A DAY TO REMEMBER

It was the day before my sister's wedding. My husband woke me up while I was still sleeping and he said can you do the pee-test? My answer was NO. I don't want to spoil my mood since I had done the pee-test several times before and it was negative. It was a happy atmosphere at home that day. My relatives had all arrived for my sister's wedding and I didn't want to be down and depressed.

My husband and I have been praying for a baby for a while now. But this time something was different. Even before we took the test, he kept telling congratulations the whole month. However, he forced me out of bed that morning. I unwillingly did the pee-test and didn't even bother looking at the result. I was looking out of the window and then I went back to throw the stick. But...wait a min... guess what...It had TWO LINES which means positive. I just couldn't believe my eyes! How could it be? My mind became blank! I went and called my husband and showed him and he started crying! We had been waiting for this for so long. We hugged each other. I told him until I get the blood test, let's wait. We quickly arrived at the clinic and they confirmed that indeed I was pregnant!

God has been so good to us in this painful journey! Solomon and I have cried a lot of times together. When everyone else around us had babies, we felt heartbroken. We prayed to God every night.  Needless to say, those were some really dark days. But looking back, something that could have torn us apart became our biggest strength. We clung together for strength and for understanding. We asked God for help and depended on Him like never before. God is a God who hears and answers our prayers. God indeed showed His mercy on us. I strongly believe that there is a purpose behind every pain.

God showed me a few reasons why we had to undergo this journey:

1. So that we depend on God and He gets the glory
2. So that we encourage and empathy others going through this journey
3. So that we value the child and not take this gift lightly
4. So that we get closer to Him and close to each other.
5. So that we testify His miracle-working power.

Every sequence of that day is fresh in our memories. Ever since that day till now whomever, we shared it with had rejoiced with us.

It is a day to remember all our lives!

I would like to encourage whoever reads this post. Whatever may be your problem, God is able to do the impossible. Keep praying, keep trusting, you will have a day to remember too!

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7 WAYS BARRENNESS ENDED

Couple of months ago, I met few old friends and we were discussing about marriage, life and kids. The ones with kids showed all the pictures and were talking so much about how naughty and cute they are. One of the girls sat so quite during the whole conversation. The CID that I am, I kept noticing her. She rather dint have anything much to say. Someone suddenly asked her, “How many kids do you have”. She said “none”. Immediately another one asked, “How long have you been married?” She said “Seven years”. The Indians that we are, we are so curious about others life. Another asked “Aren’t you trying? She sadly said we tried everything we could, we have a major infertility issue which can’t be solved”.

There was an awkward silence. My heart sunk! I wish I could say something to comfort her. I didn’t know what to say. I wanted to cry for her. I said, “Lord, please have mercy on her”. I wish she was a Christian. I wish she read the Bible.

After this incident, I couldn’t stop thinking about her. I started studying on barrenness. Can God heal barrenness? Of course, He can. He is the one who opens the wombs and closes them. Nothing is impossible for Him. Here are few encouraging verses of how God restored barrenness in the Bible.

1. When the Lord remembers

And the LORD remembered Hannah. So in the course of time she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, "Because I asked the LORD for him."
1 Samuel 1:20

Then God remembered Rachel, and God gave heed to her and opened her womb.
Genesis 30:22

2. When the Lord is gracious

And the LORD was gracious to Hannah; she gave birth to three sons and two daughters.
1 Samuel 2:21

Now the Lord was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised. Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him.
Genesis 21: 1-2

3. When you pray on behalf of someone

Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was childless. The LORD answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant and gave birth to TWINS.
Genesis 25:21/24

But the angel said to Zechariah: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John.
Luke 1:13

4. When God promises

Now the Lord was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised. Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him.
Genesis 21: 1-2

You shall be blessed above all peoples; there will be no male or female barren among you or among your cattle.
Deuteronomy 7:14

There shall be no one miscarrying or barren in your land; I will fulfill the number of your days.
Exodus 23:26

5. When God shows His favor

The Lord has done this for me,” she said. “In these days he has shown his favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”
Luke 1:25

6. When you believe

By faith even Sarah herself received ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him faithful who had promised.
Hebrews 11:11

Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nation
Romans 4:18

7. When you worship God

Early the next morning they arose and worshiped before the Lord and then went back to their home at Ramah. Elkanah made love to his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered her. So in the course of time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I asked the Lord for him.”
1 Samuel 1:19, 20

Would you still keep trusting - hoping - believing against all hopes?

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