The Big Idea: When things are falling apart, God is still at work. Matthew 1:1-6 (p. 827) Ruth 1:1-18 (p. 225)

The Road of Discovery that Leads to a Genuine Faith: Ruth 1:16-17 (p. 225)

1. A hunger to KNOW GOD.
2. A security found in God’s SOVEREIGNTY.
3. A connection in God’s FAMILY.
4. An openness to God’s CHARACTER.
5. An identity in God’s OWNERSHIP.

When famine comes (and it will) you have basically two options: 1. FAITH that recalibrates and re-establishes an absolute trust in God. 2. A BITTER soul.