GOD ANSWERED A BARREN WOMAN'S PRAYER

GOD ANSWERED A BARREN WOMAN'S PRAYER Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:

2 And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.

3 And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there.

4 And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:

5 But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the Lord had shut up her womb.

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.

11 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 man child, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

12 And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli marked her mouth.

13 Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.

14 And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.

15 And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the Lord.

16 Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.

17 Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.

18 And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.

19 And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the Lord remembered her.

20 Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the Lord.

21 And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the Lord the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.

22 But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the Lord, and there abide for ever.

23 And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the Lord establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.

24 And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the Lord in Shiloh: and the child was young.

25 And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.

26 And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the Lord.

27 For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him:

28 Therefore also I have lent him to the Lord; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the Lord. And he worshipped the Lord there.(1 Samuel 1)

WHEN WE RECEIVED FROM GOD, WE HAVE TO LEND BACK TO GOD. OUR CHILDREN BELONGS TO GOD, NOT TO US. HANNAH CLEARLY EXPLAINS THAT IN 1 SAMUEL 1: SHE SAID, " GOD HAS GIVEN ME MY PETITION, THEREFORE I HAVE LENT HIM TO LORD. MY FRIENDS, IS ANYTHING TOO HARD FOR GOD- MAY I ANSWER THIS QUESTION, NO, NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR GOD. HANNAH PROVES IT IN THIS SCRIPTURE. IN ADDITION, SHE SHOWS US HOW IMPORTANT PRAYER IS.

THANK GOD.

SECRET PRAYER

Talk to God in secret and he will reward you openly. You do not have to tell your business openly. Jesus already knows it, when you pray and ask for things you are only confirming it.
" But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly." ( Mat. 6:6)
God knows your heart. He knows your desire and plans in your heart, just remind him about it.
                            
                                       

                                       

 Alone with your though and having God in your heart as you subdue your mind soul , spirit and body to Him.

MEMORIES OF MY DECEASED SON

 

 He is gone but not forgotten:    R.I.P.      
here today, but Jesus my loving Savior kept me through all my pain and questions about my Son's untimely death. This is why I love my God without conditions. I have been through the storm, but he kept me and he never let me go. Today I'm courageous and bold in the Lord. In addition, when you have a child that fly away without a cause, there is no closure, only the question, WHY Lord? despite this lost, God has a plan for him. I'm writing about my deceased Son because he came into my spirit this morning. A mother will always be a mother until death.
There are names given to people left behind after a death.  A wife who loses her husband is called a widow.  A husband who loses his wife is called a widower.  A child who loses his parents is called an orphan.  But there’s no word for a parent who loses a child.  We all experience loss during our lifetime, no one is spared.  The loss you can reasonably anticipate, like the death of an aged parent, though heart-breaking, is at least within the realm of what most of us would consider to be the natural order of life.  A parents’ death severs a life-long connection to the person who first gave you unconditional love, the person who created a refuge where innocence could unfold into wisdom, the person who gave you legs to stand on and wings to fly.  I thought my heart would break when my parents passed.  But parents die before their children. You always knew it would be so.
It is said that when a parent dies you lose your past, but when a child dies, you lose your future.
Pray for me that I will continue live in hope and God will forever gives me courage and strength to carry on in time like this. It is not easy- I am living with this excruciating pain.