She received a son, named him Samuel and didn’t fall short on her promise. She prayed to God that she would be granted a son and in turn, promised to dedicate his life to the service of God. She wanted a child so badly but was barren. Hannah is one of the most inspiring women in the Bible and also one of the most identifiable women in Scripture for a number of reasons. By turning from her idolatrous way of life she was able to be used mightily of the Lord as the great grandmother of King David. Ruth was able to overcome her past by giving her life over to the living God. Her bravery, faith and obedience can encourage us to be better followers of Christ. She had the faith to believe that God was who He said He was and faith to believe that God would provide for her and Naomi. Ruth showed remarkable faith for such a young believer. The pain Ruth must have been in was immense but she didn’t allow her past to hold her back. She also lost her husband without a child, some believing she may have been barren. On top of that, she had lost her husband and was living with her widowed mother-in-law. At the beginning of the book, Ruth is living in her home in Moab a place and people that the Israelites frowned upon.

Yet, God moves so mightily in her story and uses it to encourage millions. She’s a widow from an enemy nation with no prospects. We just have to find scriptures to stand on and take them with us in our situations! What is your scripture to stand on? If you don’t have one, ask God and He will give you one.Ruth’s story captivates and significantly challenges many. God is so good and is with us in every situation that we face. So, I looked into the light, took deep breaths and repeated 2 Timothy 1:7 over and over in my head. I am no longer that small child wrapped in fear andI am never alone. Then God reminded me how far He has brought me.

I was taken back to my experience when I was 9 andI must admit part of me wanted to run away. Just recently I have had to go to the dentist and he told me I had to have a tooth pulled out. How did I do that? I reminded myself of God's Word in 2 Timothy 1:7 “God hasn’t given you a spirit of fear but of love, power and a sound mind.” Whenever I sit in the dentist’s chair, this is the scripture I repeat in my head to calm my fear. I don’t know anyone who likes the dentist but I tried to overcome my fear after having my children so that I didn’t pass my fear on to them. I didn’t know God at this point and my experience caused me to have fear from then on. (I had suffered with epilepsy from the age of 3 years old.) Unknown to me, I had an epileptic fit in the chair as I had reacted to the anaesthetic.

I had no fear at this point.Īll of a sudden, I was upside down andthe dentist was taking my teeth out as quickly as he could. That was the day I decided I would be a big girl and go in by myself.Īs I sat in the big chair, which seemed huge for little old me, I looked out of the window ready to have the anaesthetic. One day, I decided to be brave and go in by myself (I think I was about 9). When I was a small child I enjoyed going to the dentist & had quite a lot of dental work done on my teeth.

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