*This was the post that I started yesterday, so please remember if I say "today" I mean yesterday.
I was truly blessed today. I had the opportunity to eat lunch with a precious lady from our church. She has such an amazing testimony of God’s faithfulness, and took the time to really encourage me. She has four children, and all of them are adopted. She was never able to carry her children in her womb, but she knows her children were each blessings from God. She shared with me the sweetest stories of how each of her children came to be hers. I couldn’t even begin to tell you the miraculous ways that God worked to bring their family together!
However, before I met her for lunch I knew where our conversation would eventually end up. But no matter how much I prepared myself to be strong, I would have never have guessed how God was going to use our time together to bless me. We talked about infertility. We talked about the different emotions of disappointment, anger, confusion, impatience, and physical pain that someone goes through as they ride this insane roller coaster.
But more importantly, she helped me find reasons to praise God through all of this—reasons that I had never thought of before. She was able to help me see many hopeful and positive things about our situation. As a Christian, I know where my hope lies and who holds my future. I know that the Creator of the heavens and the earth will one day create a baby for me. But that doesn’t mean that I completely understand why all of this is happening to me.
As we talked, she continually poured scripture over me. She talked to me with scripture. She recited verse after verse that spoke directly to me! It was such a blessing to have God’s word encouraging me during our conversation.
My favorite verse that she used, which is my personal favorite, was Jeremiah 29:11. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord. “Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” And then she told me that God doesn’t make mistakes—that all of this is in His perfect plan for us.
It was such an amazing afternoon. Though all of the things that we talked about were truths that I have believed all my life, it still helped me to hear them again, and to know that such a strong woman of God has been through many of the same things that I am going through now.
And though this wasn’t what I originally planned on for my blog contest, I want you to tell me your favorite scripture or you can share a story of when God has placed someone in your path to give you hope and encouragement. Please leave a comment, and next Wednesday, I will draw a winner. The winner will get to take their pick of one of these three necklaces!
White Coral
Black and White...I like to call it Moonstone
Turquoise+Wood+Coral=Fabulous
Remember to leave a comment by Wednesday afternoon, and one of these necklaces could be yours-or it could make a great gift for someone for Christmas! Thanks for listening to me babble on, your comments and stories will be a blessing. I can't wait to hear what you have to say!
Congratulations Amy!
These chunky stones are the perfect color!
Earrings to match!
A modern twist on Classic Pearls.
Cutsie & Pink.
A fun neutral!
