Don't Lose Sight of the Big Picture

While searching for a christian perspective on infertility this morning, I came across an article bluntly titled "How Should a Christian Deal with Infertility?"  As I read this short article, I felt like God was sharing with me that He isn't punishing me and He has a divine plan.  I am so thankful for the many women and couples who openly share their stories for others to read but more importantly to use as a gift to draw closer to God.  I am so thankful for the things that God has given me and I am so thankful for the things that are yet to come.  Lord, please help me never lose sight of your plan and path for my life.  Help me to always allow you to be in control.  Lord, let me let go of it all and let you have complete control.


The following is a portion of the article that I read this morning...


"The barrenness of Sarah, Rebekah, and Rachel (the mothers of the Israelite nation) is significant in that their ability to finally bear children was a sign of the grace and favor of God. However, infertile couples must not assume that God is withholding His grace and favor, nor should they assume they are being punished in some way. Christian couples must cling to the knowledge that their sins are forgiven in Christ and that the inability to have children is not a punishment from God.

So what is an infertile Christian couple to do? It is good to seek advice from gynecologists and other fertility specialists. Both men and women should live a healthy lifestyle to prepare for pregnancy. The mothers of the Israelite nation prayed fervently for conception, so continuing to pray for a child is certainly not out of line. Primarily, though, we are to pray for God's will for our lives. If His will is for us to have a natural child, we will. If His will is that we adopt, foster-parent, or go childless, then that is what we should accept and commit to gladly doing. We know that God has a divine plan for each of His loved ones. God is the author of life. He allows conception and withholds conception. God is sovereign and possesses all wisdom and knowledge (see Romans 11:33-36). “Every good and perfect gift is from above...” (James 1:17). Knowing and accepting these truths will go a long way to filling the ache in the hearts of an infertile couple."   (Source: http://www.gotquestions.org/infertility.html)