Hannah's Prayer

Hannah’s Prayer is from 1 Samuel 2:

1 Then Hannah prayed and said:
“My heart rejoices in the Lord;
in the Lord my horn[g] is lifted high.
My mouth boasts over my enemies,
for I delight in your deliverance.
2 “There is no one holy[h] like the Lord;
there is no one besides you;
there is no Rock like our God.
3 “Do not keep talking so proudly
or let your mouth speak such arrogance,
for the Lord is a God who knows,
and by him deeds are weighed.
4 “The bows of the warriors are broken,
but those who stumbled are armed with strength.
5 Those who were full hire themselves out for food,
but those who were hungry hunger no more.
She who was barren has borne seven children,
but she who has had many sons pines away.
6 “The Lord brings death and makes alive;
he brings down to the grave[i] and raises up.
7 The Lord sends poverty and wealth;
he humbles and he exalts.
8 He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
and has them inherit a throne of honor.
“For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s;
upon them he has set the world.
9 He will guard the feet of his saints,
but the wicked will be silenced in darkness.
“It is not by strength that one prevails;
10 those who oppose the Lord will be shattered.
He will thunder against them from heaven;
the Lord will judge the ends of the earth.
He will give strength to his king and exalt the horn of his anointed.”


I am learning a lot from Hannah lately. She & I have similarities in our stories. Don’t miss my point this isn’t about having or not having a child, its much more than that. However, She prayed & prayed for a child, but it wasn't until Gods timing that he chose to give her one...and eventually 6!

While I am not in the same place I was 2 or 3 years ago in the area of my heart yearning & wanting a baby; I am on the other side of it.

I am trying to learn what it looks like to rejoice in each moment & remember the blessing he poured out on me. I tend to look for that next thing. When this, when that, what's next?
I just really want to sit and rest at his feet. Become a Mary. Marveling at what he has already done. This doesn't necessarily have to do with “more kids” either; it applies to very area of my life.
I want to come to a place in my life where I can sit, rest easy & as the commentary so eloquently said it, be like Hannah.

“Hannah praised God for his answer to prayer. The theme of her poetic prayer is her confidence in God’s sovereignty & her thankfulness for everything he had done.
By praising him we acknowledge his ultimate control over all the affairs of life.”

Lord, give me that same kind of confidence, in everything I face. Every day. I want to DELIGHT in obedience toward you. I want to have an unwavering faith. Not one that expects you to do things for me, but one that is confident you HEAR me, all of me; in good & bad times, soft & hard times, strong & insecure times….. Refine me.