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1 Samuel 1:17 Eli answered, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him.” 18 She said, “May your servant find favor in your eyes.” Then she went her way and ate something, and her face was no longer downcast.

Hannah was depressed and grieved because she was without child. Hannah went to God in prayer and requested a son. After praying to God about the issue, she ate something, forced herself out of depression, and went on with her life. In the natural, nothing had changed. She still was without a child and she was not miraculously pregnant. So, what caused her attitude and behavior to shift? Hannah trusted God and she believed her prayers would be answered.

When we know God heard us and He is faithful to keep His Word, we can go on with our lives. We don’t have to sit there wondering if God heard or will answer our prayers. Unlike Hannah, we are under a better covenant and we have a promise from God.

1 John 5:14 this is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15 And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.

Regardless of the problem or desire, once we confidently pray to the Father about the issue, in Jesus name, we can pick ourselves up, force ourselves out of depression or anxiety, and believe our prayers were heard and will be answered.

By the way, God blessed Hannah with a son, who would later be a great Prophet of God (Samuel) and three additional sons and two daughters (1 Samuel 2:21).