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Ruth: God Is Not AWOL
God includes sinners and outcasts in His plan, which means there is room for you and me. Read More
Chapter 1
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What Does Your Life Say?
In the book of Ruth, the name Naomi used for God in her angry outburst showed how bitter she was toward Him. Read More
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Lessons in Faithfulness: Ruth of the Bible and Elisabeth Elliot
The path of comfort and convenience—or commitment and compassion. Which will you choose? From Ruth’s story, discover which path leads to temporary happiness and which path leads to life. Read More
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Dear Wandering Woman—Come Home
Are you wandering? Have you made your home in the far country, distant from the Lord? Naomi was a wanderer as well, but she didn’t stay far from God. His invitation is a simple one. "Come home." Read More
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When God’s Discipline Leads Us Home
Have you experienced the Lord’s discipline? It’s painful in the moment—yet it’s always for your good. Naomi learned this lesson in the book of Ruth. Through discipline, God drew her back home. Today, learn more about God’s redemptive discipline. Read More
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When Their Wrong Choices Impact You
When trials come, are you tempted to escape? Elimelech and Naomi tried to run from famine by fleeing to Moab, but this wasn’t God’s best for them. Nancy tells you more about the consequences of escapism. Read More
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Messy Past, Merciful God
Do you worry your past is too messy to be used by God? Do you look at the world and wonder how anything good could come from what you see? Ruth likely had similar questions, but God used her life to light the darkness. Your life can be a light, too. Read More
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Your Story Redeemed for His Glory
Does your life feel messy, uncertain, exhausting, broken? You’re not alone. Every woman has hard chapters in her story—and every woman needs God to step into those chapters with redeeming love. Read More
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When It Feels Like God Is Good to Everyone but You
Do you ever feel like God is good to others, but not to you? When we encounter grief, it’s easy to grow bitter. But what if this circumstance is the very place God is asking you to trust Him? We’re looking at Naomi’s life for the answer. Read More
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What Does a Loyal Girl Do When Friendships Get Difficult?
Join Dannah and Staci over a cup of tea to look at Ruth 1. We'll also discuss loyalty lesson #1! Read More
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Beauty from Brokenness
How can you trust God to meet your needs in the midst of today’s losses and challenges? Read More
Chapter 2
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Not a Coincidence
Think of moments in the past when God provided for your needs. How does that help you trust Him in your current struggles? This devotional reflects on God’s faithful provision. Read More
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Under His Wings
How do you see God when life feels unfair—like Naomi or Ruth? How can you seek refuge under His wings daily? Read More
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Will My Faithfulness Go Unnoticed?
Are you afraid of being unnoticed? That everything you’re pouring out will just fall through the cracks? Nancy reminds you that the Lord sees everything and that He rewards the ordinary faithfulness of the woman who trusts in Him. Read More
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The Beauty of a Self-Controlled Woman
What does a biblical woman look like? Well, pretty similar to Ruth! She’s a biblical example of what God designed womanhood to be—beautifully receptive to man’s initiative, diligent, and self-controlled. Read More
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Let Your Work Be Worship
Do you view work as a drudgery or a privilege? From Ruth’s story, we find that work performed from a place of love becomes worship. Nancy invites you to let your work become worship, too. Read More
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Three Steps toward Surrendering Bitterness
Are you harboring bitterness? If so, what can you do about it? Is there hope for you? Yes, always! Today, Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth offers three suggestions to the bitter woman, and she points you to the truth that can set you free. Read More
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Your Uncertainty and God’s Good Story
Are your circumstances mysterious, uncertain, or confusing? If so, you’ll relate to Ruth—a woman who entrusted herself to God’s providence and experienced redeeming love. Read More
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How Does a Loyal Girl Deal with Loneliness?
Have you ever felt really lonely? Ruth did too, and today Dannah and Staci are going to talk about what she did to fight that loneliness. It's what you can do, Read More
Chapter 3
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Have You Asked the Lord for That? Praying Boldly for God’s Will
Ruth’s life is a model for faithful womanhood. She gladly places herself under the covering of male authority and makes bold requests in faith. Nancy invites you to imitate Ruth’s godliness in your own life. Read More
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All You Need Is Need
Are you afraid of being needy? In our day, many women prize self-sufficiency over humble dependence. But in Ruth’s story, we find that it’s our need that qualifies us for redemption. Nancy invites you to wonder at redeeming love. Read More
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Trusting in the Waiting
Waiting is hard. And when it comes to waiting on God to work in our lives, it can feel like a painfully slow process. Read More
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How Does a Loyal Girl Face the Future?
Today you'll visit somewhere Staci has always wanted to go! While you're there, Dannah and Staci talk about loyalty lesson #3. Read More
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Wait and See
Christ—our heavenly Boaz—is at work and won’t rest until He resolves the matter in a way that best meets your needs and showcases His glory. Read More
Chapter 4
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From Disgrace to Grace—How God Redeems Broken Stories
Ruth’s story began with brokenness, but it ends beautifully. Boaz redeemed her, provided for her, and safeguarded her family line. From her lineage would come Jesus, the best Redeemer of all. Read More
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The Family Heart of God
Ruth was redeemed by Boaz and welcomed into his family. Similarly, you are redeemed by God and welcomed into the family of faith. Nancy helps you marvel at the glory of redeeming love. Read More
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When Waiting Is Best
As women, we’re quick to take matters into our own hands when, so often, God is inviting us to rest instead. Our Redeemer is always working for our good. From Ruth’s story, we learn that it’s a safe thing to wait on Him. Read More
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The Promise of Perez
We have a redeeming God who’s continually making all things new and who’s always working— even through our messy lives—to write His story and display His glory. Read More
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How Is a Loyal Girl Rewarded?
The destination for today's adventure is Dannah's favorite. It includes yummy smoothies and fun music! Oh, and they'll learn about loyalty lesson #4. Read More
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When God Redeems
How does Ruth’s story remind you to trust God’s redeeming work in your own seasons of loss or waiting? Read More
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Your Story Redeemed for His Glory
Does your life feel messy, uncertain, exhausting, broken? You’re not alone. Every woman has hard chapters in her story—and every woman needs God to step into those chapters with redeeming love. Read More