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    When Boaz Comes
    When Boaz Comes
    When Boaz Comes
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    When Boaz Comes

    By Tiffanie Y. Lewis

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    One day, in a women's meeting, a sister shared that she would be available to support us and spend as much time with us as we needed. Then she said, "but, when Boaz comes…" And she politely stopped and we all knew what that meant. Things change when Boaz comes. But, I had to ask myself, "Who is Boaz, really? And what does it mean to be Ruth?" I went home and read the book of Ruth. Boaz looked like the type of man I truly desired as a husband. And, trust me, when you get to know him, you'll want him, too! And, if he likes it then he should put a…well, you know the rest! In the pages of this book I explore the story of Ruth and Boaz and provide some ideas on what you should do while you prepare for…when Boaz comes!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTiffanie Y. Lewis
    Release dateApr 12, 2013
    ISBN9781301282296
    When Boaz Comes
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    Tiffanie Y. Lewis

    In the last 20 years, Tiffanie has counseled and inspired hundreds of young adults and women to live their best relationships in a beautiful spiritual triangle with God. She has also inspired women to pursue the dreams and explore their gifts and talents. With God always on Tiffanie's shoulder, she is a sought-after inspirational keynote speaker and workshop facilitator. Close to her heart is helping teens and young adults to unlock their hidden potential through self-love, self-discovery and practical application of biblical principles!

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      This was an inspiring and uplifting book for all the single women who feel like they will never find Mr. Right and so settle for Mr. Right Now. I recommend this to all of my sisters!

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    When Boaz Comes - Tiffanie Y. Lewis

    When Boaz Comes

    Preparing for the Right Mate

    Tiffanie Y. Lewis

    Published by True Vine Publishing Company at Smashwords

    Copyright © 2008 by Tiffanie Y. Lewis

    All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording without permission in writing from the publisher, except by review.

    All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, KJV Classic Reference Bible. Copyright © 1983 by the Zondervan Corporation. All Scripture quotations referring to the Amplified Bible or the New International Version (NIV) are taken from the Comparative Study Bible, Revised Edition. Copyright ©1999 by Zondervan.

    Printed in the United States of America

    Cover Photograph by Paul Hood of Classic Portraits

    Table of Contents

    Introduction

    Part I: The Lesson

    Chapter 1: Naomi and Ruth

    Chapter 2: Who is Boaz?

    Chapter 3: The Contract

    Chapter 4: Naomi’s Counsel

    Chapter 5: The Threshing Floor

    Chapter 6: Boaz’s Court is in Session

    Chapter 7: The Wedding and the Baby

    Part 2: The Lifestyle

    Chapter 8: Out of the Old and Into the New

    Chapter 9: Getting to Know You

    Chapter 10: Is Dating for Mating?

    Chapter 11: It’s Okay

    Chapter 12: What Shall We Then Say to These Things?

    Acknowledgments

    Introduction

    Relationships are like plants – if you don’t nurture them and properly water them they will wither and die. Similar to caring for plants, you’re not born with the knowledge of how to nurture a relationship. Therefore, it takes time for you to learn how to care for them, cultivate them, and cause them to grow. My mother gave me a small plant on my 21 birthday.

    When I moved out of her house into my own apartment I left the plant with my mother only because I forgot it. My mother mentioned to me one day that I’d left it and I should take it home, but I left it for many months after that. I didn’t believe I was ready to care for it on my own. Almost four years later she told me to come and get it or she was going to throw it out. I learned several things from my experience with this plant. The first thing was that even though I didn’t think I was ready, it was a gift and when I received it, the plant became my responsibility. Secondly, I was ultimately responsible for its well being and continued existence, even though there was provision for someone else to care for it for a period of time. In other words, if I didn’t take personal responsibility for it, at some point my plant would die. Thirdly, since I was young and I didn’t have a green thumb – a term used for someone who is very knowledgeable about plants and how to care for them– I had to learn something about what plants needed. Unfortunately, that meant there was potential for some plants to die at my hand.

    The fourth thing I learned was that one day I would get the right mix of sun, water, temperature, and pot size to keep my plant alive. Finally, I learned that all of that (the first 4 lessons) takes time and there is no need to rush it because the growth and development of a beautiful plant doesn’t happen overnight. Stay with me, I’m going somewhere with this.

