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.
[Psalm 71:14-16 CEV]
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.
Story posted on Monday, June 15th, 2009 and is filed under Bible, God's Love, Hope, Your Stories, Prayer, Grace, Christian Families, Struggles, Life Verse. | 1 Comment »