Lost and Found

2 Kings 4:28
²⁸ “Did I ask you for a son, my lord?” she said. “Didn’t I tell you, ‘Don’t raise my hopes’?”

Did you ever think you were okay with not having something until you have it and nearly lose it? Sometimes we don't express the things we want because we fear losing them. And so it was with the Shunammite woman. The prophet Elisha was passing through Shunem and a very well off woman and her husband showed kindness to Elisha. For the woman's kindness, Elisha wanted to bless her. Upon first glance it seemed that she had everything. But some things money can not buy. Back then, there were no such things as adoption agencies so if a couple couldn't naturally conceive a child, there were no alternatives. So Elisha  approached the woman about what she desired. She said she was fine and needed nothing. But Elisha didn't ask her what she needed, he asked what she wanted. And so God revealed what  the woman desired was a child. So he prophesied over her life and the next year she had a baby. But one day, the child became sick and died. So what was her response during her grief. That it would've been better if she would have never had it. Ultimately, God used Elisha to perform a miracle and of bringing the child back to life. But what about the woman's response to the loss of her son? How would we respond to something like that?

Sometimes we don't know how much we desire something until its lost. Is there anything that you have lost that you didn't know how much you wanted until the threat of losing it became real? Did you ever lose it? Did you ever try to hold on for dear life instead of just giving to God? What if God decided it was best that it be lost? How would you feel? Would you celebrate having the opportunity to be blessed for a time or would you be like the woman and say it was better that you never had it all?

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