SINGLE SEASONS

Living Your Fullest Life Whilst Single

You can sometimes look around at others who are in a relationship and think ‘why can’t I have that?’ It’s ok to long for a new season or a new experience of life. But let’s never forget the blessing of each season that we find ourselves in – even if that season is a single one.

Pat Answers Your Questions

Join Pat Robertson, CBN founder, as he answers the tough questions in life with Biblical truths.

When you pray, do you pray to God, Jesus or the Holy Spirit? I’ve been told it’s all three of them, but would you please clarify?

First, you pray to God the Father in the name of Jesus Christ. It is in the authority of Jesus. For instance, it is like a power of attorney, but you pray in the power of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, I am praying to God the Father in the name of Jesus. He is my Advocate, but the anointing comes through the form of the Holy Spirit. In essence, it is the three of them, the trinity of God or the triune being—consisting of three parts—and they are all working together on your behalf.

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We love the Superbook story of Ruth...so much that we have created a colouring page for you to colour in this edition! Choose whichever colours you like and have fun!

In this month’s devotional we will be looking at the story of Ruth, found in the book of the Bible called Ruth.

Ruth’s story has a very sad beginning. She has married a man called Mahlon and all was well until he, sadly, died. Her father-in-law, Elimelech had already died and then her brother-inlaw, Chilion, dies too.

Ruth, her mother-in-law (Naomi) and her sister-in-law (Orpah), are all very sad and trying to understand what has happened to them.

Naomi decides to move away from her home in Moab and return to Judah, her homeland.

She tells her daughters-in-law to go back to their families and find new husbands. Orpah turns around and goes back to her family, but not Ruth.

Ruth says this to Naomi: “Don’t ask me to leave you and turn back. Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you live, I will live. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. Wherever you die, I will die, and there I will be buried.

May the Lord punish me severely if I allow anything but death to separate us!”

Ruth has become very attached to Naomi and her new family...and Naomi’s God.

I won’t spoil the ending of the story (you’ll want to read that for yourself) but Ruth and Naomi’s story is a beautiful one, all about how God can take a very hard situation and turn it around for so much good.

• Have you ever had something difficult happen to you?

• How did God make that situation better?

• Do you think we can trust God with our lives?

We hope you have enjoyed learning a little bit about the story of Ruth. Remember to finish the story in your own time, perhaps with a parent or carer, by reading it in your Bibles.