The story of Hannah and Samuel has been on my heart and in my thoughts for the past month. I was sharing with a couple of my friends how I cannot understand how Hannah let go of the one thing she had wanted so bad, how she gave it right back to God and still lived as if what she had wanted was fulfilled.
In essence God did give her what she had desired so badly, but it had to have looked different than she imagined. Yes her womb was opened by God but she gave Samuel right back to God.
This morning as we worshipped the Lord together I was again reminded of the story by a brother in Christ. He shared how the story is all about God wanting Hannah’s heart more than her desire for a child.
Hannah wanted a child and Israel needed a prophet.
Giving up our desires completely to God simply starts in our hearts being fully God’s.
Our obedience leads to a bigger picture of God drawing others to Himself.
