Whe Hannah was without child, she was no less of a mother than the one who had ten kids. Yes she did not have physical children to stand by and say here are mine. She did have however an attitude that bespoke what she had. She was as good a mother that existed because she had a good attitude that God could use and we need mothers of the same.

What has happened to our mothers today. The Smith woman in S. Carolina that took her sons lives. Others that do not care enough to care for their children (physically). Mothers that are so strung out on drugs, so captured by the world that they neglect children. BUT is that all there is???? What about the mother that neglects to give her children the most needed things in life? "What shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his soul?" To paraphrase for mothers day...What shall it profit a child if he is always fed, clothed, cleaned, and nutured and he lose his own soul??? MOTHERS GIVE THE RIGHT THING TO YOUR CHILDREN.....BE A HANNAH FOR THEM!!!!!
 

I. She had an ATTITUDE OF DESIRE...

A. To love (built in by God - BUT it can be overridden) vs. 8
B. To give to God (We need to want to give God our best)vs. 11

A. For our sons, daughters, and loved ones.
B. For friends, neighbors, and the lost world in general.

III. She had an ATTITUDE OF BELIEF vs. 18

A. To the point of TRUSTING God completely.
B. To the point of ACTION

A. Worshipping the Lord - best legacy you can leave.
B. Revealing the Lord PERSONALLY to her son. vs. 28b

Gary Marcum - East 38th Street Free Will Baptist - 051296am