was mistaken for drunkenness

The pain was real. Month after month gave way to fresh tears. Year after heart-breaking year she was tormented by her husband’s other wife. And still no child came.

Hannah fell to her knees at the temple and poured out her heart and soul to the Lord. All her grief, all her anguish, all her bitterness, all the insults she had suffered. And she said, “Give me a son, and I will give him back to you.”

Her prayers were so earnest and emotional, the priest sitting nearby was convinced she was a drunk.

Have you ever prayed like that? Raw, honest, desperate?

Hannah gave it all to God; not just her desire, but also His answer. She offered back to God whatever He would give her. She kept God at the very centre; even in her pain.

Within a year, Hannah had her son. And as soon as he was weaned, she sent him to the temple to live his life in service of God. Samuel became one of the most outstanding leaders and prophets Israel ever had; all because of Hannah’s desperate prayer.

Sometimes the griefs and losses in our lives are there for a reason. Our prayers of desperation just might be part of God’s plan to do something greater and more far-reaching than we can possibly imagine. Just ask Hannah.

PRAYER: 1 Kings 3:5-14

ANSWER : 1 Kings 3:16-28