Lord, Teach Me to Rejoice in You Alone
📖 “My heart rejoices in the Lord; in the Lord my horn is lifted high.” – 1 Samuel 2, verse 1
There is remarkable power in the prayers of ordinary people who place extraordinary faith in God. Hannah’s story reminds us that even in our deepest sorrow, God hears, God answers, and God transforms.
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In this heartfelt prayer, we reflect on Hannah’s surrender—her willingness to give back to God the very thing she longed for most. Her praise wasn’t for what she received, but for who He is. Her prayer teaches us how to worship not only in victory, but also in waiting.
✅ True joy isn’t found in answered prayers—it’s found in His presence
✅ God lifts the lowly and humbles the proud—He is sovereign over every season
✅ Victory doesn’t come through our strength, but through surrender
Maybe you’re walking through a barren season right now—feeling unseen or forgotten. But take heart: the same God who heard Hannah’s cry still hears yours. He can lift you from the ashes, restore your hope, and fill your heart with joy again.
Even when life feels uncertain.
Even when answers seem delayed.
Even when strength runs out…
God is still faithful. ❤️
Let’s pray together—asking God to teach us to rejoice in Him, to trust His timing, and to rest in His unchanging goodness.
📖 Bible References:
1 Samuel 2:1–3, 6–10
Psalm 16:11
Daniel 2:21
Psalm 37:23–24
Zechariah 4:6
Proverbs 3:5–6
Isaiah 45:5
Psalm 37:25
Isaiah 59:19
Jeremiah 29:11
John 15:5
James 1:17
If this prayer has spoken to your heart, say ‘Amen’ in the comments as a sign of faith. If you share your prayer requests here — we would be honored to pray along with you. May the Lord bless you and keep you always.
Before we pray, let's first take a moment to listen to God's word and then we'll pray together.
There is a remarkable power in the prayers of ordinary people who place extraordinary faith in God.
Hannah's prayer is one such prayer that inspired believers for generations.
Before her song of praise in 1st Samuel chapter 2, we are introduced to Hannah as a woman marked by sorrow.
She was barren and in her culture that was not only a source of grief but also of shame.
Yet in her anguish, she poured out her soul before the Lord and God heard her сrу.
He gave her the desire of her heart, a son named Samuel.
But what makes Hannah remarkable is not only that God answered her prayer, but that her response was one of total surrender and worship.
When the child was weaned she gave him back to God.
Out of that surrender came one of the most profound prayers of thanksgiving in all of scripture.
In 1st Samuel 2 verses 1-3, Hannah begins,
"My heart rejoices in the Lord. In the
Lord my horn is lifted high. My mouth
boasts over my enemies, for I delight in
your deliverance.
There is no one holy like the Lord ;
There is no one besides you. There is no
rock like our God.
Do not keep talking so proudly or let your
mouth speak such arrogance. For the
Lord is a God who knows and by him deed
are weighed. "
Notice where Hannah begins.
She does not begin by boasting in her answered prayer nor in the child she now held in her arms.
She begins by rejoicing in the Lord himself.
Her joy was not ultimately in the gift but in the giver.
She delighted in his deliverance, in his holiness, in his strength.
This challenges us. What do we truly rejoice in?
Do we only rejoice when God answers our prayers the way we want?
Do we only celebrate when blessings come?
Or like Hannah, do we rejoice simply in who God is?
Psalm 16:1 says, "In your presence there is fullness of joy. At your right hand are pleasures forever more."
True joy is found in him, not in circumstances.
Hannah continues in verses 6 to 8 ;
"The Lord brings death and makes alive
He brings down to the grave and raises
up. The Lord sends poverty and wealth.
He humbles and he exalts.
He raises the poor from the dust and
lifts the needy from the ash heap.
He seats them with princes and has them
inherit a throne of honor. "
Her words reveal something profound about God's sovereignty.
He is the one who brings low and the one who raises up. He is the one who humbles and the one who exalts.
Life and death, strength and weakness, wealth and poverty, all are under his hand.
