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Tag: scriptures for infertility
Yes, No, Maybe, Wait
Do you have confidence in anyone who tells you to have faith in them to do something for you and then they tell you, “No.”? I find it hard to trust people who have been that way with me.
What about you? Do you trust people who seem to be hesitant in following through on what they’ve promised?
I’ve heard many people say that “Yes, No, Maybe, and Wait” are the answers God gives to His promises and our prayers. I respectfully disagree. I think that way of thinking opens the door to being in a position of doubt. If we are praying/asking for and believing the promises of God, then we should not make room for doubt or any wavering in our faith.
I know that doing so can be difficult when we are faced with seemingly insurmountable challenges. But that is why we are instructed to “look to Jesus.” To look to His love. To look to His complete and perfect once-and-for-all sacrificial work on the cross. To look to His life-source—His word.
God’s promises and His will are His Word. His word is His bond. He sticks to it and does not “flip-flop” in His position of faithfulness. That’s why we can be encouraged to not “flip-flop” in our faith and trust in Him and His answers.
We are reassured that God’s Word is trustworthy and that the answers to His promises to us are “Yes” in 2Corinthians 1:19-20 (ESV) — “For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we proclaimed among you, Silvanus and Timothy and I, was not Yes and No, but in him it is always Yes. For all the promises of God find their Yes in him (Jesus). That is why it is through Him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory,” (emphasis mine).
First John 5:14-15 tells us we can have confidence in God if we know His will and ask accordingly. Again, His will is his Word.
14- “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. ” (NIV)
15- “And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.” (ESV)
How do you boost and maintain your confidence that God will answer your prayers which are based on His Word/His promises? Do you have a firm belief that He hears you and answers His promises with “Yes”?
Here’s a book that I found very helpful on this topic:
What to Do When Faith Seems Weak and Victory Lost by Kenneth E. Hagin 
Day 3 of 7 Days of Joy
Day 2 of 7 Days of Joy
Day 1 of 7 Days of Joy
Sometimes we just need a simple reminder to find JOY in life.
Here’s the first of seven simple reminders I’d like to give to you.
Grace & Peace,
Evangeline
Focus Friday
Focus on the following scripture throughout the day. It’s God’s Word and it’s what He desires us to believe. Believe it is true for you because God’s Word is Truth. Speak this Word to yourself throughout the day. Personalize it by putting your name in it!
“This is the day the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.” ~ Psalm 118:24
Focus Friday
Focus on the following scripture throughout the day. It’s God’s Word and it’s what He desires us to believe. Believe it is true for you because God’s Word is Truth. Speak this Word to yourself throughout the day. Personalize it by putting your name in it!
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“Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.” ~Joshua 1:8 (NLT)
Infertility Retreat Update
To give you the best experience possible, the infertility retreat has been rescheduled for the Spring of 2014.
Why you need to be there:
- Gather with a small group of women who are also struggling with infertility but are looking for ways to avoid the pit of despair and some practical applications of HOPE.
- Enjoy a weekend in an intimate setting at a beautiful location in Arizona.
- Participate in no-pressure workshops that help you address the spiritual aspect of infertility and develop/maintain a hope-filled focus.
- Take part in activities that will increase your joy.
- Spend time being refreshed by God’s love.
- Take advantage of a low registration fee. The cost of workshop materials, activities and 5 meals would be covered in your registration fee.
This is just the thing you need.
Fill out the form below and we’ll keep you posted with new details.
5 MORE Bible Verses Every Infertile Woman Needs to Know
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.