tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457998334674353035.post1849163049667638584..comments2024-02-17T22:22:55.784-06:00Comments on Jenny Hope: my continuationjennyhopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17549550675852269948noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457998334674353035.post-40218129521169393462008-02-03T16:20:00.000-06:002008-02-03T16:20:00.000-06:00Hi! I just hopped over here from the LPM blog, an...Hi! I just hopped over here from the LPM blog, and I want you to know that this post spoke directly to me. Thank you, thank you!<BR/><BR/>Susan from PAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457998334674353035.post-40857816777231879702008-02-02T14:32:00.000-06:002008-02-02T14:32:00.000-06:00That Penny...don't you just despise that! Hannah ...That Penny...don't you just despise that! Hannah took her pain to God. And He remembered her. I think God was looking for someone to mother Samuel...and there she was. You just never know what God is up to! He is looking for people who will believe Him so that He can use them AND bless them. <BR/>Great post...twinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03522192646526647165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457998334674353035.post-41847923207184313592008-02-02T10:43:00.000-06:002008-02-02T10:43:00.000-06:00Hi Jenny,This post meant a lot to me. Shortly bef...Hi Jenny,<BR/><BR/>This post meant a lot to me. Shortly before my husband left me and disappeared (for another and then filed for divorce), we were planning to start a family. So when that happened, I felt like I had lost so much--and having a child was one of those things. Time and time again God used Hannah's story to confirm to me that He had a plan for me and that He had heard my cries.<BR/><BR/>Just last June, part of His promise came true. I married a wonderful, godly man and am starting a life with him that is centered on God and His word. We hope to be starting our own family soon, and I have to admit that I am letting satan get the best of me with fear. I am fearful that because of my age, I won't be able to conceive. I am fearful that we won't be able to afford it. I am fearful that because of.....<BR/><BR/>You get the picture. I have tons of fears when it comes to this issue. So thank you for the reminder of the promise that God gave to me years ago. <BR/><BR/>May God bless you!<BR/><BR/>His,<BR/>JenMr. and Mrs. Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900140076597515562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457998334674353035.post-18128828180960698212008-02-01T14:23:00.000-06:002008-02-01T14:23:00.000-06:00Thank you for your continued pouring out of your h...Thank you for your continued pouring out of your heart and for sharing God's word. You lift my spirits everyday!Alissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02046841748754764774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457998334674353035.post-61940892174109940892008-02-01T14:04:00.000-06:002008-02-01T14:04:00.000-06:00I remember when I first became aware of the script...I remember when I first became aware of the scripture that says the Lord gives and takes away. I didn't (still don't) want God to take anything away from me, but I know that when He does it is with a higher goal/purpose in mind. I may never know what the specific goal/purpose was until I get to heaven, but God has a purpose for both the good and the bad in our lives.<BR/><BR/>Great post!NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05595293526265619569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457998334674353035.post-19177422681505968132008-02-01T14:01:00.000-06:002008-02-01T14:01:00.000-06:00This is also something I have really thought a lot...This is also something I have really thought a lot about lately! My favorite part of what you said:<BR/><BR/>"There is always something greater at stake with the pain in our lives. We can choose to lay down in defeat over whatever it is or we can seek to learn and grow closer to God because of it."<BR/><BR/>That really is the bottom line of it! We have the choice to be defeated in our tough situation or use it to grow closer to him and grow as Christians.<BR/><BR/>What a great word, girl!<BR/><BR/>To God be the Glory!!Charityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13222449576951893776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457998334674353035.post-19597846970092386732008-02-01T11:38:00.000-06:002008-02-01T11:38:00.000-06:00"Her bitterness turned to worship"---love it! Her..."Her bitterness turned to worship"---love it! Her desperation! I just posted about Gen 42:21 that the affliction to Joseph's brothers made them surmise in their own affliction that they were guilty concerning throwing Joseph in an empty cistern. Affliction has a way of inviting us all to acknowledge those faults which otherwise might have remained hidden. I JUST LOVE YOUR HEART JENNY HOPE! You offer me hope. You offer me a taste of God in midst of my struggles. Love you this morning and just have to say---God just showed up at my Benbrook door in an anon FED EX envelope with five money orders worth $1,000 each to which I FELL in a heap on the floor sobbing in gratitude to HIM. He's here!Bev Brandon @ The Frayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403416688340930011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457998334674353035.post-34362913610606100632008-02-01T08:35:00.000-06:002008-02-01T08:35:00.000-06:00This is so ironic because my study this week has b...This is so ironic because my study this week has been on I Samuel. I have cold chills after reading your post!!<BR/><BR/>Hannah's story touched me on so many levels - as a mother, a wife, a Christian trying to remain faithful through both good times and bad. <BR/><BR/>As a mother - I was touched by I Samuel 1:15 when Hannah says, "..But I am discouraged, and I was pouring out my heart to the Lord." I recalled times in my own life when I was discouraged and asked God for help. But it wasn't until I shook off my self-pity and absolutely poured my heart out to God that I saw Him move in my life. <BR/><BR/>Hannah's life is a perfect reminder of the fruits of faithfulness. Later in life, Hannah gave birth to more sons and two daughters. This speaks to me that God blesses us in ways we don't expect and can't imagine. His blessings might not be <I>immediate</I>, but God's timing is <B>PERFECT</B>. Earlier in her life, Hannah wept because she couldn't bear a son. And in the end she was the mother to many.<BR/><BR/>The thing that touched me the most is Hannah's resolve. She was steadfast in her promise to God to dedicate her son to the Kingdom of Heaven. Her top priority in life was ensuring that Samuel was given back to God.<BR/><BR/>Hannah entered motherhood prepared to do what all mothers must eventually do - Let Go. <BR/><BR/>Such a tender - yet powerful story. THANK YOU for posting this. Your thoughts really opened my eyes on several things I hadn't thought about. Have a GREAT day!!Super B's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10381834013048859013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457998334674353035.post-28209749498983400002008-02-01T08:17:00.000-06:002008-02-01T08:17:00.000-06:00I have been reading and studying these same verses...I have been reading and studying these same verses this week! I love the story about Hannah and Samuel. I love that it says "Now the BOY Samuel ministered before the Lord....." He was just a boy who had never heard God speak but God spoke to him anyway. I those verses He didnt speak to Eli, but to a boy. That gives me hope when I think that God is revealing Himself so much more to 'the more spiritual' people --- God spoke to a boy and He will speak to me. I love Samuel!BethAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238839175341836771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457998334674353035.post-60679668853886731912008-01-31T20:55:00.000-06:002008-01-31T20:55:00.000-06:00Girl, I just love you!!!!Girl, I just love you!!!!Maryannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02568389471749072946noreply@blogger.com