Author: Vanessa Moonkie

Happy Monday family. I hope we all had a great weekend.

My take away from the weekend is from the service yesterday. The woman of God said, “God is still there, maybe not in the way you want Him to, but He’s still there.” That really struck me because I sometimes expect God to show up a certain way, and when He doesn’t, I start to think He’s not with me. But the truth is, His presence is constant even when it doesn’t look or feel like what I imagined. I want us to reflect on someone in the Bible who actually detached from God: Eve.

We all know the story, but let’s look a little closer and see what we may have missed.

Who is Eve? According to the book of Genesis, she was the first woman, created from the rib of the first man, Adam. Eve wasn’t born like you and I. She didn’t have a mother. She was never conceived. She didn’t spend 9 months in anyone’s womb so nobody could borrow money from her and when it was time to pay, say to her, “I carried you for 9 months!” Nobody played that card with her. Eve came into the world fully grown. She was a woman, not a girl. That means there’s nothing we can study about her childhood or where she grew up. She was formed in Eden, and that’s where she lived with her husband.

Now, let’s look at how she was formed and why. Because I hope you know this: God doesn’t just do things. He has a reason and a purpose for everything. God isn’t just productive; He produces according to purpose. He’s not just after results; His results always have a reason. This helps us understand that God makes no mistakes. He doesn’t occupy Himself with useless adventures or meaningless projects. His works are deliberate, calculated, and designed for a purposeful outcome. Eve, too, was created in purpose and for a purpose. Okay, let’s go to Genesis!

“Now the Lord God said, It is not good (sufficient, satisfactory) that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper meet (suitable, adapted, complementary) for him.

‭‭Genesis‬ ‭2‬:‭18‬ AMPC‬

Adam has been created. Everything is already in place, but when God looks at Adam, He sees that although Adam has Him, something is still missing. Sometimes we lie to ourselves and think, “Ah, I have God, so I don’t need people.” But this scripture proves us wrong. God desires that we also have people to fellowship with, even when He is in our lives. Any gospel that says, “Cut everyone off,” is not right.

Adam had no people around him, and God Himself said, “It is not right.” Then God said, “I will make this man a helpmeet.” Before we even study the other words used in this scripture, let us pause here Eve was created as a helpmeet. Not a prostitute. Not a one-night stand. Not a “friends with benefits” girl. Not a side chick. Not a “fornicate with me, I will still marry you.”

And let me also say this: God did not create any woman to be used and raped. No!. God never created Eve for all that. I can even go further to say, child bearing is not the main reason why God created women. He did not create Eve for entertainment at strip clubs, or for exploitation by men. So when women get into those things, they have already missed purpose. A woman who doesn’t know the why of her existence will never fulfil her God-given purpose. There’s so much to study so I will just write and stop where I can.

Now that we’ve established that women were created for a purpose, I advise you to discover your purpose. Where purpose is unknown, time will always be wasted. When God was planning to create Eve, He used words like suitable, complementary, helpmeet, companion, just right. He was not thinking failure. He was not thinking weak. He was not thinking purposeless, ugly, or “less than.” He was not labelling woman with the swear word or any other false identity.

I have to say this so that every identity you have adopted that is not of God may be broken right now. The truth is clear: “The woman was made for the man” (1 Corinthians 11:9).

But understand this properly, Eve was never created to be a feminist.

She was created to help, but with a capacity that was suitable for Adam. In other words, she matched him. That means there was a specification. A type. Someone might say, “The Bible never talks about type.” True, maybe not the word type, but the context shows that Adam needed a certain kind of woman not just anyone. Not just any girl on social media, like some people do today.

Some men say, “I love all women black, white, coloured, Indian I just love all of them. I want all of them. I can handle them. ” Let me be honest with you: you’re a fool.

You are not normal if you want all women. Adam didn’t need all women. He needed one woman his type, his match, his God-ordained companion. Let’s stop here. Eve’s creation has taught us, you were created from a reason probably bigger than you know and understand. Who else can help you discover your purpose than the One who created you?

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I know you’re thinking, “Ah, but what’s left to learn?” I thought the same! But stay with me, and read carefully so you can catch the flow.

We meet Ruth, Naomi, and Orpah at a point of deep loss: all three have lost their husbands, and Naomi has decided to return to Bethlehem. She tells her daughters-in-law, “Go back home.” Ruth refuses, saying, “Ma’am, I’m going with you. Where you go, I will go!” But Orpah, though she weeps, eventually turns back. If you’ve ever written a history essay, you’ll know there are always two sides to an argument , you explore both, then conclude with the stronger side. That’s what we’re kdoing today. Yesterday, we looked at why Orpah was right to leave , the relationship had ended. Today, we’re asking: Why did she choose to go back to the old?

