No, man here, they aren't the only ones who have strength. This woman, found in 1 Samuel 1& 2 mainly, gave up what technically was hers. Her son, scripture talks about how children are the joy and awesome to have and so forth, yet, this amazing woman gave hers up, her 1st born for one, and at the time, only child !
Hannah, an old testament super woman. :) Why though ?
For one, she persevered under pressure and ridicule ( her husbands other wife had kids and kept harrassing her over it- 1:6), second, she became overwhelmed and then did what we all ought to do.....weep and pray (1:10). Crying, the most powerful people in my life i have seen cry. Not just a tear here and there, i mean, to the point of screaming into a pillow with so much sorrow. When they prolly didn't notice or know, i watched and/or heard them pray. People have made fun of how i pray, but when i heard these people pray i truly felt foolish. The voice, not loud or babbling, emotion so great it feels like magnet pulling at the strings of the heart and soul. This was what Jesus was talking about in Matthew 6: 6 "But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."
Hannah did the same thing - in fact the scripture says V13 Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard.
The closet was her heart, inside her.
This is just part 1 of it, but just this far is far enough to see a few great things:
1. It might not be so blatant, but we all have some struggle and in facing it head on something great happens (v6 &7, great thing happens after)
2. It gets overwhelming (v 7,10)
3. There are things no one but God can fix, doesn't mean someone doesn't still care, and that helps (v5 &8)
4.It's ok to cry (7&10)
5.don't forget to pray. (10)
Yeah, this is just a background on Her. Still lots to learn from it and haven't even gotten to the center yet.
Peace, love, joy, happiness, blessings.....Always.....til next time
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