    Do you remember the story of Jack and the Beanstalk? A cow was the only thing Jack’s mother had of any value to sell, so she sent Jack to sell the cow in order to have money for food. Well, Jack traded his mother’s cow for some magic beans. His mother was so upset about the beans that she threw them out of the window. That night the beans grew into a very tall beanstalk that went up into the heavens where there was a magic castle with lots of treasure that belonged to a giant. Jack climbed the beanstalk and stole some of the treasure to take to his mother.

    When the giant discovered Jack was gone with some of his fortune, he chased Jack down the beanstalk. Jack grabbed an axe and chopped down the beanstalk and the giant fell to his death. Most people who have ever read that story, or viewed a television version of it, focus on the fact that Jack and his mom lived happily ever after with the giant’s treasure. However, I want to talk about the beanstalk that grew overnight. The beanstalk led Jack to a place that seemed great with all of the wonderful treasure. Unfortunately, after seeing those things Jack began to lust after them and eventually take what was not his. Consequently, Jack obtained riches prematurely. As a result, trouble followed Jack by way of the giant.

    The only way for Jack to get out of trouble was to cut down the very thing that led him to his treasure and the giant. So what does this have to do with relationships? As young people, we learn a lot about different types of relationships and qualities of relationships outside of our homes and churches. We find that when we try to bring those ideas about how relationships work to our homes and churches, or even our social lives, our parents and spiritual leaders throw them out. And what do we do? We let our relationships grow outside of the watch of our parents and spiritual leaders and then we come home with what we think are treasures – sex, lust, good feelings, companionship, material things, status – and we say, Look, it’s working for my good! But then when trouble comes we run home or to the church and try to sever the relationship. Sometimes we squeak by and before the giant catches us, the relationship has ended.

    On the other hand, more often than it should happen, the giants catch us before we are wise enough to end the relationship. Then we are at home and the giants live with us. They go to church, work, and school with us. We can’t get away from them. What are the giants? Lost friends, guilt, shame, lost virginity, newborn babies, sexually transmitted diseases, enemies, and failing grades are giants!

    As Christian young people, we cannot form relationships like the world does. We have to be cautious with the relationships that we have with our brothers and sisters in Christ. Furthermore, we shouldn’t have intimate relationships with brothers and sisters who are not in Christ. This doesn’t mean that we can’t be friends with the opposite sex or people of various backgrounds; rather, it means that we must carefully befriend them and take the time to examine whether or not they could be a potential lifetime mate. You will understand what I mean by potential as we go further into the book.

    As you read, keep in mind that this is my personal philosophy about how to build a relationship with a man as a young Christian woman with biblical support. I do not intend to bash anyone else’s beliefs, but only to describe what I believe and why I believe it. Some of these ideas I had to learn to practice and I wish I had begun much sooner. Furthermore, even if you are not saved--meaning that you have not accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior according to Romans 10:9 – 13, you can yet learn how to cultivate your relationships.

    In other words, you can learn how to cause your relationship with a young man to grow. Now, although this book is written for young women, there are lessons that young men can learn as well. So ladies, feel free to share some or all of these lessons with your male friends. In the pages to come, I will discuss how to recognize a godly man and most importantly how to conduct yourself until the right man comes for you. The Lord gave me the example of Boaz to unfold how a godly man will prepare himself for a family and how this man will pursue the woman with whom he will continue to build his future.

    As I began to read the book of Ruth, I was amazed at how God revealed to me how to prepare for my Boaz. One of my best girlfriends called me one day and after a bit of conversation I told her that I hadn’t dated anyone in three years. What?!!! she exclaimed. What do you do when you get lonely? It was then that I realized I needed to finish this book because my cell phone battery wasn’t charged enough, nor was my signal strong enough, to fully answer her question. I wanted to tell her more of the picture I had in my mind and in my spirit of the difference between a plant and a flower.

    Webster’s College Dictionary defines a plant as: any of a kingdom of living beings typically lacking the ability to move from place to place under their own power, having no obvious nervous or sensory organs, and possessing cellulose cell walls and capacity for indefinite growth. The same dictionary defines a flower as: "a shoot of the spore-producing generation of a higher plant that is specialized for reproduction and consists of a shortened axis bearing modified leaves

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