I can remember my husband asking me if I wanted to tell God, “No, I don’t want to go through this.” I knew it was His will for us to go through this for some reason, but it was a long and difficult journey. In a way, I was saying I wanted a different cross [...]
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Do You Want A Different Cross?
Posted in infertility, Streams in the Desert, trust, tagged infertility; Streams in the Desert on June 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Let Me Be A Rainbow In My Cloud
Posted in patience, rainbows, Streams in the Desert, tagged George Matheson, Hebrews 12:1, infertility, patience, rainbow in my cloud, Streams in the Desert on April 14, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Matheson challenges us with this thought: “Men ask for a rainbow in the cloud; but I would ask more from Thee. I would be, in my cloud, myself a rainbow – a minister to others’ joy.”
The Trial of Infertility
Posted in faith, Streams in the Desert, trials, waiting, tagged endometriosis, infertility, Streams in the Desert, trials on March 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A trial is simply a testing. I believe the trial of infertility is a test of faith and patience by suffering. God was putting my faith and patience to the test. Would I pass or fail? I wanted to just skip the test!
One Day Closer
Posted in faith, prayer, Streams in the Desert, waiting, tagged faith, infertility, prayer, Streams in the Desert on March 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We enjoy counting down the days to a special occasion or exciting event that is going to happen in our lives, don’t we? I counted down the days until my wedding day and always count down the days until vacation or Christmas. It brings a lot of excitement and anticipation. We can also look for [...]
God’s Delays Are Not Denials
Posted in Streams in the Desert, waiting, tagged Delayed Blessings Office, God's delays, Habakkuk 2:3, infertility, Streams in the Desert, waiting on March 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A recurring theme in Streams in the Desert is “God’s delays are not denials.” One of my favorite devotions is July 4th. This beautiful illustration made me smile to think my baby was in the Delayed Blessings Office. Anticipation!
When Will It Be My Turn?
Posted in Streams in the Desert, waiting, tagged despair, infertility, Streams in the Desert, waiting on March 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
What is quite possibly the hardest part of the journey of infertility? Waiting. Waiting for my turn – I remember having nursery duty one night at church and glancing at the list of expectant mothers. It looked long. I counted. 13. Thirteen names on the expectant mother’s list but not my name. “Lord, when will it be my turn?”
My Opportunity for Importunity
Posted in prayer, Streams in the Desert, tagged importunity, infertility, IVF, prayer, shared-risk, Spurgeon, Streams in the Desert on March 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“God will hear prayer, but He may not answer it at the time which we in our minds have appointed; He will reveal Himself to our seeking hearts, but not just when and where we have settled in our own expectations. Hence the need of perseverance and importunity in supplication. Never let us despair. God’s time for mercy will come; yea, it has come, if our time for believing has arrived. Ask in faith, nothing wavering; but never cease from petitioning because the King delays to reply.” C. H. Spurgeon
Is God Waiting On You?
Posted in books, decisions, faith, Streams in the Desert, waiting, tagged A Hope Deferred, decisions, faith, infertility, Streams in the Desert, waiting on February 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
J.R. Miller tells us in Streams in the Desert, January 26th, “God often waits for us. While we miss much good through not waiting for God, we also miss much through over-waiting. There are times when our strength is to sit still, but there are also times we need to go forward with a firm step. There are many divine promises which are conditioned upon the beginning of some action on our part.” This is faith in action.
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.”
