THE IGNITION
I am currently reading “The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene”. I came across a line in the book that says:-
Without enemies around us, we grow lazy. An enemy at our heels sharpens our wits, keeping us focused and alert. (Page 13, Line 46(last paragraph)Law 2).
And I quickly remembered a story in the Bible🤔. Who remembers the story of Hannah, Hannah was married to Elkanah(1st Sam: 1 vs 2), but she could not have a child, even when she cried or complained her husband’s reply would be "Don’t I mean more to you than ten sons"😍awwwww……(1sam: 1 vs 8). He loved her so much that whenever he was sharing portions of meat he always gave Hannah a double portion(1sam: 1 vs 5). His love for her was so great that it didn’t matter to him whether she bore him a child or not — Maybe then he told her “I LOVE YOU AND YOU LOVE ME THAT’S ALL THAT MATTERS”…..
But Elkanah had another wife — Peninnah who had birthed children already. And she always taunted, ridiculed, mocked and humiliated Hannah. Aunty Peninnah did not let Hannah have peace of mind. For every good thing Elkanah will say, Peninnah will go and unsay and resay — dishing out hurtful words and adding onions and pepper to spice it up😭. She didn’t give Hannah Breathing space and because of this Hannah didn’t give God breathing space. One day she went to the temple to pray the method she was using to pray caused Samuel the priest to question the state of her mind. (1st sam: 12 vs 16). But when he got confirmation from her that she was okay. He blessed her with the desires of her heart(1st Sam: vs 17).
And soon Hannah bore Samuel 🤰🤱— She even returned him to God — (1st Sam: 1vs11)as she promised and God Blessed her with 5 other Children👩👧👦.(1st Sam: 2 vs 21).
Her condition gave Peninnah visibility, Aunty was striving in the misery of another, and she was shining. The moment that condition was erased all of a sudden Penninah became invisible, nothing else was said of her. She was reigning and striving in the tears and sorrows of another, her strength came from another’s pain — that immediately light came she couldn’t be found. For that which gave her strength was no more….
SO I GOT THINKING:
…📌What if there was no Peninnah to remind her of her condition constantly?
...📌For every time Peninnah mocked Hannah, Hannah’s cry and prayers rose higher, reaching the heavens and beckoning on God to show her mercy.
...📌Penninah was on Hannah’s Heels — which kept Hannah focused and alert.
Her eyes were up. She paid no attention to the noises around her. And soon God Gave her a miracle that I call a shut up miracle, that did shut Peninnah up for a very very long time….
HAPPY SUNDAY EVERYONE 😎🔥
✍️Chyamakamike
Storyteller/Content writer
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