1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,160 Well, welcome back, Rising 365 fans. 2 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:11,320 This is your first time you just press play to Rising 365. 3 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:16,000 It's a podcast committed to inspiring and supporting others to embrace the opportunity 4 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:19,320 to rise with each new day. 5 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:24,280 Because rising daily can be a challenge for many, including myself. 6 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:30,680 And it is my hope that what you hear in these episodes will assist you in rising every day 7 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:31,680 of the year. 8 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:36,880 If this is your first time tuning in, I am Mike Henya and you are tuning into episode 9 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:42,000 15 entitled, You Just Got To. 10 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:48,080 This morning, I did not want to record a podcast that was haven't been really feeling up to 11 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:51,760 it or motivated to record something. 12 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:57,920 The last thing I wanted to do was bring some to you half-hearted. 13 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:02,840 But today is a beautiful day here in central Nebraska where my family and I live. 14 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:10,720 I'm actually recording out on our patio here in the country and you're going to probably 15 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:14,720 hear the birds and the wind. 16 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:15,720 It's amazing. 17 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:23,480 I wanted to take this opportunity and not miss this chance to continue to help others, 18 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:24,480 help myself. 19 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:33,280 And today's episode is inspired because what I've been sharing with you all in previous 20 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:40,280 episode is there's always opportunities to help others, to help yourself. 21 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:41,560 This was today's opportunity. 22 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:44,360 Again, I was not going to record. 23 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:47,160 And then I read this devotional. 24 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:56,440 Today's episode comes directly from Alistair Begg's daily devotional, Truth For Life. 25 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:59,480 It's May 15th, today's devotional. 26 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:03,520 It's entitled, Actually Get Up and Get On. 27 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:11,200 So the verse for it is Ruth, the Moabite, said to Naomi, let me go to the field and 28 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:18,080 glean among the ears of grain after him whose sight I shall find favor. 29 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:23,200 Coming from the Old Testament, Ruth, who too, in a devotional reads like this. 30 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:29,280 Do you ever start your day lying in bed thinking of all that's ahead of you and around you? 31 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:35,580 Do you find yourself feeling overwhelmed by the challenges of the day to come or underwhelmed 32 00:02:35,580 --> 00:02:37,000 by the routine of it? 33 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:44,000 As she woke up in those first few days of her new life in Bethlehem, Ruth likely had 34 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:50,040 to take a moment to remind herself of where she was and all that had happened. 35 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:51,240 My husband died. 36 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:56,840 I'm now living with my also widowed mother-in-law in a foreign land. 37 00:02:56,840 --> 00:03:01,960 I know I made the decision to leave, but I hope I've done the right thing. 38 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:03,840 What now? 39 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:08,920 Ruth didn't sit around waiting for some miraculous intervention before she proceeded with her 40 00:03:08,920 --> 00:03:09,920 life. 41 00:03:09,920 --> 00:03:18,360 No, for her, common sense led to careful thinking and careful thinking led to practical action. 42 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:25,800 Ruth knew she and Naomi needed provision and she realized she was capable of working. 43 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:31,000 She therefore sought Naomi's advice and her approval before going out into the fields 44 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:33,080 to labor and find food. 45 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:38,720 Common sense doesn't mean we rely on our own insight or abilities. 46 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:44,360 We must trust God and look to Him, but we must also use the faculties He's given us 47 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:49,200 to live sensible lives in accordance with His will. 48 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:54,600 We must be prepared to do what we can and leave the rest in God's care. 49 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:58,200 Do not mistake passivity for godliness. 50 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:05,520 And by her attitude and actions, Ruth teaches that all that God provides, each opportunity 51 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:13,360 of obtaining what we need, is undeserved mercy and favor from God of every good and perfect 52 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:14,360 gift. 53 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:19,080 As we get up and take action, we can trust that God is not idle. 54 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:23,080 He's working everything according to His will. 55 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:29,000 Not as a package that is let down from heaven on a string, but as a scroll that unrolls 56 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:32,000 day by day as we walk through life. 57 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:38,080 His favor in the ordinary things of life keeps us marching for another day. 58 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:41,720 Your day may not look exciting or glamorous. 