Offences will come...
People talk all the time, anywhere and about everything! Single at 40, they talk. Single and shining in your career, they say 'it's because she has no family to care for.' Single and being lousy at work, they say 'she needs a man to spice up her life'. Pregnant soon after wedding, they say, 'that was fast'. Pregnant ten years after marriage, they talk. Single mother, they talk. Married with no child yet, they talk. First child six months older than second child, they talk. Children spaced five years apart, they talk. Carry baby in a baby carrier or sling, they say you're sophisticated. Carry baby the 'traditional cloth way', some don't like your style. Lady quits her job to join her husband in another country, some speculate that she's lazy. Couple living apart, they talk! Widow re-marries, they talk. Widow stays single, they talk. List goes on and on!
Women are sensitive and we easily get offended by people's actions, words, facial expressions, etc. Others also set out to provoke and irritate us sometimes. Offences will come; what will you do with them? Hannah is one woman who handled provocation well. 1 Sam. 1:6 says 'because the Lord had closed Hannah's womb, her rival kept provoking her in order to irritate her'. Hannah's response is phenomenal - "In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the LORD, weeping bitterly". When people provoke and offend us, may we be driven to our knees in prayer. There - at the foot of the Cross -the Lord will help us and give us a word in season...He will wrap us in His Arms and remind us of His constant love and protection...He will teach us to forgive and develop character that honours Him...He will open our eyes and ears to know His perfect will in each season of our lives, and we'll hear His voice saying, 'this is the way, walk ye in it'. Amen.
Women are sensitive and we easily get offended by people's actions, words, facial expressions, etc. Others also set out to provoke and irritate us sometimes. Offences will come; what will you do with them? Hannah is one woman who handled provocation well. 1 Sam. 1:6 says 'because the Lord had closed Hannah's womb, her rival kept provoking her in order to irritate her'. Hannah's response is phenomenal - "In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the LORD, weeping bitterly". When people provoke and offend us, may we be driven to our knees in prayer. There - at the foot of the Cross -the Lord will help us and give us a word in season...He will wrap us in His Arms and remind us of His constant love and protection...He will teach us to forgive and develop character that honours Him...He will open our eyes and ears to know His perfect will in each season of our lives, and we'll hear His voice saying, 'this is the way, walk ye in it'. Amen.
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