Ruth 1-4 Blessings Abundant!

How do we face hard times? Do we blame God or do we look for His work as we walk through them. Ruth faced the death of her husband and then made a choice to follow her mother-in-law Naomi to Israel. She willingly chose to go with Naomi to a land not her own and to live among a people not her own. She exhibited courage in the midst of all of what had gone on in her life with grace. She is an example of love and kindness. Step by step she accepted the God of Israel as her own. She obeyed Naomi each day and each step. Naomi may have returned to Israel as “Mara” but God will fill her quiver with the love of her daughter-in-law. 

What are we to learn from Ruth? Follow your heart, follow the God of Israel and you will find His blessings that are abundant.