Ruth lived a life that was full of blessings. She was favored from the moment she married Naomi’s son. I want you to notice I didn’t say she lived a life of ease. She suffered as we all do. It’s what we call life. 

It’s important to understand that we must take the good with the bad. When something bad happens, that does not necessarily mean we’ve done anything wrong or are being punished. It’s life.

Had I done life my way, several events would be quite different. I would not have the wonderful experiences of that 30-year period of time. I would not have these amazing children. My path perhaps would have been altered and who knows what the end results would have been.

Grace is simply given. We CANNOT say that any actions we’ve taken has earned us the grace of God. As a matter of fact, it’s more accurate to say that we did wrong and God extended to us His grace.