This is spoken later in Daniel chapter 2 verse 21 which says, "He changes times and seasons. He deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning."
Daniel 2:21 states that God has the power to change times and seasons, remove and establish kings, and grant wisdom and knowledge to those who seek it. This verse emphasizes God's sovereignty over earthly events and rulers.
Hannah understood what many of us struggle to understand.
When she says God lifts the needy from the ash heap, she speaks as one who had lived in the ashes of despair herself.
Yet she knew now that God could take the lowest situation and turn it into something honorable.
Her prayer also speaks of justice.
In verse 9, she declares, "He will guard the feet of his faithful servants, but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness."
Here reminds us that God is not indifferent.
He does not overlook evil, nor does he abandon his faithful ones.
He guards those who walk with him.
This same assurance is found in Psalm 37: verses 23-24. The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him. Though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.
Perhaps the most striking part of Hannah's prayer is her declaration in verse 10.
It is not by strength that one prevails.
Those who oppose the Lord will be broken.
The Most High will thunder from heaven.
The Lord will judge the ends of the earth.
What a statement.
It is not by strength that one prevails.
Victory in life is not achieved through human effort, pride or might. It comes only from God.
Zechariah 4:6 reminds us, "Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord Almighty."
This is where Hannah's prayer speaks directly to us to surrender.
The world says be strong, fight harder, prove yourself.
But Hannah says it is not by strength that one prevails.
True victory belongs to the Lord. So how do we apply this today?
First, like Hannah, we must learn to rejoice in God himself, not just in his blessings.
When life is good, give thanks.
When life is hard, still give thanks because your joy is not anchored in shifting circumstances but anchored in an unchanging God.
Second, we must learn to trust his sovereignty.
He is the God who raises up and brings low.
He is the God who turns ashes into honor.
You may feel overlooked, forgotten, or stuck in a season of barrenness.
But Hannah's story assures us that God sees, and in his timing, he moves.
Finally, we must remember that strength alone will not save us.
Our wisdom, our resources, our strategies, none of these are enough without God.
As Proverbs 3: verses 5-6 reminds us, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways, submit to him and he will make your path straight."
Dear readers-friends, Hannah's prayer is a song of thanksgiving. It is a declaration of faith, a reminder of who God is, and an invitation for us to place our hope in him.
May her words become our words.
May her faith inspire our faith.
And may her surrender teach us how to live with open hands, rejoicing in the Lord in every season.
Now, let's take a moment to pray together.
Lord Jesus Christ, there is no one like you.
You alone are worthy of all praise, honor, and adoration.
Your word says in Isaiah 45:5, "I am the Lord, and there is no other. Apart from me, there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not acknowledged me. "
I worship you as the only God, the rock of my salvation, the Lord over all creation, and the one who holds my life in your faithful hands.
My heart rejoices in you as Hannah's heart rejoiced when you answered her cries.
Teach me to delight in who you are more than in what you give.
Let my joy spring from your presence because in your presence there is fullness of joy.
Lord, set my affections on you.
Guard my heart from chasing lesser joys.
Satisfy me with your nearness each day.
I do not boast in my strength or in my achievements.
I boast in your deliverance.
When I face the giants of life, give me courage to stand.
When fear whispers that I am not enough, you remind me that you are my provider.
It is not by strength that one prevails, as Hannah prayed. It is by your spirit and by your steadfast love.
I confess my weakness, Lord, and I lean wholly on you.
Calm my anxious thoughts.
Steady my emotions
Fix my eyes on your promises.
When l stand before impossible walls, give me grace to wait on you and to trust your timing.
When the night feels long and answers seem distant, let faith rise within me.
As John 15:5 teaches, "Apart from you, I can do nothing."
John 15:5 states, "I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing." This verse emphasizes the importance of staying connected to Jesus Christ for spiritual growth and productivity.
So I choose to abide in you and draw strength from your life within me.
Father, I lift before you those who are burdened and weary.
For every person facing a situation that feels too heavy to bear, stretch out your hand and hold them close.
Speak peace to the storms that rage around them.
