Elisha did not give the widow time to answer when he asked what he could do for her. 

Honestly, he did not need or have to give her time to answer how he could help her. 

After all, she came to him, made her problem known, indicated her need (which was to pay off her financial debt, saving her sons from slavery. 

Instead of the widow responding, Elisha immediately asked her another question.

"What do you have?" 

On the first post of this study (you can read it here), we talked about how God does know us.

He knows each and every one of His people.

We also talked about allowing God to use you to be a vessel of His Light and Word for some one else, like Elisha was to this widowed woman. 

So, how did Elisha help the widowed woman and her boys?

et us first talk about why Elisha was the vessel for the widow. 

How many times have you felt fear that things would not come together?

We worry about whether we are going to make ends meet financially. We worry about if our kids will get into the school we want. We worry we won't ever get a better paying or better job.

We worry. 

Sometimes, we may even feel like God is not listening, or that He does not care, or worse- that He doesn't even know who we are!

We have all felt that way.