Ruth

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NASB	Ruth 1:20 She said to them, "Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
AMPLIFIED 2015	Ruth 1:20 She said to them, "Do not call me Naomi (sweetness); call me Mara (bitter), for the Almighty has caused me great grief and bitterness.

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Bible Question: I have a few questions about the book of Ruth. I may need to read a different version of the bible interpretation but I don't really find it to be a love story. To me it paints a picture of how God's thinks ahead of us all the time. Naomi couldn't understand why God would take her husband and sons away from her and leave her with two other widows just like herself. But God had a bigger and better plan for the future with Ruth. Is it possible God puts many us of here to serve a purpose for other's like our lives don't always count towards our own blessings and do we only get blessed if we do the right thing even if we don't know what the right thing is? I know in the end result Naomi did get a son again but if she wouldn't have allowed Ruth to come with her she would have been wallowing in bitterness. My other question is How do you know that you are on the right path? I know Naomi wanted Ruth to go back to her family but Ruth insisted on staying with Naomi. Naomi thought she was doing the right thing by telling those ladies to go back home. How do you know you're doing the right thing?

Bible Answer: I think you have to ask the question again, "Did Naomi think she was doing the right thing?"
I would say she wasn't worried about doing the right thing because she thought God had forsaken her.
She acted like alot of us do at times.
Read with me....
Ruth 1:20 And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.

I feel Naomi wanted herself called Mara (which it never says again in this book) because it meant bitterness.
She was bitter with God because she thought he had treated her bitterly!

The story is not just about being a Love story of humans....it is a Love Story telling of God's love.
That, even though you are bitter an feel you have been mistreated, God loves you unconditionally and will raise you up an give you a place in his kingdom!

Naomi had a part in the lineage of Jesus Christ.......Oh What love doth the Saviour bestow upon us!!

I hope this helps.

P.S. You will not feel bitter if you are in the Lord's will!

God Bless You.
Devan