"Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth,

Obed the father of Jesse,

and Jesse the father of King David."

Matthew 1:5-6

Meet Ruth the Moabitess - the widowed daughter-in-law of Naomi who has every reason to leave and return to Moab after going through a famine in the land of Israel. She could have gone back with her sister-in-law Orpah to enjoy her zone of comfort with her family and worship the more familiar gods of Moab, but she stuck on to Naomi, who had turned bitter about her plight, and determined to follow the God whom she did not have a clue about. Despite the odds and uncertainties, Ruth was blessed with generosity as she gleaned grains in Boaz’s field and later got married to him. She became a part of the lineage of King David and Jesus too.

It is like the saying that goes, "A silver lining behind a storm cloud." Ruth braved a famine, a seemingly hopeless wandering and the death of her husband, her breadwinner. But she didn’t quit when the going got rough and in the end, she enjoyed a sweet happy ending with her kinsman redeemer Boaz. You may be going through a rough patch now, but consider this before you quit: God may be putting you through that experience before unravelling a wonderful plan to you. His promise to you for your future is this: "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you; thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope."