LUKE 2:36-38
And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from when she was a virgin, and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day. And coming up at that very hour she began to give thanks to God and to speak of him to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
Life does not turn out the way we expect. This reality can be an invitation to deepen our worship, dependence, and expectation for God - like Anna - or it can leave us embittered, languishing, and distant. How might you offer as a sacrifice to God the areas of your life that have not turned out the way you expected? How might God be showing up in your worship today?