 One is association and the other one is location and that's what I want to talk about today Association it's when you cleave to church when others leave her Naomi represents the church today Naomi has had a lot of losses Naomi is not where she's supposed to be Naomi has made mistakes Naomi is not perfect if you look through the church throughout the ages and you will see that Naomi has a lot of made a lot of poor decisions and Why would someone like Ruth? Who is stuck in life? follow someone Who's not doing better? because Ruth knew Naomi May not be where she's supposed to be But the reason I will cleave to Naomi is because Naomi has a map Naomi has directions Naomi is headed somewhere Naomi is going somewhere and that's what I want to be your life will begin to change When you make up your mind who you will cleave and who you will leave Many people unlike Ruth They attach themselves to boyfriends girlfriends their degree their dream and other things and they have a lost relationship with church and They have reasons to have this lost relationship with church and Next thing they find out is that everything in life has a tendency of disappointing you But when you cleave yourself to the kingdom of God when you attach yourself to the kingdom of God and when you make this Resolution me and God me and the church me and my home group me and my Bible till death do us apart Something happens in your life. Your life begins to change when you change your association Every person has to come to a point in their life where in your subconscious you make a decision to get close to God and You make a decision that there is never going back That serving God is not for a season and it's not only for a reason. It's for a lifetime devotion church Bible Commitment to God is not only because I'm broke hard life and challenges And it's not only because things are good or things are not so good It is for life what Ruth said to Naomi is what you have to say to your relationship to God and to your relationship with the church Till death do us apart