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Prayed:
She
was
vexed
and
bitter
with
her
circumstances
but
did
not
blame
God
and
prayed
to
Him
instead.
In
addition,
her
prayer
was:
And
she
vowed
a
vow,
and
said,
O
LORD
of
hosts,
if
thou
wilt
indeed
lookon
the
affliction
of
thine
handmaid,
and
remember
me,
and
not
forget
thine
handmaid,
but
wilt
give
unto
thine
handmaid
a
man
child,
then
I
will
give
him
unto
the
LORD
all
the
days
of
his
life,
and
there
shall
no
rasor
come
upon
his
head.
.
(1Samuel
1:11).
When
regular
prayer
didn't
work
she
turned
to
fasting
and
making
a
vow
before
God.
God
answered
her
prayer
because
her
vow
was
for
special
service.
Samson
was
the
last
prior
judge
and
he
was
a
Nazarite.
Her
vow
was
that
Samuel
would
be
a
life
long
Nazerite
like
Samson.
Raised
a
godly
son:
1SA
1:24
says
And
when
she
had
weaned
him,
she
took
him
up
with
her
.
She
only
had
him
until
he
was
weaned
.
Yet
Samuel
was
the
greatest
of
the
judges.
This
shows
the
importance
of
early
training
starting
with
songs
and
reading
the
Bible
out
loud
while
the
child
is
still
in
the
womb.
Kept
her
vow:
1SA
1:27-28
says:
For
this
child
I
prayed;
and
the
LORD
hath
given
me
my
petition
which
I
asked
of
him:
Therefore
also
I
have
lent
him
to
the
LORD;
as
long
as
he
liveth
he
shall
be
lent
to
the
LORD.
And
he
worshiped
the
LORD
there.
This
was
her
only
child
at
this
point
and
he
changed
her
life
from
being
bitter
to
wonderful.
Yet
she
gave
him
away
and
left
him
in
a
far
city
because
of
her
vow.
No
matter
what
her
personal
cost
was
she
had
to
character
to
keep
a
vow
to
God
and
she
passed
that
character
on
to
her
son.
The
mother
is
a
core
influence
on
the
basic
character
of
her
child.
My
own
mother
told
me
how
her
general
attitude
while
carrying
each
of
her
children
became
the
core
character
of
her
children.
Thankful at the time of her loss: See 1Sa 2:1-10 for her prayer of thanks at the time of giving up her only child.
Faithful: 1Sa 2:19tells of her continuing to love and care for Samuel even while apart.
Rewarded: 1sa 2:21 says that God gave her three sons and two daughters.
Failure:: Samuel was godly but his sons were not. Hannah taught Samuel but was not there to teach Samuel how to pass on the lessons to the next generation.
They
were
grandmother
and
mother
to
Timothy
(1TI
1:5).
There
is
a
lot
of
speculation
about
them
that
preaches
well
but
is
not
backed
by
the
Bible.
Certainly
the
father
is
deliberately
excluded
when
the
unfeigned
faith
of
the
mother
and
grandmother
is
mentioned.
Mothers
are
to
have
true
and
proper
faith
and
are
to
pass
it
to
the
next
generation
even
when
they
do
not
have
the
correct
support
of
others
including
no
support
or
even
opposition
of
husband.
Their
faith
was
an
unfeigned
faith
.
It
was
sincere
and
openly
displayed
with
not
show,
pretense
or
hypocrisy.
If
your
faith
is
not
the
same
at
home
while
you
are
upset
as
it
is
at
church
then
your
children
will
know.
They
see
you
when
you
sleep.
They
see
you
at
your
worst
moments.
Only
a
faith
that
calls
for
God's
help
in
all
circumstances,
especially
when
we
are
at
our
worst,
will
be
passed
on
to
our
grandchildren
with
the
same
or
greater
intensity.
Mothers
are
responsible
to
God
for
the
faith
of
their
children,
grandchildren
and
great-grandchildren.