You are the giver of every good and perfect gift. As James 1 verse 17 says, you give victory and the strength to overcome.
James 1:17 states that every good and perfect gift comes from God, the Father of lights, who does not change. This verse emphasizes God's generosity and the idea that all blessings in life originate from Him.
¹⁷ Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
I look to you with expectation, believing that your mercy will meet us right where we are.
Apart from your grace, I can accomplish nothing that matters.
I hunger for more of your presence and I cry out for your power to work in me.
You are faithful to your people.
As Psalm 37:25 declares," I have been young and now I'm old. Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread. "
Stand with me, Lord, when the winds rise and the waters roar.
Stand with me through the valley of the shadow of death, and let your rod and your staff comfort me.
When the enemy comes in like a flood, raise up a standard against him, just as you promised in Isaiah 59.
Do not allow any giant to overwhelm me.
Let no problem be too great before my eyes because you are greater than all.
Keep my faith from being shaken.
You have promised never to leave me nor forsake me and I rest in that promise today.
I thank you for mercy.
Lord, you are faithful to deliver those who trust in you.
You lift the needy from the ash heap and seat them with princes as Hannah proclaimed.
You humble and you exalt.
You bring low and you raise up.
You hold the foundations of the earth and you guard the feet of your faithful ones.
Write these truths on my heart so that l live with quiet confidence in your sovereign hand.
I hold fast to your word in Jeremiah 29:11 that your plans for me are good and not to harm me. Plans to give me hope and a future.
When I have questions, I look to you for answers.
When I cannot see what lies ahead, I trust that you are already there preparing the way.
My mind may be uneasy at times, but I will not be moved from your word.
Even when the path is unclear, I know that you go before me and that you lead me with wisdom and love.
There are many uncertainties in my life.
But there is one truth that steadies me.
I know who you are.
You are holy.
You are faithful.
You are good.
You are for me and not against me.
You are my refuge and my strength, my shield and my song.
You are the one who judges justly and thunders from heaven.
And you are also the gentle Shepherd who carries me close to your heart.
So I surrender to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
I lay down my pride, my plans, my fears, and my expectations.
Guard my steps and weigh my motives.
For you are the God who knows and by you deeds are weighed.
Form in me a humble and faithful spirit.
Teach me to rejoice in your deliverance, to wait for your timing and to stand firm in your promises.
Thank you for the testimony of Hannah that still speaks today.
Thank you for your presence that sustains me, thank you for your word that anchors me and thank you for your grace that carries me.
I choose to trust you in sunshine and in storm, in waiting and in fulfillment, in weakness and in strength.
May my life magnify your name.
I pray all this in the powerful and precious name of Jesus Christ, my rock and my redeemer.
Amen.
Dear reader - friend. If this prayer has touched your heart, please say "amen "as a sign of faith.
I pray that every blessing in this prayer is now upon you in the name of Jesus Christ.
Thank God for you, too.
