We can become overwhelmed when our trials seem like a tempestuous storm. David gave us a great picture of what he did. Psalm 61:2 says, “From the end of the earth I will cry to You, when my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock that is higher than I.”

Hannah was totally overwhelmed by her adverse circumstances. She cried out in 1 Samuel 1:10. It says, “And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the Lord and wept in anguish.”

Eli thought she was drunk. Verse 15 says, “…No, my lord, I am a woman of sorrowful spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor intoxicating drink, but have poured out my soul before the Lord.”

Psalm 62:8 says, “Trust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us.” The Lord knows our anguished hearts.

Psalm 18:2 says, “The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.”