Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Ruth 1:5

Serving as a caregiver for a loved one can be a rewarding yet overwhelming experience. Although helping someone in need is a form of support, who is there to encourage caregivers enduring the pressures of real life issues, anxiety, stress, and postponed desires? In this Bible plan, readers will discover that Jesus is the Divine Caregiver ready to encouragingly administer care to all who follow him.

Join Os Hillman as he helps you discover God in your work life in this 7 day devotional study in word and video. Discover the value God places on your work and the role adversity plays in fulfilling your larger story. Os provides each day's devotional as text and video.

The Bible begins with, “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and empty.” But clearly, that was not a problem for God. He merely spoke and the emptiness was filled with life, beauty, and purpose. This gives us hope that God will do his best work in the emptiness of our own lives. Let’s pray and ask him to fill up our emptiness.

The answer to your prayers does not solely depend on God; it also depends on you and your community. In life's challenging seasons, we all need people, and a community to lean on. Your God-given dream may not become a reality without the influence of others. God never intended for you and I to do life alone, we are created for community.

In a world full of struggle and disappointment, each one of us will wrestle with bitterness at one time or another. But left unchecked, bitterness is a destructive poison that steals our joy and the joy of those around us. Pastor and counselor Stephen Viars shows us how to process bitterness biblically and effectively, so that we move from life's greatest hurts to a life filled with joy.

Our world has taken a joyful event and turned it into a frenzy of materialism and exhaustion. God never planned it that way. The birth of Jesus was meant to bring love to the lonely, hope to the hurting, and peace to the weary. Reclaim the joy of Jesus this holiday season!

Ruth is the story of a brave and humble woman. It is also the story of death, immigration, poverty, bitterness, and loneliness. Through it all the sovereignty of God brings about His purposes as He moves the narrative from death to life, barrenness to fruitfulness, cursing to blessing, bitterness to worship, loneliness to community, and frustration to answered prayer. In the end, Ruth and her story point us to Jesus.

Have you ever asked yourself, "What is my purpose in life?" My guess is that you have. Over the next seven days, we will journey through the story of a girl who pushed past the voices of emotion, reason, and the masses to pursue God's plans for her life. My hope is that her story will encourage you as you seek out yours.

On the heels of rejection and betrayal, we need reminders about our worth. We need Biblical truths and solid evidence that we are loved and wanted. This 7-day plan is a deep dive into the truth about who God says you are and an important step towards healing from the pain of rejection and betrayal.

Mental health isn’t as new of an issue as you might think. Take a look at six people who struggled with mental health in the Bible, and see how God cared and provided for them in their darkest moments.