When Ruth and Boaz first meet it appears to be a coincidence. But we know from the end of the story that it cannot have been, that God was working in the background orchestrating events to bring about His purposes. The same is true for us. Nothing happens to us by chance. God is there working out his plans for our lives and his bigger story. We can choose to have faith that this is true allowing it to encourage us when life is difficult, and we can choose to co-operate with God through living lives that please Him. God does not call us to achieve greatness but to live obedient lives so that, as with Ruth and Boaz, He can achieve great things through us