主啊，求祢教我单单因祢而喜乐
📖 “我的心因耶和华欢喜；我的角因耶和华高举。”——撒母耳记上 2 章 1 节
凡人若对上帝怀有非凡的信心，他们的祷告就能彰显非凡的力量。哈拿的故事提醒我们，即使在我们最深切的悲伤中，上帝也会垂听，上帝会回应，上帝会改变我们。
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在这真挚的祷告中，我们反思哈拿的顺服——她愿意将自己最渴望的东西归还给上帝。她的赞美并非源于她所得到的，而源于上帝的本质。她的祷告教导我们，不仅要在得胜中敬拜，也要在等候中敬拜。
✅ 真正的喜乐并非来自祷告蒙应允，而是来自祂的同在。
✅ 上帝高举卑微的人，使骄傲的人降卑——祂掌管每个时期。
✅ 胜利并非来自我们的力量，而是来自顺服。
也许你现在正经历一段荒芜的时期——感觉自己被忽视或遗忘。但请放心：那位听到哈拿哭喊的上帝，仍然听到你的哭声。祂能将你从灰烬中拯救出来，恢复你的盼望，让你的心再次充满喜乐。
即使生活充满不确定性。
即使答案似乎迟迟未到。
即使力量耗尽……
上帝依然信实。❤️
让我们一起祷告——求上帝教导我们在祂里面喜乐，信靠祂的时间，并安息在祂不变的美善中。
📖 圣经参考：
撒母耳记上 2:1-3, 6-10
诗篇 16:11
但以理书 2:21
诗篇 37:23-24
撒迦利亚书 4:6
箴言 3:5-6
以赛亚书 45:5
诗篇 37:25
以赛亚书 59:19
耶利米书 29:11
约翰福音 15:5
雅各书 1:17
如果这段祷告触动了你的心，请在评论区说“阿们”，以表明你的信心。如果你在这里分享你的祷告事项，我们很荣幸能与你一起祷告。愿主赐福给你，保守你直到永远。
在我们祷告之前，让我们先花点时间聆听神的话语，然后我们一起祷告。
凡人对上帝怀有非凡的信心，他们的祷告却蕴含着非凡的力量。
哈拿的祷告就是这样一个激励了一代又一代信徒的祷告。
在《撒母耳记上》第二章中，在哈拿唱赞美诗之前，我们先认识了一位充满悲伤的女子。
她不孕，在她的文化中，不孕不仅是悲伤的根源，也是耻辱的根源。
然而，在她痛苦不堪之际，她向耶和华倾诉心声，上帝听到了她的呼求。
上帝满足了她心中的愿望，赐予她一个儿子，名叫撒母耳。
但哈拿的非凡之处不仅在于上帝回应了她的祷告，更在于她完全的顺服和敬拜。
孩子断奶后，她将孩子归还给了上帝。
正是从那份顺服中，哈拿写下了圣经中最深刻的感恩祷告之一。
在撒母耳记上2章1-3节，哈拿这样开头：
“我的心因耶和华欢喜；因耶和华，
我的角高举；我的口，
向我的仇敌夸耀，因我喜悦你的拯救。
没有谁像耶和华圣洁；
除了你以外，没有谁；没有
磐石像我们的神。
不要口出狂妄的话，也不要口出傲慢的话。因为，
耶和华是全知的神，他的行为被他衡量。”
注意哈拿从哪里开始。
她一开始并没有夸耀自己蒙应允的祷告，也没有夸耀她怀里的孩子。
她首先以主为乐。
她的喜乐最终并非在于礼物本身，而是在于赐予者。
她因祂的拯救、祂的圣洁和祂的力量而欢喜。
这向我们发出挑战。我们真正为何而欢喜？
我们是否只在上帝按照我们想要的方式回应我们的祷告时才欢喜？
我们是否只在祝福降临时庆祝？
还是像哈拿一样，我们仅仅因神是谁而欢喜？
诗篇16:1说：“在你面前有满足的喜乐；在你右手中有永远的福乐。”
真正的喜乐在于祂，而非在于环境。
哈拿在6至8节继续说道；
“耶和华使人死亡，也使人活着，
他使人下阴间，也使人复活，
耶和华使人贫穷，也使人富足，
他使人降卑，也使人升高。
他从灰尘中抬举贫寒人，
从粪堆中提拔穷乏人。
他使他们与王子同坐，
使他们承受尊贵的宝座。”
