Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Ruth 1:14

This devotional provides five practical lessons to apply to your life after heartbreak. If you have walked through a season similar to Ruth and Naomi, be encouraged. God is always working. In His sovereignty, He allows relationships to end, allows death, separation, and abandonment. But when we trust Him, even when we feel bitter and forsaken, God promises to work things together for our good.

Women bring the present at Christmas. They cook, buy gifts, create crafts, plan parties, coordinate outfits….make MAGIC, and this year will be no different. This devotional is a walk through a few of the women involved in the family line of Christ and his birth. These women faced a myriad of obstacles, but in the end, they brought the most beautiful gift to the world--the presence of Jesus Christ.

Beloved Child of God, what do you do when loss ambushes your life? Are you tempted to believe its defiant taunts? Ruth, former widow, and refugee turned great grandmother of King David, understands what it is like to walk through and overcome gut-wrenching seasons of change and loss. Let God’s grace, seen in Ruth’s life story, encourage you. You are not forsaken. Your Redeemer loves you. Redeemed Is Your Name!

Do you long to “make disciples who make disciples,” to follow Jesus’ mandate in the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20)? If so, you may have found that it can be difficult to find role models for this process. Whose example can you follow? What does disciplemaking look like in everyday life? Let’s look into the Old Testament to see how five men and women invested in others, Life-to-Life®.

What does kindness look like? Could it be more than just being polite or friendly? In this Plan about the story of Ruth, we will learn new ways of bringing kindness to the world around us.

Do you have dreams and desires to do amazing things for God? Perhaps you can see a need and want to fulfil it but don’t know how to start. This plan will encourage you, with inspirational advice and practical habits, to go out in God’s strength and make a difference.

Whether you were in a board room, classroom, or sitting around your kitchen table, you have probably experienced a moment where someone has said the right thing at the right time and it reminded you of who you are, and why you’re here. These powerful moments can change your life in an instant and set you on a trajectory toward’s God’s purpose for your life… These are Game-Changing moments.

Christians are different. They can’t help it. When you’re born again and filled with the Spirit, it changes you. This leads to different values about right and wrong, and a different lifestyle to match it. This series of 5-day plans uses the 10 Commandments (following the classic Augustinian ordering) as a vehicle for an alternative, Christ-like morality and Jesus-way of living.

Our God is a God of friendship, and He created people for friendship too. Discover what the Bible says about friendship. Each devotion is written by young women for young women and offers relatable stories of friendship, Scripture passages, reflection questions, and practical ways to find friends. Learn how to navigate friendships in changing seasons and when to walk away from certain friendships and invest in others.

Grief can feel unbearable. Although well-meaning friends and family offer support and encouragement, we often still feel like no one really understands—that we’re alone in our suffering. In this plan, you’ll encounter comforting Scriptures to help you find perspective from God, feel our Savior’s great concern for you, and experience relief from your pain.