The Barren Places {with linkup}

The Old Testament story of Hannah always captivated me. Her pleas for a child, the shame of being barren, and how the Lord answered, were so compelling. The story always seemed so tender to me - a pleading woman, a loving God, an answer to prayer.

But often when I read the story, it’s just a reading of it. I overlook the time, the amount of sorrow (that probably seemed never-ending to Hannah) and the waiting for redemption (and boy do I know how long that wait seems).

This week, Alisa walks us through an overview of Hannah’s story. “We all go through seasons of dry spells, but some of those periods can last way longer than expected. What do we do during those times, while we wait for those barren places to be resurrected?”

She’s then showing us how we can apply some of the same principles from Hannah’s story to the barren places in our lives.

This post was incredibly encouraging to me and was a fresh reminder that God isn’t done working in our lives. Thank you, Alisa, for sharing this beautiful (timely!) post with us!

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