Our lives are filled with turning points. On your drive here today, you probably turned multiple times.
But then there are turning points in life where everything changes. Maybe it was a career decision, a relationship, the birth of a baby, or even a moment of crisis that changed your direction in life.
Turning points can be very exciting. But they are also filled with uncertainty, tension, or even grief.
Turning points have the potential to steal our peace. Because of the fear of the unknown. Or the feeling of being unprepared. Some turning points bring emotional turmoil like disappointment or grief. And some turning points require decisions with long-term consequences. We can find ourselves paralyzed by the weight of “making the right choice.”
The book of 1 Samuel is itself a turning point in Israel’s history. It marks the transition from the period of the Judges to Israel’s first king. As this powerful story begins, we meet a woman named Hannah who is herself at a crossroads.
What Hannah learned is what you and I would do well to learn also: True peace is found in the presence of God.
