I've been studying Ruth and I'm in awe at how she accidentally meets the man who is supposed to provide for her and be there for her as a Godly husband. If you haven't read the book of Ruth, let me sum up the way Ruth and Boaz meet: Ruth has just moved back with her mother-n-law, Naomi, to Naomi's homeland, which had just recently been blessed by God. Ruth goes searching for work, and she finds a field that is owned by a man with the name of Boaz. Boaz is a man of integrity and confidence. He is firm in his role as a leader. Boaz was attracted to Ruth not because she was beautiful, but because of her loyalty and faithfulness to work and to Boaz as an employer. He was drawn to Ruth because her character far outweighed her outer appearance. She had the heart to serve; she was loyal and faithful to God, even during times of trouble. A Boaz always prays for his Ruth.

I was told by a college professor, "you won't find a Boaz at a bar.." as I read up on this I also realized my Boaz isn't looking for the fun chick who's going out all of the time. My Boaz is looking for a true Ruth. Someone who is loyal and faithful to God. He's looking for a girl who's more bound in the love and truthfulness of God that he has to crawl through piles and piles of pure holiness to find her. It is only when he arrives at that very place of the presence of God that his Ruth will finally recognize him. It has long been my dream to find my Boaz since I was a little girl...of course, then I called him a prince charming, but now I call him Boaz.

Every guy I dated in high school, I thought, "He's the one! How could there be anyone like him anywhere in the world?" College came, and I dated my freshman year and thought I was in love. That was a disaster waiting to happen, and it did. I decided then that instead of looking for the man of my life - my prince charming, my Boaz - that I was going to seek God and consume myself in Him. I did a lot of growing up at this point; it took several years to even trust another guy with my heart. Then one day my Boaz showed up...and I rejected him. I wasn't interested. I thank God every day that he knew something I didn't. Not even a week later I went on three dates - we were dating the next week. We have now been together for almost two years. I don't feel the need to search for my prince charming anymore. "I have found the one whom my soul loves," Song of Solomon 3:4. The one thing I have learned over the years is not to be in a hurry. Your Boaz will come looking for you when you're so consumed in God that the only way to you is to know Him.