Christian ladies TTC, we can encourage one another.

[Godsjewel]

Why does it hurt so badly to lose a baby? Even one only a few weeks post-conception? The answer, my friend, is actually pretty simple. That tiny, little baby—even if he or she was no more than a few cells—was created in the very image and likeness of God Almighty! Oh, the preciousness of this tiny little creature! For a short time, your mortal frame, or that of your spouse, housed the very image and likeness of God Himself. We can only imagine what God looks like. We are told in Scripture that if we were able to look at Him with human eyes that we simply could not take it and we’d fall dead (Exodus 33:20). However, He found a way to give us a glimpse of Himself. He created us in His image and in His likeness. Not exactly like him. He may not have green eyes and brown hair like me, but I’ve been created in His image and His likeness. Your baby was too, and this makes your baby precious. Oh, the unfathomable worth of the child who has God’s fingerprints all over them!



God even says “Before I formed you in your mother’s womb, I knew you”. He doesn’t saunter into a delivery room and look as a newborn takes its first breath and say “Thanks, doc. I’ll take it from here!” Birth is not a prerequisite for God’s protection, God’s love or God’s involvement in your baby’s life. Before your baby was conceived in your body, he or she was already conceived in the heart and mind of God. Before you loved your child, God loved your baby. Before you prepared your nursery, God had already prepared a place. Before you knew you’d lay down your life to save your baby, God laid down His life to save his or her soul. God never planned on waiting until your baby was born to know and love your baby.



God still loves you. Even though He has allowed you to walk through the devastation of miscarriage. He offers you His comfort and His healing. You can pour out your heart to God and He’ll understand. When friends, family, and even your spouse can’t bear to see your tears anymore, God has incredibly broad shoulders for you to cry on and strong arms for you to fall into. Lay your head on His chest and hear His heart beating. A heart that broke just like yours has.



As you find comfort in the bosom of Love Himself, don’t forget to look into His eyes and see the promise of a heavenly and eternal reunion with your child. One that will not end in miscarriage. No SIDS allowed inside the gates of pearl! No stilled heartbeats. No blighted ovums. No spontaneous abortions. No grief. No sadness. Just an eternity with the child you’ve held in your heart so much longer than in your body! And an eternity with a God who loved you enough to orchestrate the death of His only Son to provide a way to reunite you with your child.



There is no doubt that Heaven will be an incredible place that defies the description of man. Never in our wildest imagination could we begin to come close to imagining what God has in store for those who love Him and have received His gift of salvation. Psalm 127 tells us that children are a gift and a reward. If you are a Christian, your gift is unopened, waiting for your arrival in Heaven. What joy your heavenly reunion with your child will bring! Perhaps the only place you ever saw your baby was on a positive pregnancy test or on a stilled sonogram screen. Child of God, you will see your baby one day! You’ll see the expressions on their face, smell their fragrance, and hear that precious voice in the place that God has prepared. Was a hospital room the only place you were ever able to hold your stilled child in your arms? One day, because of the sacrifice of Calvary you’ll explore together all that Heaven has to offer. For the child of God these are great and precious promises. Not only are you assured an eternity with the baby you have loved and lost, but even more importantly, you will be with the God who loved you enough to sacrifice His baby to allow you an eternity with yours. All you have to do is accept His salvation and with a joyful, redeemed heart join Him at His home. He—and your child—are waiting for you there.

-Beth Forbus

Looking forward to seeing my 3 angels one day. Thank you Lord for taking good care of them.

 

[DBZ34]

Why does it hurt so badly to lose a baby? Even one only a few weeks post-conception? The answer, my friend, is actually pretty simple. That tiny, little baby—even if he or she was no more than a few cells—was created in the very image and likeness of God Almighty! Oh, the preciousness of this tiny little creature! For a short time, your mortal frame, or that of your spouse, housed the very image and likeness of God Himself. We can only imagine what God looks like. We are told in Scripture that if we were able to look at Him with human eyes that we simply could not take it and we’d fall dead (Exodus 33:20). However, He found a way to give us a glimpse of Himself. He created us in His image and in His likeness. Not exactly like him. He may not have green eyes and brown hair like me, but I’ve been created in His image and His likeness. Your baby was too, and this makes your baby precious. Oh, the unfathomable worth of the child who has God’s fingerprints all over them!



God even says “Before I formed you in your mother’s womb, I knew you”. He doesn’t saunter into a delivery room and look as a newborn takes its first breath and say “Thanks, doc. I’ll take it from here!” Birth is not a prerequisite for God’s protection, God’s love or God’s involvement in your baby’s life. Before your baby was conceived in your body, he or she was already conceived in the heart and mind of God. Before you loved your child, God loved your baby. Before you prepared your nursery, God had already prepared a place. Before you knew you’d lay down your life to save your baby, God laid down His life to save his or her soul. God never planned on waiting until your baby was born to know and love your baby.



God still loves you. Even though He has allowed you to walk through the devastation of miscarriage. He offers you His comfort and His healing. You can pour out your heart to God and He’ll understand. When friends, family, and even your spouse can’t bear to see your tears anymore, God has incredibly broad shoulders for you to cry on and strong arms for you to fall into. Lay your head on His chest and hear His heart beating. A heart that broke just like yours has.



