The Limit Of Leverage
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The Limit Of Leverage
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You can’t leverage God. But you can offer Him a sacrifice.
In this episode of The Script Pod, we explore the story of Hannah in 1 Samuel 1 — a woman carrying deep pain, enduring relentless provocation, and desperately needing something that only God could provide.
When Hannah comes before God, she doesn't bargain, negotiate, or try to put Him in her debt. Instead, she offers something far more powerful: a sacrifice.
This message explores the difference between leverage and sacrifice. Leverage tries to keep control in our hands. Sacrifice places something valuable into God's hands and trusts Him with the outcome.
Through Hannah's story, we're reminded that the things that move the Father's heart aren't the things He already owns — but the things we willingly surrender. Whether it's our time, our strength, our resources, our comfort, or our plans, sacrifice is choosing to have less of something meaningful to us in order to honour God.
And that's exactly what God Himself did through Jesus.
Because when we move the Father's heart, He is willing to move His hand.
You may want a son. God may be preparing a kingmaker.