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1 Samuel 1:17

…“Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him.”

What are you asking, hoping, praying and quite possibly begging the Lord for today? Each of us has an unfulfilled desire that we are currently waiting on. We may see that blessing taking place in someone else’s life and pining for the day when it will be our turn. Whether it’s a dream job, a trip of a lifetime, a husband, family or a complete life makeover…we all have something that someone else wants and someone has what we would like to have as part of our world.

It amazes me how we can have our lives 85% totally and wonderfully put together, yet we somehow manage to place all of our focus on the 15% that has not come to fruition yet. It can eat away at joy, throw off our life completely, give us sleepless nights and basically taunt or haunt us until we get it…or lose hope that it will ever even happen.

In the scripture above, Hannah was desperate for the opportunity to be a mother. She had a husband that loved her, a home and knew that the Lord was with her…but there was that one thing lacking. And that became her focus. God blessed her in His timing, but I wonder how many days she spent thinking about what she didn’t have. I wonder how much time we use to think about and be upset about the things we don’t have…

Today, while we may be in the middle of getting from Point A to Point B, I encourage you to enjoy the journey while you walk in faith to the next chapter/season of your life. Don’t sulk or hurt in sadness, enjoy the 85% of what you do have as you wait for the other bits of life to fall into place! Be blessed and continue living #TheCharmedLife

1 Samuel 1:18

She said, “May your servant find favor in your eyes.”…