Principle: Touching and Agreeing

Then Eli answered and said, "Go in peace, and the God of Israel grant your petition which you have asked of Him." And she said, "let your maidservant find favor in your sight." So the woman went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad. 1 Samuel 1:17-18 NKJV

What we see at work here is the principle of "touching and agreeing." Hannah was experiencing what we call today "bullying" by her husband's other wife (yep, that was a thing back in those days and are still even going on in some countries today). The other wife Peninnah was tormenting her so bad that she would not eat and walked around sad all of the time. You have one wife popping out kids left and right for her husband and Hannah was barren and could not give her husband the one thing she desired to give him...a male child. Having children, especially male kids, were a type of status which meant you were doing well for yourself.

We may feel as though some of our ships have sailed, or that the shop has a going out of business sign hanging at the door (I'm speaking rhetorically...stay with me), but how many of you know God has the final say. Hannah knew the one thing to do was to cry out to God and to touch and agree with a person of faith and turn it over to God to do the rest. Who are we to tell Him how our blessings should come, we need but only be grateful that it is coming. Hannah believed God heard her petition and then when the man of God, Eli seconded it, that was enough for her countenance and outlook to change. She even got herself something to eat.

Don't allow what you perceive to be lost or impossible, to be lost forever. You need only believe and have someone touch and agree with you on that thang...then you wait and thank God while you're waiting. If it's God's will, it shall come to pass. Believe dat!

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