She chose to stayRuth 1:1-18Length: Long

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • Naomi says God's hand has gone out against her. What does Ruth's promise show she believes anyway?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • Which one are you right now — the one telling people to turn back, or the one deciding to stay?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • Who has God put in your life to stick with, and what does staying look like this week?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who do you know who's been left behind by everyone else?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).