What kind of place was Moab that Ruth didn’t even think about going back? She would rather take the risk of moving to a completely new environment, no friends, no familiar faces, no connections, than return home. She chose to be a foreigner over being comfortable. Why not just go back home like Orpah? That question made me think of Abraham. “Come out from your father’s house!” Leave the place and not just for a visit, but for good. Orpah, when given the same opportunity to step into something new, chose not to take the risk. And sometimes, it’s in taking that risk that we step into our breakthrough.

She returned home to the old idols, the old relationships, the doors God had already shut. She reopened what was meant to stay closed. She went back to the familiar, to the things she had once left behind, to the addictions, to the world, to the old way of living. She walked back into her past when she had the chance to walk forward into her future and this time, with God in it.

This may be a bit sensitive, so please read with care. There are people who have left this world after being given the chance to walk away from abusive relationships. As a counsellor, I understand how abusive environments can shape a mindset that says, “I can’t leave this is where I belong.” But the truth is, everyone comes to a crossroad a moment to choose. To stay or to leave. If you’re in such a place, please see this blog as a guide , a reminder that you do have a chance. PLEASE LEAVE!

Spiritually, we have all been given moments to repent. Yet some of us have gone back to Moab. Back to using charms, herbs, and strange concoctions to get our way. Back to the idols we knew from childhood because “they work.” All the while, ignoring the opportunity to choose Jesus as Lord.

What new opportunities has God placed before you that you’ve ignored simply because they challenge your comfort? Is He telling you to apply for a new job and leave the old one behind? Is He urging you to step out and win souls? Is He inviting you to follow Him to your “Bethlehem” because He knows you’re better off there? Take time to listen. Ask Him to open your eyes to see what He sees.

I hope you’ve caught the drift , this is about choices.

When you stand at the crossroad, which path will you take? And how will that choice shape not only your present, but your future? Some of us left but we are slowly returning to what we left ..

What will it be? Moab or Bethlehem? As for me? I can never turn back o. It’s already too late o. It won’t make sense o. Where am l going to?

Make a choice

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Do you know who the lady in the blue shawl is? That’s Orpah, the woman who chose to return home. She decided to follow her own path. We often focus on Ruth, commending her for following Naomi, but here’s the truth: Orpah had no destiny in Bethlehem. She wasn’t wrong for going back. Sometimes, we feel guilty for leaving certain places or people behind, but the reality is this, some journeys are meant to end right there.

Orpah turned and went back home. I want to speak directly to those who are still in places that no longer serve them, you can go back home. If that relationship means being beaten daily, rather than staying until it costs you your life, go home. If you’re in an “Egypt” where Pharaoh enslaves you, leave.

Too often we stay because of sentiment, emotion, or misplaced loyalty. But the real question is: what’s left for you there? There was no Boaz waiting for Orpah in Bethlehem. Her journey with Naomi and Ruth ended right there and that was okay. Some relationships, some seasons, will bring you to a crossroad where your best and wisest choice will be to turn and walk away. It’s not the absence of love. It’s the call of destiny.

I remember many relationships I had to walk away from. They had served their purpose. I’ve scrolled through my phone before, blocked, deleted. Some bridges were burned because there was no need to cross them again. We may have been destined to be friends for five years, for a reason. But when that reason is fulfilled, it’s time to part ways. These are called seasonal relationships. It’s not wrong to separate from people, as long as the Lord has made it clear there’s no future with them. I saw a post yesterday that said, “Sometimes that heartbreak is God’s blessing of love to you.” Do you know how many people are still dragging along those they should have released five years ago? All in the name of, “We went to school together.”

Was it painful for them to part ways? Yes. Did she probably want to stay? Yes. She wept bitterly. She loved her mother-in-law. But love is not the reason to stay, purpose is. Destiny is. It’s painful to leave. To live separate lives. To adjust to life without them, no question about that. But we learn here that the length of a friendship doesn’t automatically make it right for you. We often talk about separating from toxic people, but what do you do when God says to separate from good people? People who did nothing wrong. Nobody abused Orpah. They loved each other, but the time was up.

“Lord, but they didn’t do anything wrong.”

And God says, “Yes… but in Bethlehem I only see Ruth and Naomi.”

“Lord but l love him/her!”

“Yes… but in the future, I don’t see you together.”

“Lord, but he’s a good man… she’s a good woman.”

And God says, Yes… but you’re not meant to be together.

That hurts because there’s no bad reason to leave. We often look for flaws to justify our separation, but sometimes there are none. And still, God says: This is where it ends. Leave that house. Leave that environment. Leave that person. You don’t argue. You don’t delay. You obey. Orpah, if you tag along, you’ll become a burden. You might even find jealousy creeping in when Boaz marries Ruth. Trust that God knows why seasons end. Forced seasons will frustrate you.

Don’t force things. Don’t force relationships. Don’t go where God hasn’t revealed for you to go. Don’t stay in places where there is no prophecy over your life. Remember, God knows why certain doors shut. Keep your hands off the handle.

The new will come. Believe God.

“The women cried together again. Then Orpah kissed Naomi good-bye, but Ruth held on to her.”

Ruth1:14 ICB

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