Getting Raw in God's Presence

Wow it has been a while since I have written! Many good things are going on over here..and some things are not so good. I know as Christians we are to try and look on the "bright side of things." We are to put on a happy smile and try not to be negative--or else Sister Super Christian will make us feel like our faith needs some refining. Don't you just love how "some people" seem to have it altogether all the time? Please!

I am sure that while Hannah wept bitterly at the altar (1 Samuel 1:10), she was not trying to put up a "front" for no one. Nope. She was letting it "all hang out." So much so that she was accused of being drunk in the Lord's house(1 Samuel 1:13). But guess what--she was not drunk. She was just tired of keeping it all bottled in..and so she let it allllll out. And the Lord honored that by sending the priest to pray for her---and those prayers were heard and answered. Not only did God answer, but her womb brought forth a powerful prophet named Samuel who was used mightily of God. It all started with a woman who laid it all down.

Sometimes we have to lay the pretense aside, not care what one motorscooter or another has to say about us, and just get "raw" in God's Presence. I don't know when was the last time you came before the Lord broken and transparent, but I would suggest to do it soon. Pent up feelings and emotions can be destructive. Lay them all down at the feet of Him who is the only answer to our solution.

"...and the LORD remembered her." 1 Samuel 1:19



Love,
Anna