1Sa 1:14-15, 14 And Eli said to her, “How long will you go on being drunk? … 15 But Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have been pouring out my soul before the LORD.”
Hannah at the temple chose to go directly to God rather than through Eli a seasoned priest. In her time, people still made use of priests to get God’s attention. Eli for one could not be primarily burdened for her. He had already failed as a father. His two sons were not walking with the Lord, and he did not appear to be burdened to pray for them just as Hannah was for a son. Now at the temple, Eli observed her supposing she was drunk. The priest could not discern the difference between being drunk and being passionate. The moment he understood her troubled spirit, her burden became his burden too trusting God with her to meet her need.
Point no. 3 The burden for your circumstances has to start with you that is before you are surrounded by others. This is how we should approach prayers. It is so easy to dump our burdens on a priest, pastor, friends, families while we have not labored ourselves in prayers. The truth is, no one can truly feel or understand your deep troubled heart than you. No one can do a better job of representing you to the Lord but you. You are your best advocate. An advocate fights for your case and believes in the fight. With his care, he seeks victory and is on call 24/7. That is you.