她的话深刻地揭示了上帝的主权。
他使人卑微，也使人升高。他使人卑微，也使人升高。
生与死、强与弱、富与贫，都在他的手中。
这在但以理书2章21节中再次提到：“他改变时候、日期，废掉君王，兴起君王。他赐智慧给智慧人，赐知识给聪明人。”
但以理书2:21说，上帝有能力改变时间和季节，废除和建立国王，并赐予寻求智慧和知识的人。这节经文强调了上帝对世上事件和统治者的主权。
哈拿理解了我们许多人难以理解的事情。
当她说上帝将穷人从灰烬中拯救出来时，她说话的方式就像一个曾经生活在绝望灰烬中的人。
然而，她现在知道，上帝可以将最低下的处境转变为光荣的境况。
她的祷告也谈到了正义。
在第9节中，她宣称：“他必保护他圣洁仆人的脚步，但恶人在黑暗之处必被寂静。”
这里提醒我们，上帝并非漠不关心。
他不放过邪恶，也不离弃他的圣徒。
他守护那些与他同行的人。
同样的保证也出现在诗篇37篇23-24节。耶和华使喜爱他的人的脚步稳固。他虽然失脚，却不至仆倒，因为耶和华用手搀扶他。
也许哈拿祷告中最引人注目的部分是她在第10节的宣告。
人得胜，并非出于力量。
抵挡耶和华的，必被败坏。
至高者必从天上降下。
耶和华必审判地极的人。
多么有力的宣告。
人得胜，并非出于力量。
人生的胜利不是靠人的努力、骄傲或力量获得的。它唯独来自上帝。
撒迦利亚书 4:6 提醒我们：“万军之耶和华说：不是倚靠势力，不是倚靠才能，乃是倚靠我的灵方能成事。”
哈拿的祷告正是在这里直接告诉我们要顺服。
世界说要坚强，要更加努力，要证明自己。
但哈拿说，人得胜并非靠力量。
真正的胜利属于耶和华。那么，我们今天该如何运用这一点呢？
首先，像哈拿一样，我们必须学会因神而喜乐，而不仅仅是因他的祝福而喜乐。
当生活美好时，要感恩。
当生活艰难时，仍然要感恩，因为你的喜乐并非建立在变幻莫测的境遇上，而是建立在不变的神身上。
其次，我们必须学会信靠他的主权。
他是那使人升高、使人降卑的神。
他是那位能将灰烬化为荣耀的神。
你可能感到被忽视、被遗忘，或陷入贫瘠的境地。
但哈拿的故事让我们确信，神看顾我们，并且祂会在祂的时间采取行动。
最后，我们必须记住，单靠力量无法拯救我们。
如果没有神，我们的智慧、资源、策略都不够。
正如箴言3章5-6节提醒我们的那样：“你要专心仰赖耶和华，不可倚靠自己的聪明。在你一切所行的事上都要认定他，他必指引你的路。”
亲爱的读者朋友们，哈拿的祷告是一首感恩之歌。它是信仰的宣言，是对神是谁的提醒，也是对我们把希望寄托在祂身上的邀请。
愿她的话语成为我们的话语。
愿她的信心激励我们的信心。
愿她的顺服教导我们如何敞开双手生活，在每个季节里都因主而喜乐。
现在，让我们一起祷告。
主耶稣基督，无人能与祢相比。
唯有祢配得一切赞美、尊荣和爱慕。
祢的话语在以赛亚书45:5中说：“我是耶和华，再没有别神；除我以外，再没有真神。我必坚固你们，你们却不认识我。”
我敬拜祢，祢是我唯一的神，是我拯救的磐石，是万物的主宰，是将我的生命交托在祢信实手中的那一位。
我的心因祢而欢喜，如同哈拿因祢应允她的哭喊而欢喜一样。
求祢教导我，以祢的本质而非祢的赐予为乐。
愿我的喜乐因祢的同在而涌流，因为在祢的同在中有满足的喜乐。
主啊，求祢将我的爱倾注于祢。
求祢保守我的心，不去追逐那些微不足道的喜乐。
求祢每日与我同在，使我满足。
我不夸耀我的力量或成就。
我夸耀祢的拯救。
当我面对人生的巨人时，求祢赐我勇气站立。
当恐惧低语说我不够好时，祢提醒我，祢是我的供应者。
正如哈拿所祷告的，人得胜并非靠力量，而是靠祢的灵和祢坚定不移的爱。
主啊，我承认我的软弱，我全然倚靠祢。
平息我焦虑的思绪。
