Can we be sure God will Provide?

There are many hurting people in the world today who are saying in their hearts, “Will God give me a spouse or not?” This “wondering if” is causing many single people sadness and pain. People without hope are like a coconut husk upon the sea being tossed here and there by any wind that blows, it never settles and is never established. The effect of “doubt or lack of assurance” is that it causes unnecessary sadness.

Case 1. Hannah’s Sorrow. We read in 1 Samuel 1:7. “She [Hannah] wept and would not eat as her enemy [the other wife] taunted her.” Our enemy (Satan) does that to people when they don’t have any firm foundation of faith. Hannah’s life up till then was one of doubts and distress; no real hope, no assurance, no peace. It is not God’s will for you to be in that state of mind, He wants you to know for sure that He will provide your deepest heart’s desire.

Receiving Assurance. In 1 Samuel 1:17, Hannah receives assurance from God via Eli the priest. Look at the effect of it. She is now described as being ‘no longer sad’. Do you want to be like that? She now had faith. Faith is like that coconut finally being grounded and rooted and it cannot be moved by the waves of doubt. When our enemy says “You’re destined and doomed to be single, like it or not pal!” you can say, “NO, I know what God has promised and I will wait for His time however long that may be.”