And wept sore

"And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore" (‭1 Samuel‬ ‭1‬:‭10‬ KJV). Hannah was at the end of her rope because of the fact that year after year she did not conceive a child, but stayed barren. Peninnah did not help the fact either. She provoked Hannah by telling her that she was cursed by God. This hurt Hannah very much, and I believe the Lord allowed this to happen to test not only Hannah but Peninnah also. When we finally get desperate and our circumstances become so real, then maybe we will cry out to the Lord in anguish. Prayer is our life line to God, and not to pray is to ignore life in Christ. Prayer brings God into our presence, where He so desires to be. When we do not pray, we are not inviting the Lord into our lives, much less expecting Him to lead our lives. Hannah knew what she wanted, and she understood that if God would grant her the desire of her heart, that it would be given back to God. Her desire belonged to God. Everything we ask for in prayer comes from God. It is His in the first place. We are just borrowing it. "And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the Lord remembered her" (‭1 Samuel‬ ‭1‬:‭19‬ KJV). God will test our faith just as He tested Hannah's. If we stay consistent in prayer, our faith will build up. It is time to pray. God bless you. Amen