In The book of Ruth, Naomi was moving back to her country Israel, after living for a period of time in Moab. She had lost her Husband and both her sons, and was now left with nothing and no one to take care of her. As a widow with no living children life had to be tough for Naomi since women in her day and in her culture depended on their husband or children to fend for them
With no one left to take care of her Naomi was starting over and journeying back to her country. She had left Israel for a while , she was not sure what she was going to meet when she got there. Was here house still there, did she have any remaining family( brother's, sister's, nieces or nephews) Remember when she left Israel there was a famine in the land. How was she going to survive and to make matters worst Ruth her daughter-in-law wanted to come along with her. Who was going to take care of them both. These are some of the fears I am sure Naomi was facing.
Most of us face these same fears when we start over. However to fulfill our God given purpose in this life we might just have to start over like Naomi.
In the " Power of the praying women" StormieO'Martian writes that no matter how far off the path you have gotten from the plans and purposes God has for your life. When you surrender your life to the Lord and declare your utter dependence upon him. God will carve a path from where you are to where you are supposed to be. And he sets you on it it may take you longer than it would have taken you had you stayed on the right path in the beginning. But if you keep walking closely with God he will you where you are supposed to be.
God wants you to have a clear vision for your life( no hit and miss) He wants to reveal to you what your gifts and talents are. And he wants to show you how to best develop them and use them for his glory. And my friends that's the bottom line, to glorify God in all that we do
