The Wait Is Intentional and Purposeful
“Because the Lord had closed Hannah’s womb” - 1 Samuel 1:6a NIV
Sometimes our first reaction to life not going our way is to question, is God seeing this? Does He know what I am going through? Why doesn’t He fix this? I can testify that there have been moments in my life when this has been my first and only response. However, I have learned, and I am still learning, that sometimes our pauses, stand still moments and redirections in life are orchestrated by God.
Remain Yielded In The Process
The scripture in 1 Samuel 1:6a, states that the Lord had closed Hannah’s womb. This
strongly suggests that He saw the end from the beginning and needed to use a submitted vessel to get the results He needed. Hannah cried, yes; Hannah prayed, yes; Hannah continued to do what she should as a wife, yes! And through all of it, God was allowed to get the glory out of the end results. As we face God orchestrated moments in our lives, they may be hard, they may seem unsufferable, they may seem to be leading to destruction, but I encourage us today to remain yielded to God during it all. He wants our submission as He writes the story of His glory.
Follow Through With Our Yes
As Hannah received the “God-timed” response from her submission in tears and prayers, she gave God a yes that was difficult to think about. She said yes to giving up the very thing that she was praying for. We have been praying for family members to be saved, for children to be delivered, for our finances to finally be more than enough, and when he gives us the answers, then He asks for us to give it back to Him. Don’t be afraid to follow through with a yes to Him. As Hannah gave Samuel to the work of the temple, she was then blessed with more children. Sometimes our full yes, our give back to God is the key that opens the doors to our ‘overflow moments’.
I encourage us this week as we pause in prayer and reflection to surrender our “pause
and wait” moments to God and give Him a yes and follow through with His plan. Does
this mean we won’t cry, it does not. Does this mean we won’t have painful moments, it
does not. What it does mean is He will be glorified in our lives and we will receive from His hearts overflow.
- Pastor Ro
Sometimes our first reaction to life not going our way is to question, is God seeing this? Does He know what I am going through? Why doesn’t He fix this? I can testify that there have been moments in my life when this has been my first and only response. However, I have learned, and I am still learning, that sometimes our pauses, stand still moments and redirections in life are orchestrated by God.
Remain Yielded In The Process
The scripture in 1 Samuel 1:6a, states that the Lord had closed Hannah’s womb. This
strongly suggests that He saw the end from the beginning and needed to use a submitted vessel to get the results He needed. Hannah cried, yes; Hannah prayed, yes; Hannah continued to do what she should as a wife, yes! And through all of it, God was allowed to get the glory out of the end results. As we face God orchestrated moments in our lives, they may be hard, they may seem unsufferable, they may seem to be leading to destruction, but I encourage us today to remain yielded to God during it all. He wants our submission as He writes the story of His glory.
Follow Through With Our Yes
As Hannah received the “God-timed” response from her submission in tears and prayers, she gave God a yes that was difficult to think about. She said yes to giving up the very thing that she was praying for. We have been praying for family members to be saved, for children to be delivered, for our finances to finally be more than enough, and when he gives us the answers, then He asks for us to give it back to Him. Don’t be afraid to follow through with a yes to Him. As Hannah gave Samuel to the work of the temple, she was then blessed with more children. Sometimes our full yes, our give back to God is the key that opens the doors to our ‘overflow moments’.
I encourage us this week as we pause in prayer and reflection to surrender our “pause
and wait” moments to God and give Him a yes and follow through with His plan. Does
this mean we won’t cry, it does not. Does this mean we won’t have painful moments, it
does not. What it does mean is He will be glorified in our lives and we will receive from His hearts overflow.
- Pastor Ro
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