I’m Not Sure What the Next Step Looks Like
Ruth Schwenk
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6 (ESV)
“Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 (ESV)
“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10 (NIV)
“Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, ‘Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.’” Mark 6:31 (NIV)
“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” John 10:27 (NIV)
“And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.” Deuteronomy 6:5 (NLT)
“Then I said to you, ‘Do not be terrified; do not be afraid of them. The LORD your God, who is going before you, will fight for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes, and in the wilderness. There you saw how the LORD your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way you went until you reached this place.’” Deuteronomy 1:29-31 (NIV)
Jesus, thank You for showing me that true love is not about standing tall but bending low in humility and sacrifice. Teach me to love like You — with a heart willing to serve, forgive, and kneel in grace. When the world tells me love must impress, remind me of love that sacrifices. Remind me of Your cross. Let Your perfect love fill my heart so it overflows into my family, friendships, and every quiet corner of my life. Help me bend low in love today, just as You stooped low to save me. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
“… God sent His only Son into the world so that we could find true life through Him. This is the embodiment of true love: not that we have loved God first, but that He loved us and sent His unique Son on a special mission to become an atoning sacrifice for our sins.” 1 John 4:9-10 (VOICE)
“Then they lifted up their voices and wept again. And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.” Ruth 1:14 (ESV)
“The law of the Lᴏʀᴅ is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lᴏʀᴅ is sure, making wise the simple; the precepts of the Lᴏʀᴅ are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lᴏʀᴅ is pure, enlightening the eyes …” Psalm 19:7-8 (ESV)
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6 (ESV)
“See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? …” Isaiah 43:19 (NIV)
“Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.” Proverbs 31:30 (ESV)
“After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him, and also some women who had been cured of evil...