What did the Shunammite woman do when her unasked-for promise child died? She rode straight to Elisha without telling her husband and without telling Elisha what the problem is! Why did she refused to tell them? I think it is because she believed in this unasked-for promise!
She said, "All is well" to her husband when he asked her why she needs to her donkey and set out for Elisha. She said, "All is well" when Elisha asked her if there is any problems. Then she said, "Did I ask my lord for a son? Did I not say, 'Do not deceive me?'"
I love this courageous mother! She believed that God won't give her a unasked-for child if that child will die. She fought against the issues of life that may shape her thoughts, "Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life." (Prov 4:23)
In the end, she is still a mother! A conqueror!
There are some promises in our lives that we didn't ask for or asked for. Are we like the Shunammite woman who believed that His unasked-for promise remains? Let's say, "ALL IS WELL, ALL IS WELL" to dump those issues of life as we saddle our donkey and keep on riding til we get there!
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