Welcome, dear friends!I thank God for you and believe that this day will bring you many blessings as you continue to meditate on the word that God gives you today.We are continuing on how we shouldn’t just sit around and idly wait for a miracle to come into your life, but that we should be bringing this miracle about.Yesterday we began talking about Hannah who was in a very unfavourable situation in her life. This woman did not have any children, which at that time was a sign of shame and curse; besides, her rival was continuously provoking her with her words. Outwardly this whole situation seemed totally hopeless. For years she had not seen any changes in her life. Let’s look at what Hannah did in these circumstances?Hannah was being hurt and humiliated and it wasn’t easy, but she continued to pray and weep before the Lord:
« And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the LORD and wept in anguish» (1 Samuel, 1: 10).
God did not bless Hannah because she was said or in anguish while passively waiting for the mercy of God to come into her life. Quite the opposite, even in hurt and anguish Hannah called upon God. Here we see how she laid the foundation of the miracle and undeniable proof in her life.When you are in anguish do not become passive and do not lose heart! Understand that when you mix your anguish with prayer then your miracle is on its way.One of the reasons why many people do not see God’s blessings in their lives today is that they waste their lives on anguish and misery, not doing anything else.Prayer became the basis or the foundation for changes and Hannah took hold of it. If you want to experience undeniable proof of God’s intervention in your life – something like Hannah experiences – then you need to stop mourning. Stop ‘celebrating’ you anguish, your failures and misery! Get up and pray to God!When we walk into our prayer closet we turn anguish into testimony!David said,“The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles”(Psalm 34:17).
God hears you when you cry out to Him and not when you sink in our despair and misery, when you grumble and ‘have pity parties’. There is a cry of faith, which God always hears, because He finds a call for help and intervention in it. In this prayer cry God sees faith in Righteous, Just, Loving and Almighty God.Do not give up no matter how terrible your circumstances are! There is nothing impossible for God! Pray! Cry out to God for help and intervention and He will come bringing the answer! Your situation will cardinally change if you start trusting God and casting all your needs on Him.We will continue tomorrow!Peace to you!Pastor Rufus Ajiboye
