“Infertility and My Faith”
I will never give up hope or stop praising you. All day long I will tell the wonderful things you do to save your people. But you have done much more than I could possibly know. I will praise you, LORD God, for your mighty deeds and your power to save.
Mia Nayeli writes:
It has been a long road for my husband and me. We have been married for 4 years and for 2 of those years we have been trying to have a baby. We love each other madly, but love God even more and have been desiring to be parents since the moment we knew we were made for one another.
Recently a few friends of mine (both who had been trying to get pregnant) got pregnant, one unfortunately lost her baby and it brought so many things into perspective. Not that she lost her child, but her reaction to this. She mourned her loss, but continued to give God all the glory. It baffled me a little bit. Even as a Christian and believer, I couldn’t fathom loosing a child and still remaining hopeful in the midst of it.
It brought His word to life… the stories of Sarah and Rebekah, Hannah and even Samson’s mother who is not named, but is known to not have had children until God said she would. I have come to realize that nothing that happens is just coincidence, nor are we put on Earth to try and decipher His will, but to follow it.
I know our time will come one day, and when it does we will be over the moon. But until that time no matter what comes I still must rejoice in Him. Doesn’t mean that we wont have moments of sadness or of hurt, but that we trust that He will see us through them.
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June 16th, 2009 at 11:26 am
Dear Mia Nayeli:
Time is surely too slow for those who wait. But for you and your husband so profoundly in love, and “love God even more,” I trust and pray that your hope will be realized and fulfilled in our Almighty Creator God’s good time very soon.
Perhaps “infertility” is inaccurate and too depressing a word to lable yourselves? Normally, not until you have been diagnosed as such with at least three expert medical tests and conclusions, conception is possible any time.
I have known of couples, who had been married much longer than you, had decided to adopt, or leave it to nature, in God’s Hand.
And, lo and behold, the wives became pregnant!
This is not a myth. For once a couple no longer have said angst, but leave childbearing to nature and faith, their physiques relax, and return to normalcy. Conception becomes more likely.
With advanced medicine today, too, corrections and cures, if needed are available.
Personally, I was, and still am obsessed with children.
I wanted to have children straight away on my wedding night.
After two months, no possible baby was in sight, however. I decided to humble myself and prayed, “Father, not my will, but thine be done.”
My following story is not a fairy tale.
Six weeks later, my doctor husband looked at me and smiled mischievously.
I knew he was up to something.
But never ever could I anticipate his question: “You know what?”
“A candidate for the Nobel Peace prize?” I taunted him.
He said: “Not yet. But now, I have two babies, a big one (meaning me) and….”
Our first daughter was born eight months later.
Thereafter, we were blessed with practically one baby after another for the following 12 years. We have ten children, five boys and five girls altogether
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Greedy us, nonetheless, were like Oliver Twist–still wanted more.
Yes, please “rejoice in Him.” For He is Good, and His Mercy endures forever!
May GOD ALL MIGHTY Bless you and yours with a house of joyful noises in days to come;
GODSPEED, always and forevermore!
Mary Sun.
August 31st, 2009 at 9:16 am
That is amazing. my husband and I have been trying for a child for 2.5 years. married 3. God has been faithful. During the times i feel frustrated I know God understands me. He knows this time is hard. But it’s during the process of our trials we can strength and develop character but most importantly, BUILD FAITH. i am believing for a miracle. GOD IS FAITHFUL