Nancy DeMas Walgamoos says, if you grew up learning about God's blessings, be careful you don't take them for granted.

Sometimes it's easy subconsciously to start to feel that I deserve God's favor, that somehow he owes me these blessings.

But the humble heart says, I don't deserve this.

This is the Reviver Hearts podcast with Nancy DeMoss Walgam.

Author of Choosing Gratitude, Your Journey to Joy.

For January 28th, 2021, I'm Dana Gresh.

Gratitude will have an amazing effect on your relationships.

That's one of the things we'll discover about Ruth as Nancy continues in his series called Ruth,

the transforming power of redeeming love.

We're continuing in chapter two of the book of Ruth today. And I want to go back to a verse we read last week, but pick up on a little phrase that I think shows another aspect of Ruth's

life that we so need to hear as women today. Verse eight, Ruth goes into the field and let me just

back up here. Boaz has come into the field and has asked his foreman, who is this woman?

And the foreman has told Boaz.

This is Ruth of Moabitis, and she came into the field.

She's been working since morning.

Verse 8, so Boaz said to Ruth, my daughter, listen to me.

Don't go and glean in another field and don't go away from here.

Stay here with my servant girls. Just the first phrase of that verse, I think, gives us an insight into this woman's character.

Boaz said to Ruth, who initiated this relationship? Boas, the man is the initiator. And when Ruth speaks to Boas, she is responding to his initiative. Now, my point here is not so much to be

literal about who speaks the first word in the conversation as to illustrate a point that I think Ruth's story illustrates.

In fact, it comes again in verse 14, if you want to skip down in the passage there.

At meal time, Boas said to her, come over here, have some bread and dip it in the wine vinegar.

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