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Some examples of this might be asking when a couple is going to have a baby (not knowing they are experiencing infertility), or asking a young person when they are getting married (not knowing they experience same-sex attraction). Sometimes these comments are on purposeвЂ“with the intent to provoke the suffererвЂ“but sometimes they are spoken thoughtlessly, not considering the trials others are going through. Have you observed this? Who do you know who is going through something hard, but someone around him or her is making it worse by commenting on it? Read: 1 Samuel 1:6 вЂ“ вЂњAnd her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb.вЂќДЄsk: Hannah was already suffering because of her trial, but вЂњher adversaryвЂќ made the situation worse by вЂњprovokingвЂќ her about it. This was made worse by the comments of people around her. Her husband loved her, but she felt great shame that she couldnвЂ™t bear him a child. Teach: Hannah was a righteous woman who was unable to have children.

There is always a way out of our desperate situations if we put the Lord first in our lives. Testify: Even if the Lord is the only One who notices our loyalty and good works, He will not forget or forsake us. Video: Watch this video for a visual representation of the scriptural account of Ruth and Naomi. Have you ever had a time when someone noticed you were different because of your faith and loyalty to the Lord? Have you ever had an example who didnвЂ™t know they were your example? Have you ever been that example for someone else?

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The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.ДЄsk: It can sometimes seem like it doesnвЂ™t matter what we do because no one would notice anyway, but people are watching what we do and say.

Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger? And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore. Boaz saw RuthвЂ™s hard work and loyalty to Naomi and told his workers to leave behind extra food so the women would have enough. Gleaning is going in after the harvest to pick the last few fruits or grains left behind. The women asked if they could glean the leftovers from BoazвЂ™s harvest. Teach: Naomi took Ruth to Beth-lehem where NaomiвЂ™s husband had family. Ruth was committed to doing whatever was necessary to stay united with Naomi. Staying with Naomi, however, might mean Ruth would go hungry.ДЄsk: What sacrifices could you make to be loyal to your family and the gospel? Could you go hungry? Could you be homeless? Ruth was courageous to be loyal even when her circumstances looked grim. She also worried about how Naomi would provide for herself without support and she didnвЂ™t want to leave her alone. She knew her husbandвЂ™s family had the truth and she didnвЂ™t want to leave it. Naomi had been introduced to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob through her husbandвЂ™s family. Orpah agreed and returned home, but Ruth stayed by NaomiвЂ™s side. Worried that she wouldnвЂ™t be able to provide for them, Naomi told Orpah and Ruth that they should return to their families. At this time, there werenвЂ™t many opportunities for women to make a living or provide for themselves without a husband. In time, each of their husbands passed away leaving Naomi, Orpah, and Ruth as widows. They lived there many years and their sons were married to Orpah and Ruth. Teach: Due to a famine in their homeland, Naomi and her husband Elimelech took their two sons, Mahlon and Chilion to Moab. Stand for the Right | ChildrenвЂ™s Songbook, pg. The stories of Naomi, Ruth, and Hannah teach us that when we remain humble and loyal to the Lord, He provides a way through our trials and brings us closer to Him.ДЄnd Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.