The Bible tells us to hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering because the One who promised is faithful. I want to show you a woman who lived that truth. She wasn’t famous. She wasn’t a prophet. She didn’t perform miracles. She was simply a woman with a quiet strength — a mother whose faith refused to quit. Her story begins in a small town called Shunem, where a simple act of hospitality would open the door to a promise from God that would change her life forever.

I. A Serving Heart of Faith Makes a Place for God (2 Kings 4:8-10)

A. She had a serving heart because of her desire to provide a meal for the man of God.

B. We must make room for God in our lives by having a serving heart toward others.

C. True faith isn’t passive; it makes room for God to move.

D. A Mother’s Heart is to nurture, provide and serve those that they love and care about.

II. Receiving a Promise through Faith ( 2 Kings 4:11-17)

A. Elisha saw the servant heart of the Shunammite woman.

B. God saw her heart's desire, even if she had given up on that dream.

C. Through her faith and obedience we see that God fulfilled His promise.

D. Romans 4:20-22 (Faith of Abraham)

E. Your faith doesn’t have to be loud and outspoken, sometimes it is in the quiet trust that reveals God’s favor for your life and His promises.

III. Faith When the Promise Dies (2 Kings 4:18-26)

A. When others plan for a funeral, the Shunammite woman was planning a resurrection.

B.She refused to confess death over God’s promise.

C. “IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL!”

D.Many times when we feel that the promise God has given us is dead, we will run away from it and move on; when we should take it to our Source and Provider that first gave us the promise.

E. Even when weary, we must remember to not lose hope in God’s Promise.

F. Galatians 6:9 & 2 Corinthians 5:7

G. It isn’t about the amount of your faith, it is about the power of His Word!

H. True faith is holding onto the promise even when circumstances and others around you tell you that there is nothing more you can do to revive that promise of God.

IV. Having Stalwart Faith can bring the Miracle (2 Kings 27-37)

A. When she gets to Elisha, she falls to the ground and clings to his feet.

B. At that moment she still refused to accept the death of God’s promise as the final word.

C. Once they arrive, Elisha did 3 key things:
1)Went in alone
2)Shut the door
3)Prayed

D. Faith brought life back to the Promise

E. A mother’s faith can resurrect what looks dead, whether a fading dream,lost children,broken families, failing marriages, uncertain futures, callings or whatever God had given them.

F. Just as Shunammite woman’s faith, we must have that same tenacity to hold onto God’s promises

V. Conclusion
What Promises from God are you holding onto?

Psalms 126:5

A. Don’t bury God’s promise- believe and hold on for the resurrection

B. When the promise looks dead, hold onto faith — because God's Word never fails, never dies and never returns void.