Timothy was still with Lois and Eunice when he left to follow Paul and learn how to be a preacher. That was because he felt their sincere love which did not stifle him but allowed him to grow into the man he was and let him leaved them when the time came. Mothers have to influence their children while they can and be willing to let them go when God says that it is time for them to go.
Titus
2:3-5
says
The
aged
women
likewise,
that
they
be
in
behaviour
as
becometh
holiness,
not
false
accusers,
not
given
to
much
wine,
teachers
of
good
things;
That
they
may
teach
the
young
women
to
be
sober,
to
love
their
husbands,
to
love
their
children,
To
be
discreet,
chaste,
keepers
at
home,
good,
obedient
to
their
own
husbands,
that
the
word
of
God
be
not
blasphemed.
Mothers
need
to
humble
themselves
and
accept
the
teaching
of
older
godly
women.
Everyone
claims
that
mothers
instinctually
have
some
magical
all-encompassing
love
for
their
children.
However,
our
text
says
that
they
have
to
be
taught
to
love
their
children
.
The
fact
is
that
many
mothers
have
a
severe
case
of
depression
after
birth.
In
addition,
some
children
are
a
constant
challenge
and
even
a
severe
burden.
Pride
and
this
lie
about
a
mother's
instinctual
love
keep
mothers
from
asking
for
help
in
loving
their
children
when
it
is
difficult.
godly
mothers
know
enough
to
seek
ongoing
help
and
to
listen
when
corrected
instead
of
taking
their
child
and
leaving.
Notice
that
Paul
included
Lois
with
Eunice
because
Lois
was
still
an
ongoing
and
major
influence
in
the
life
of
Eunice.
Mothers
need
to
humble
themselves
for
the
sake
of
their
children.
Luke
1:26-31
SAYS
And
in
the
sixth
month
the
angel
Gabriel
was
sent
from
God
unto
a
city
of
Galilee,
named
Nazareth,
To
a
virgin
espoused
to
a
man
whose
name
was
Joseph,
of
the
house
of
David;
and
the
virgin's
name
was
Mary.
And
the
angel
came
in
unto
her,
and
said,
Hail,
thou
that
art
highly
favoured,
the
Lord
is
with
thee:
blessed
art
thou
among
women.
And
when
she
saw
him,
she
was
troubled
at
his
saying,
and
cast
in
her
mind
what
manner
of
salutation
this
should
be.
And
the
angel
said
unto
her,
Fear
not,
Mary:
for
thou
hast
found
favour
with
God.
And,
behold,
thou
shalt
conceive
in
thy
womb,
and
bring
forth
a
son,
and
shalt
call
his
name
JESUS.
She was still a virgin. She kept herself pure until after she had received a vow before God from the man who was to be her husband. Filipinos claim that there is no worry with Filipinas, but the fact is that I have met more than one Filipina who had a child and was never married. The temptation is there even for Filipinas. Avoid situations where you are alone with a man.
She
was:
highly
favoured
and
the
Lord
is
with
thee
.
The
word
thee
means
'you
personally'.
Regardless
of
what
others
are
doing
keep
your
relationship
with
God
right.
It
will
drive
away
boys
that
your
flesh
wants
but
who
will
not
lead
you
in
a
godly
godly
life
and
will,
after
the
test
of
time,
attract
the
man
that
God
wants
for
your
life.
She went to her older cousin's house (Luke 1:39-40). She sought fellowship and advice from an older woman. She also helped that older woman with an attitude that the experience helped her prepare for her own time of responsibility. She did not have an attitude of helping but of learning.
All mothers and potential mothers have responsibilities from God and those responsibilities change with age. Mothers are said to be the keepers of home and civilization. Most men just don't care about the things that were given to mothers to keep. However, no one can do the job that God gave them unless they have the ongoing help of God. That means that they first must have an ongoing personal relationship with God and secondly they must constantly do what is required to maintain it.
Have you asked Jesus Christ to be your personal Lord?
When was the last time that you asked your personal Lord to help you do a godly job of meeting your personal responsibilities in this life?