When we meditate at the story of Hannah we see some very interesting points:
• She could not have children and her husband found another woman.
• The other woman who had children with her husband provoked her.
• Her husband loved her more than the other and would give her a double portion of offerings for her to give in the temple every year.
Inspite of her yearly prayers, fasting and offerings her name had not changed she was carrying the name of a barren woman that was her shame.
Until one day she had enough and went straight to God like Jacob she was alone, she did not go to the priest but direct to God and did something she was not doing before, she sacrificed.
"And she vowed a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if Thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of Thine handmaid, and remember me and not forget Thine handmaid, but wilt give unto Thine handmaid a manchild, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.” 1 Samuel 1:11
That was when the situation changed.
There are times that prayer, fasting and offerings alone will not bring the result you want, you need to be left alone, revolt against the situation and sacrifice then the result will come.
"And she vowed a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if Thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of Thine handmaid, and remember me and not forget Thine handmaid, but wilt give unto Thine handmaid a manchild, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.” 1 Samuel 1:11
That was when the situation changed.
There are times that prayer, fasting and offerings alone will not bring the result you want, you need to be left alone, revolt against the situation and sacrifice then the result will come.
Meditate on 1 Samuel chapter one.
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