He has told us not to do, when we obey Him we are doing just as He has said to do.

If you need any further advice, or prayer, please feel free to contact me. I love you all and am praying that everyday you walk in His obedience to receive the blessing of the Father daily. God bless you

Sol <3