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"My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me;
John 10:27
Imagine that you’ve been given the task of separating several flocks of sheep as they share one field. They belong to 9 different shepherds and you’ve got to make sure each little lamb goes home with the right guy. Here’s the problem: they all look alike! They don’t have name tags and they’ve obviously had a great time mingling with their baa-ing buddies. You could just divide them up evenly and shove them toward the shepherds. That won’t work. Some are male, some are female. Some are sick, while some are well. How about if you pick the grass eaters to give to one shepherd while the water drinkers go to the guy standing closest to the stream. Wait! They’re moving around too much to do it that way. Hurry! The lambs are scattering. You’ve got to make a decision.
While you stand there trying to figure out which decision makes the most sense, a crazy thing happens. One of the shepherds, Joe, stands up, takes a few steps out and makes this crazy sound. One by one, 57 sheep raise their heads, look at him and start trotting to him. The rest of the sheep continue to graze, but within a few minutes, 57 sheep are gathered around Joe the Shepherd looking up at him with their big, round brown eyes. He turns and walks away and his band of baa-ing charges follow behind.
Before you can figure out how he did that, Frank the Shepherd walks out and does the same thing. The same kind of call, the same response! This time, 36 lambs walk away from their meadow buffet and head toward Frank. None of the other sheep act like they even notice. Only Frank’s sheep are toddling toward him. It’s quite a sight to see.
Thanks for reading this, I hope it helps you make all the decisions facing you today.
Wait. I somehow sense that some of you may have missed my point. Allow me to explain.
You have so many heavy decisions to make in your desire for parenthood. Each one is so important. Not something easy like deciding what to have for dinner or what movie to see. No! You have to decide whether to pursue IVf or trust God for a miraculous and unassisted conception. You have to decide whether to put back 2 or 3 embryos. Go into debt for treatment, or keep trying on your own. Most importantly, you’re talking about the creation of an eternal soul. What could carry more weight?
How do I discern God’s will for me?
Once again, we have to be like sheep.
Sheep know the voice of their shepherd and will not even acknowledge the call of another. They have stayed close to him in storms and in good weather. They’ve heard him talking to them and about them. They’ve been with him so long that his voice means comfort, safety and provision to them. Somehow, they know he knows how to take care of them better than they do. When they hear his voice, they have no fear in following.
I’m sure you have prayed about your unmet desire to have a baby. I encourage you to keep praying, but pray even more. Surely you’ve read the Bible as you look for the answers. I encourage you to keep reading, but to read even more. You’ve sought God for His will for you. Keep seeking God, but seek Him even more.
The closer you are in your relationship to God, the more you will know His voice. Just like sheep who stay close to their shepherd’s feet, the closer you are to the Great Shepherd, the more familiar His voice will be to you. The more you know His voice, the better you’ll know whether your heart hears His desires for you, or your own desires speaking the loudest. You’ll know He knows better how to take care of you than you even know yourself. And when you know the voice of the shepherd leading you toward one decision and away from another, you’ll have no fear in following Him.
-Beth Forbus
John 10:27
Imagine that you’ve been given the task of separating several flocks of sheep as they share one field. They belong to 9 different shepherds and you’ve got to make sure each little lamb goes home with the right guy. Here’s the problem: they all look alike! They don’t have name tags and they’ve obviously had a great time mingling with their baa-ing buddies. You could just divide them up evenly and shove them toward the shepherds. That won’t work. Some are male, some are female. Some are sick, while some are well. How about if you pick the grass eaters to give to one shepherd while the water drinkers go to the guy standing closest to the stream. Wait! They’re moving around too much to do it that way. Hurry! The lambs are scattering. You’ve got to make a decision.
While you stand there trying to figure out which decision makes the most sense, a crazy thing happens. One of the shepherds, Joe, stands up, takes a few steps out and makes this crazy sound. One by one, 57 sheep raise their heads, look at him and start trotting to him. The rest of the sheep continue to graze, but within a few minutes, 57 sheep are gathered around Joe the Shepherd looking up at him with their big, round brown eyes. He turns and walks away and his band of baa-ing charges follow behind.
Before you can figure out how he did that, Frank the Shepherd walks out and does the same thing. The same kind of call, the same response! This time, 36 lambs walk away from their meadow buffet and head toward Frank. None of the other sheep act like they even notice. Only Frank’s sheep are toddling toward him. It’s quite a sight to see.
Thanks for reading this, I hope it helps you make all the decisions facing you today.
Wait. I somehow sense that some of you may have missed my point. Allow me to explain.
You have so many heavy decisions to make in your desire for parenthood. Each one is so important. Not something easy like deciding what to have for dinner or what movie to see. No! You have to decide whether to pursue IVf or trust God for a miraculous and unassisted conception. You have to decide whether to put back 2 or 3 embryos. Go into debt for treatment, or keep trying on your own. Most importantly, you’re talking about the creation of an eternal soul. What could carry more weight?
How do I discern God’s will for me?
Once again, we have to be like sheep.
Sheep know the voice of their shepherd and will not even acknowledge the call of another. They have stayed close to him in storms and in good weather. They’ve heard him talking to them and about them. They’ve been with him so long that his voice means comfort, safety and provision to them. Somehow, they know he knows how to take care of them better than they do. When they hear his voice, they have no fear in following.
I’m sure you have prayed about your unmet desire to have a baby. I encourage you to keep praying, but pray even more. Surely you’ve read the Bible as you look for the answers. I encourage you to keep reading, but to read even more. You’ve sought God for His will for you. Keep seeking God, but seek Him even more.
The closer you are in your relationship to God, the more you will know His voice. Just like sheep who stay close to their shepherd’s feet, the closer you are to the Great Shepherd, the more familiar His voice will be to you. The more you know His voice, the better you’ll know whether your heart hears His desires for you, or your own desires speaking the loudest. You’ll know He knows better how to take care of you than you even know yourself. And when you know the voice of the shepherd leading you toward one decision and away from another, you’ll have no fear in following Him.
-Beth Forbus
I'm sure that was a very hard decision to come to, but I know either way God is going to help you through it.
We had planned to start our IVF journey soon, but I just found out my dysplasia has taken a bad turn and gotten a bit worse. The doc thinks some of the bad cells are beginning to turn cancerous and wants to do a LEEP procedure to remove all of them. I was pretty upset at first, but really feel like God is leading us to something... I just have to trust in Him and that until we figure out what "that" is. We could really use your prayers please! I hope the rest of you are doing well!!
