1st Samuel 1:11 And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.
When feeling down and out, it may just be the right time to recommit oneself fully to God. It does not necessarily mean that a person was not committed before, but if there is a need and desire for a closer, more meaningful relationship with God, then one can do so, while in the depths of despair. There are times in our walk with God when adverse circumstances bring us to our knees, and it is true, that when persons have reached rock bottom, the only way out should be up.
At such times, persons often discover that God was very near to them in their adversity, because there is something about being down and out that drives the human agent to the foot of the cross, as the last resort and the only way out. While it is true that we should not wait until we are in the depths of despair to seek The Lord, if we do, when hedged in on every side with perplexity, and sickness, and distress, God is more than willing to hear, for He specializes in saving to the guttermost.
Job sought God earnestly in the sunnier days of his prosperity, and that was all well and good, but Job was moved to pray in bitterness of soul when his world got turned upside down. In other words, Job sought his God in good times and bad, for he had formed the habit of doing so, and so should we.
Job 1:5 And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.