稳定我的情绪。
让我定睛在你的应许上。
当我站在无可逾越的墙前，求祢赐我恩典等候祢，信靠祢的时机。
当夜漫长，答案似乎遥不可及时，求祢在我心中兴起信心。
正如约翰福音 15:5 所教导的：“离了你，我就不能做什么。”
约翰福音 15:5 说：“我是葡萄树，你们是枝子。常在我里面的，我也常在你们里面，这人就多结果子；因为离了我，你们就不能做什么。”这节经文强调了与耶稣基督保持连接对于灵性成长和生产力的重要性。
所以我选择住在你里面，从你在我里面的生命中汲取力量。
父啊，我将那些负重担、劳苦的人举到你面前。
对于每个面临难以承受之重的人，伸出你的手，紧紧地扶持他们。
向他们周围肆虐的风暴说出和平的话。
你是一切美善和全备恩赐的赐予者。正如雅各书 1:17 所说，你赐下胜利和得胜的力量。
雅各书 1:17 说，一切美善的恩赐和各样全备的赏赐都从神而来，他是众光之父，永不改变。这节经文强调了神的慷慨，以及生命中一切祝福都源于他的理念。
¹⁷ 一切美善的恩赐和各样全备的赏赐都是从上头来的，从众光之父那里降下来的，在他并没有改变，也没有转动的影儿。
我满怀期待地仰望你，相信你的怜悯会在我们所在之处与我们相见。
离了你的恩典，我什么也做不成。
我渴慕更多你的同在，呼求你的大能在我里面运行。
你对你的子民信实可靠。
正如诗篇37:25所说：“我从前年幼，现在年老，却未见过义人被弃，也未见过他的后裔讨饭。”
耶和华啊，当狂风怒吼，水势汹涌的时候，求你与我同在。
与我一同走过死荫的幽谷，愿你的杖，你的竿，安慰我。
当仇敌像急流一般涌来的时候，求你兴起大旗攻击他，正如你在以赛亚书59章中所应许的。
不要让任何巨人压倒我。
不要让我眼前有任何困难，因为你比一切都伟大。
求你保守我的信心不动摇。
你应许永不撇下我，也不丢弃我，今天我因这应许而安息。
感谢你的怜悯。
主啊，你信实地拯救那些信靠你的人。
祢从粪堆中抬举穷乏人，使他们与王子同坐，正如哈拿所宣告的。
祢使人谦卑，又使人升高。
祢使人卑微，又使人升高。
祢稳住地的根基，又保守祢圣徒的脚步。
将这些真理铭刻在我心，使我安然地信靠祢至高无上的大手。
我谨守祢在耶利米书29:11的话语，祢为我预备的计划本为美好，并非要害我。这些计划给了我希望和未来。
当我有疑问时，我仰望祢寻求答案。
当我看不到未来时，我相信祢已经在那里预备道路。
我的心有时或许会不安，但我不会偏离祢的话语。
即使前路茫茫，我知道祢在我前面行走，用智慧和爱引领我。
我的人生充满不确定性。
但有一个真理使我坚定。
我知道祢是谁。
祢是圣洁的。
祢是信实的。
祢是良善的。
祢支持我，不与我为敌。
祢是我的避难所，我的力量，我的盾牌，我的诗歌。
祢按公义审判，从天上发出雷声。
祢也是温柔的牧羊人，将我紧紧地抱在祢的怀里。
因此，我臣服于祢，主耶稣基督。
我放下我的骄傲、我的计划、我的恐惧和我的期望。
保守我的脚步，衡量我的动机。
因为你是全知的神，你的作为被你衡量。
在我里面塑造谦卑信实的灵。
教我因你的拯救而喜乐，等候你的时机，并坚守你的应许。
感谢你，哈拿的见证至今仍在说话。
感谢你的同在支撑我，感谢你的话语使我稳固，感谢你的恩典托住我。
我选择在阳光和风暴中，在等待和成就中，在软弱和坚强中信靠你。
愿我的生命彰显你的名。
我奉我的磐石和救赎主耶稣基督大能宝贵的名祷告。
阿们。
亲爱的读者朋友。如果这段祷告触动了你的心，请说“阿们”，以表示你的信心。
我祈求，奉耶稣基督的名，愿这祷告中所有的祝福都临到你。
也为你感谢上帝。
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