You were not made to carry this alone. In this teaching from The Ruth Method, we explore what it means to stop hinting at your needs and start naming them — to God, to yourself, and to the people He placed in your life. Ruth did not whisper her need or package it in apology. She showed up at the threshing floor — uncertain, maybe even afraid — and named exactly what she needed. No hedging. No back-up plan. Just directness. And it changed everything for her. In this session, we walk through why vulnerability is not weakness, it is strategy. We look at how Ruth's brave ask in Ruth 3 mirrors how God invites us to come to Him in honest prayer. We talk about the difference between hinting and naming, and why healing cannot happen until you learn to say the whole thing out loud. If you have been carrying something too long because asking felt too risky — this teaching is for you. This is Week 2 of The Ruth Method series. The companion journal for this session is available for Healing Words community members. For more—connect with Healing Words—Navigating Life's Seasons.