I paused as I wrote the title of this blog, wondering if I should give it a different title. As a big proponent of making sure that the words you speak about yourself are positive, typing “Infertile Woman” in my title gave me pause. The Bible tells us that the words we speak (and the labels we attach to ourselves) carry the power of life or death (Proverbs 18:21).
If you are struggling with infertility, do you label yourself as “an infertile woman?” I think we need to come up with some other label that designates you as a someone who is filled with hope for becoming a mother, not someone who dooms herself to endure barrenness. Got any suggestions? I’d love to hear about them. Please put them in the comments section below.
Back to the Bible verses. I wrote a post in February listing five verses that would be helpful in developing or maintaining hope for having a child. Here are five more that should be helpful:
John 17:23 (NLT)- “…you love them as much as you love me [Jesus]”
Lamentations 3:26 (NKJV)- “It is good that one should hope and wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.”
Hebrews 13: 5 (NLT)- “For God has said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.”
1 John 5:4 (NLT)- “For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith.”
1 John 5:14, 15 (NIV)- “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.
What other bible verses do you depend on to give you hope? Please share them below.
Thanks for sharing the verses on my link-up, Evangeline! The more verses we can store in our hearts, the better!
Lisa, I appreciate the opportunity to connect with new folks through your link-up. Good to know about this online resource too. As for the verses, the Word will do its work!
The one from Lamentations!! I have that posted everywhere- it’s my screensaver and on my desktop at work!
Adrie, so glad you’re hanging on to that one. I like the entire passage of Lamentations 3:21-26. Recalling God’s goodness gives us hope!
I love these, thank you!!! Justine
You’re welcome Justine! Continue to trust the love God pours out to you through His Word.