59 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:48,480 You may not be sure how you will overcome what confronts you, but it is the day that 60 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:50,640 God has given you. 61 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:56,320 He will give you all you need to do all He calls you to do. 62 00:04:56,320 --> 00:05:04,680 Will you, like Ruth, get up, get on with this life you've been given and live for God and 63 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:06,400 His glory? 64 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:15,280 Man, after reading that, I had no choice but to record this episode and share this devotional 65 00:05:15,280 --> 00:05:25,680 with you because it's encompassing all the other previous episodes that's on Rising 365. 66 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:32,360 Everything I've been trying to instill into myself and to those who listen is captured 67 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:40,480 right here in the story of Ruth trying to provide for her mother-in-law in a foreign 68 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:43,400 land not knowing what to do. 69 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:47,040 But she used comments and she said, you know what? 70 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:49,000 I've got to do something. 71 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:56,920 I just can't lay around and wallow and even just pray something would happen without action. 72 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:57,920 I have ability. 73 00:05:57,920 --> 00:05:58,920 I have strength. 74 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:04,960 I have breath in my lungs, so I'm going to use it to do the simplest things. 75 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:10,200 Go out and work and get what I need and let God take care of the rest. 76 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:11,760 Be faithful to Him. 77 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:16,960 I hope that's what you took out of this devotional this morning. 78 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:20,840 Maybe devotional reading isn't a part of your life. 79 00:06:20,840 --> 00:06:26,800 I would highly recommend this devotional by Alistair Begg and you will find it in the 80 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:34,200 show notes to go and you can subscribe to it where it comes directly to your phone or 81 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:39,320 I have an actual hardback copy of it. 82 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:45,640 There's so many devotionals out there to help inspire you, encourage you. 83 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:51,160 Even when days like today when you don't want to do anything, then you read a devotional 84 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:53,680 and you're like, I've got to share this with other people. 85 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:57,560 It inspired me and I hope it's inspired you. 86 00:06:57,560 --> 00:07:04,600 It doesn't take much to get up and get going to rise and to meet the day that you are given. 87 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:08,000 This takes the first step. 88 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:11,360 You just got to do it. 89 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:15,200 I hope this is encouraging to you. 90 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:20,080 May not be glamorous and it may not be the easiest thing, but you can do it. 91 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:28,000 I'm encouraged by people like you who press play and are seeking ways to make their life 92 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:31,760 fulfilling and meaningful. 93 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:35,160 Maybe the purpose is captured here with Ruth. 94 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:39,880 She wasn't going out just to find sustenance for herself. 95 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:47,040 She was going out to provide for others, for her family. 96 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:52,400 Hopefully when they saw her working hard and being diligent and faithful in serving, that 97 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:57,560 it would encourage those watching her to do the same. 98 00:07:57,560 --> 00:07:59,440 That's why I keep getting up and keep going. 99 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:06,280 I've got a family that pounce on me, a ministry that pounce on me, and people involved in 100 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:07,640 it and strangers out there. 101 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:13,020 You never know what kind of actions and pay it forwards and holding doors and helping 102 00:08:13,020 --> 00:08:15,560 people carry heavy things and listening to people. 103 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:17,920 You never know what it can do for others. 104 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:20,120 You just got to do it. 105 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:22,040 I love you guys. 106 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:24,840 Thanks for pressing play and tuning in. 107 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:30,160 I hope each episode brings you inspiration to embrace every new day. 108 00:08:30,160 --> 00:08:35,440 To support this podcast, consider booking me as a speaker for your next conference, 109 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:40,080 school assembly, youth event, Bible study, or any special occasion where I can share 110 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:43,360 the message of Rising 365. 111 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:50,520 To arrange this, simply send me a message or email at rising247365 at gmail.com. 112 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:55,960 Additionally, you can support by liking, sharing, and rating the podcast on your preferred 113 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:56,960 listening platform. 114 00:08:56,960 --> 00:09:03,640 Until we meet again, I am Mike Pina, reminding you to rise and seize the gift of a new day 115 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:20,880 you are destined for this moment.