“When the waves are crashing ’round you, when the fiery darts surround you, when despair is all you see. God wants to hear your voice when the wisest man has spoken and says, “Your circumstance is as hopeless as can be.” That’s when God wants to hear you sing.”
Archive for January, 2010
“God Wants To Hear You Sing” by Rodney Griffin
Posted in music, praise, tagged despair, endometriosis, God Wants To Hear You Sing, Greater Vision, infertility, praise, Rodney Griffin, suffering on January 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Joy-Stealer #1: Circumstances – Philippians 1
Posted in joy, tagged circumstances, infertility, joy, Philippians on January 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In the previous post, I described the circumstances in my life that I allowed to rob me of my joy. My actions revealed I was really looking for happiness – if I get pregnant, then I’ll be happy. Happiness has more to do with circumstances or “happenings”; things that take place that make us happy. Happiness is shallower than joy, which is deep-seated and spiritual. True joy may not always produce a smile, but it allows God’s purposes to be fulfilled in our lives.
Is Everyone Pregnant But Me?
Posted in joy, tagged infertility, joy, pregnancy, pregnant on January 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I am sure I cried with each new announcement. How can this be fair? In my mind, they jumped ahead of me. Some hadn’t been married as long or been trying as long as we had to get pregnant. Some probably even got pregnant the first month they tried. I didn’t know any of this for sure; it’s just how I was thinking.
Everything Is Working Out For Good
Posted in poetry, Scripture Verses, tagged faith, grace, plan, rejoice, sovereign, trust on January 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“…My plan cannot be understood by analyzing, so you must have faith, rejoice, and trust everything is working out for good.”
“Trust His Heart” by Eddie Carswell and Babbie Mason
Posted in music, tagged hope, music, trust on January 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“God is too wise to be mistaken. God is too good to be unkind. So when you don’t understand, when you don’t see His plan, when you can’t trace His hand, trust His heart.”
Streams in the Desert by Mrs. Charles E. Cowman
Posted in books, Streams in the Desert, tagged daily devotional, hurting, journal, Streams in the Desert, trials on January 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
After the Bible, this timeless classic is the book I recommend most for hurting people who are going through difficult trials.
Faith-Tester
Posted in faith, Streams in the Desert, tagged endometriosis, faith on January 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“You will never learn faith in comfortable surroundings. God gives us the promise in a quiet hour; God seals our covenants with great and gracious words, then He steps back and waits to see how much we believe; then He lets the tempter come, and the test seems to contradict all that He has spoken. It is then that faith wins its crown.”
Psalm 113:9 God’s Promise
Posted in Scripture Verses, tagged children, mother, Psalms on January 16, 2010 | 3 Comments »
“He maketh the barren woman to keep house and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord.” Psalm 113:9
Finding Joy in My Journey of Infertility
Posted in joy, tagged infertility, joy on January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What God wanted me to learn and what He used to encourage me, I want to share with others who are experiencing the same pain. The joy of this trial – the end result – wasn’t just to have a baby. God wanted me to have joy in spite of not having my heart’s desire – to have a baby of my own. The joy has been in my journey.
