Hey friend, a quick message before we begin.

A few of you reached out to let me know that some of my recent emails have been difficult to read on certain devices. The text was appearing almost invisible against the background.

First of all, thank you for telling me. I had no idea it was happening on my end because it looked fine when I received it. But if it was affecting you, it might have been affecting others too, and that's not OK. You take the time to open these emails and you deserve to actually be able to read them.

I've completely rebuilt the template from scratch to fix this. Everything should now be clear and readable on every device, every email app, old or new.

Can I ask a quick favour? If you're reading this, hit reply and just say "looks good" or "still broken." It would really help me make sure the fix is working for everyone. It takes two seconds and it means a lot.

Thank you for your patience and for sticking with me. Now here’s today’s devotional.

This week's theme: Consistency.

Yesterday we talked about why most of us aren't consistent and how to fix the design of our habits. Today we're looking at a woman in the Bible who showed up when she had every reason to walk away.

THE WOMAN WHO KEPT SHOWING UP

Ruth lost everything.

Her husband died. Her brother-in-law died. Her father-in-law died. She was a young widow in the ancient world with no income, no protection, and no future. By every measure of her culture, her life was over.

Her mother-in-law Naomi told her to go. Leave. Go back to your own people. Rebuild. Find a new husband. Start over. It was the logical thing to do. It was the easy thing to do. And honestly, nobody would have blamed her for doing it.

But Ruth said something that still echoes thousands of years later:

That's not a woman making a convenient decision. That's a woman choosing faithfulness when faithfulness cost her everything.

Ruth didn't have a plan. She didn't have a promise that things would work out. She didn't have a five-year vision board or a guaranteed outcome. She just had a decision: stay or go. Show up or walk away.

She chose to show up.

And then she kept showing up. She went to the fields and gathered leftover grain just to survive. Not glamorous. Not exciting. Not the kind of work that gets celebrated. Just quiet, daily, unglamorous faithfulness. Bending down. Picking up grain. Coming back tomorrow and doing it again.

That's what consistency looks like in real life. It's not dramatic. It's not a mountaintop experience every morning. It's showing up in the ordinary, doing the small thing, and trusting that God sees it even when nobody else does.

Here's what makes Ruth's story extraordinary. She didn't know what was coming. She didn't know that the field she chose to work in belonged to Boaz. She didn't know that Boaz would notice her. She didn't know that she would marry him, become the great-grandmother of King David, and end up in the genealogy of Jesus Christ.

She didn't know any of that. She was just showing up.

That's the part of consistency nobody talks about. You can't see the harvest while you're still gathering grain. You don't know what God is building while you're just being faithful in the field. But He's building something. He always is.

The verse you read this morning that didn't seem to land? It's working in you.

The prayer that felt like it bounced off the ceiling? It was heard.

The day you showed up even though you didn't feel like it? God noticed. And He's weaving it into something bigger than you can see right now.

Ruth didn't need to see the whole plan. She just needed to show up today. And that's all God is asking of you too.

YOUR ONE THING FOR TODAY

Show up today even if you don't feel like it. Read your one verse. Say your one prayer. Do the small thing. Don't worry about whether it "counts" or whether it feels powerful. Ruth was just picking up grain. It didn't feel significant. It was the most significant thing she'd ever done.

FROM THE ARCHIVE

If you've been struggling with consistency, I made a video called How to Apply the Armor of God in 3 Daily Habits. It's a practical guide to building small spiritual habits that actually stick.

OVER TO YOU

What's the one thing you've been showing up for even when it felt pointless? Hit reply and tell me. It might be more significant than you think.

God bless you, my friend.

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