{"id":2341,"date":"2023-01-02T01:51:07","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T01:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/?p=2341"},"modified":"2022-12-25T20:08:53","modified_gmt":"2022-12-25T20:08:53","slug":"trust-god-always","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/trust-god-always\/","title":{"rendered":"Trust God Always"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monday,\u00a0January 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trust God Always<\/strong><\/p>\n

And the Lord was gracious to Hannah; she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the Lord.\u00a0<\/em>1 Samuel 2:21<\/strong><\/p>\n

The story of Hannah is one that many of us can relate to. We\u2019re in a difficult situation, yet despite our persistent prayers, it doesn\u2019t get better. Hannah was one of two wives of Elkanah and couldn\u2019t conceive children, but Peninnah, the other wife, could and boy did she rub it in. God\u2019s Word says Peninnah \u201cwould provoke her bitterly to irritate her\u201d (1 Samuel 1:6). In biblical culture, bearing children for a woman was critical because they would be the ones to care for you.<\/p>\n

Hannah\u2019s pain drove her to tears\u2014so much so that she was accused of being drunk at the temple when she was crying out to God for a child!<\/p>\n

I suspect you\u2019ve been in a position like this as well. The problem wasn\u2019t that the situation got worse\u2014nothing changed for Hannah. Doubts most likely crept into her head if her husband would continue to love her.<\/p>\n

Can you appreciate how Hannah must have felt?<\/p>\n

Even though her situation didn\u2019t change she put her trust, hope and belief in God. The point to this story is that Hannah persevered year after year\u2014overcoming her worries through both prayer and worship. This year may this\u00a0response\u00a0be your number one and final choice. Prayer and worship. Despite the silence, keep talking to God.<\/p>\n

As we read more in 1 Samuel we understand that God was bringing Hannah to the point where she was willing to give back to God the very thing she wanted most\u2014her son Samuel. The only way Hannah would be moved to this place of surrender was through her painful barrenness. Hannah promised the Lord that she would give Him Samuel if He would open her womb. He did, and she kept her vow. And God blessed Hannah with five more children (1 Samuel 2:21).<\/p>\n

Today, tomorrow, this year, if there is something specific that you are worried about, consider going to the Lord and willingly give it up or give it back to Him. Oftentimes, God is waiting for you to trust Him before He will move.<\/p>\n

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