Prayer

Let’s continue our Story leading up to the start of the monarchy. Our text for today is: I Samuel 1:6 “And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb. 7 And as he did so year by year, when  she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat. 8 Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons? 9 So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD. 10 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.”

Friday, we talked about how Elkanah tried to soothe Hannah’s pain by letting her know how much he loved her in hopes that his love would be enough. We also talked about how Elkanah’s other wife Peninnah also provoked her constantly. 

What I love about today’s lesson is that both the provoke of her rival and the idea of settling from her husband drove her to prayer.    Pain, hurt, and disappointment often makes us end up in the land of prayer.    

After the conversation with Elkanah, the text says that Hannah got up and went to the house of God.  Most of us let disappointments, pain, hurt, frustration get us depressed and make us worry and Hannah probably went through a season where she also allowed those emotions to take over, but she came to a point where she realized that her help was in “talking to God.”       

Ohhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!     I love talking to God.  I have this chapel that I go to every morning at 6a.m. and I lay on the floor or on one of the benches and I cover my head and I just go at it with God.  I tell God everything.   I share both the good and the bad.  Prayer is my sanctuary.  It’s the place where I feel safe, loved, secure and strengthened.      We all have the power to go to that place.  Today, tonight, whatever time you choose.  It’s a wonderful place.  Sometimes I fall asleep in HIS presence, sometimes I cry, and sometimes I just laugh.   I have not always love to pray but I did it because I knew it was right and that it was necessary for a strong life in God but now I have come to cherish my talks with God.   SO Hannah got up, went to the house of God and she prays.   If things are all crazy in your life, just maybe it’s there to drive us to prayer.  Just maybe.   Prayer contains answers, strength, encouragement, direction, etc.      Hannah prays and what would she say to God. Join me on tomorrow to continue our story.   I will be traveling back from Australia to Atlanta on Tuesday, but in flight transfers, I will try to post, but incase I can’t, I wanted to let you know that it may be Wednesday until you see another post.

God Bless. 

Don’t forget to pray and read God’s word daily. 

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