Worship More and Worry Less: 30 Days of PraiseНамуна

I can't imagine giving away one of my kids. I’ve threatened to do so during one of my “not so good” mommy moments. But of course, I never would! The closest I’ve come to this experience was rehoming our dog, Jack, because of my son’s asthma. And that almost killed me. I loved that silly dog. But when it came down to the dog or the boy, my son won.

Today’s scripture is a portion of a mother’s prayer of worship and praise after she gave her son to God. Hannah had wanted a baby more than anything. She cried out bitterly, asking God for a son and promising to give Him to the Lord, literally. The Lord heard her cry, and she gave birth to a baby boy. Once she weaned him, Hannah took her son, Samuel, to the house of the LORD at Shiloh to live there forever. Eli, the priest, would raise him.

What faith Hannah had. How she must have trusted God. She literally handed her most desired, desperate, answered prayer back into God’s hands. I believe she could only do this because she was a woman of worship.

Journal

Write a prayer of praise and thanksgiving for the blessings in your life and answered prayers.