As you find comfort in the bosom of Love Himself, don’t forget to look into His eyes and see the promise of a heavenly and eternal reunion with your child. One that will not end in miscarriage. No SIDS allowed inside the gates of pearl! No stilled heartbeats. No blighted ovums. No spontaneous abortions. No grief. No sadness. Just an eternity with the child you’ve held in your heart so much longer than in your body! And an eternity with a God who loved you enough to orchestrate the death of His only Son to provide a way to reunite you with your child.



There is no doubt that Heaven will be an incredible place that defies the description of man. Never in our wildest imagination could we begin to come close to imagining what God has in store for those who love Him and have received His gift of salvation. Psalm 127 tells us that children are a gift and a reward. If you are a Christian, your gift is unopened, waiting for your arrival in Heaven. What joy your heavenly reunion with your child will bring! Perhaps the only place you ever saw your baby was on a positive pregnancy test or on a stilled sonogram screen. Child of God, you will see your baby one day! You’ll see the expressions on their face, smell their fragrance, and hear that precious voice in the place that God has prepared. Was a hospital room the only place you were ever able to hold your stilled child in your arms? One day, because of the sacrifice of Calvary you’ll explore together all that Heaven has to offer. For the child of God these are great and precious promises. Not only are you assured an eternity with the baby you have loved and lost, but even more importantly, you will be with the God who loved you enough to sacrifice His baby to allow you an eternity with yours. All you have to do is accept His salvation and with a joyful, redeemed heart join Him at His home. He—and your child—are waiting for you there.

-Beth Forbus

Looking forward to seeing my 3 angels one day. Thank you Lord for taking good care of them.

Thank you for this, GJ. I really needed this today and I didn't even know it. Of course, I couldn't get through it without major tears, but it's just what I needed.

 

[MummyWant2be]

Why does it hurt so badly to lose a baby? Even one only a few weeks post-conception? The answer, my friend, is actually pretty simple. That tiny, little baby—even if he or she was no more than a few cells—was created in the very image and likeness of God Almighty! Oh, the preciousness of this tiny little creature! For a short time, your mortal frame, or that of your spouse, housed the very image and likeness of God Himself. We can only imagine what God looks like. We are told in Scripture that if we were able to look at Him with human eyes that we simply could not take it and we’d fall dead (Exodus 33:20). However, He found a way to give us a glimpse of Himself. He created us in His image and in His likeness. Not exactly like him. He may not have green eyes and brown hair like me, but I’ve been created in His image and His likeness. Your baby was too, and this makes your baby precious. Oh, the unfathomable worth of the child who has God’s fingerprints all over them!



God even says “Before I formed you in your mother’s womb, I knew you”. He doesn’t saunter into a delivery room and look as a newborn takes its first breath and say “Thanks, doc. I’ll take it from here!” Birth is not a prerequisite for God’s protection, God’s love or God’s involvement in your baby’s life. Before your baby was conceived in your body, he or she was already conceived in the heart and mind of God. Before you loved your child, God loved your baby. Before you prepared your nursery, God had already prepared a place. Before you knew you’d lay down your life to save your baby, God laid down His life to save his or her soul. God never planned on waiting until your baby was born to know and love your baby.



God still loves you. Even though He has allowed you to walk through the devastation of miscarriage. He offers you His comfort and His healing. You can pour out your heart to God and He’ll understand. When friends, family, and even your spouse can’t bear to see your tears anymore, God has incredibly broad shoulders for you to cry on and strong arms for you to fall into. Lay your head on His chest and hear His heart beating. A heart that broke just like yours has.



As you find comfort in the bosom of Love Himself, don’t forget to look into His eyes and see the promise of a heavenly and eternal reunion with your child. One that will not end in miscarriage. No SIDS allowed inside the gates of pearl! No stilled heartbeats. No blighted ovums. No spontaneous abortions. No grief. No sadness. Just an eternity with the child you’ve held in your heart so much longer than in your body! And an eternity with a God who loved you enough to orchestrate the death of His only Son to provide a way to reunite you with your child.



There is no doubt that Heaven will be an incredible place that defies the description of man. Never in our wildest imagination could we begin to come close to imagining what God has in store for those who love Him and have received His gift of salvation. Psalm 127 tells us that children are a gift and a reward. If you are a Christian, your gift is unopened, waiting for your arrival in Heaven. What joy your heavenly reunion with your child will bring! Perhaps the only place you ever saw your baby was on a positive pregnancy test or on a stilled sonogram screen. Child of God, you will see your baby one day! You’ll see the expressions on their face, smell their fragrance, and hear that precious voice in the place that God has prepared. Was a hospital room the only place you were ever able to hold your stilled child in your arms? One day, because of the sacrifice of Calvary you’ll explore together all that Heaven has to offer. For the child of God these are great and precious promises. Not only are you assured an eternity with the baby you have loved and lost, but even more importantly, you will be with the God who loved you enough to sacrifice His baby to allow you an eternity with yours. All you have to do is accept His salvation and with a joyful, redeemed heart join Him at His home. He—and your child—are waiting for you there.

-Beth Forbus

Looking forward to seeing my 3 angels one day. Thank you Lord for taking good care of them.

OMG Sarah,thank you for this...I for oe have been missing my angel lately..can not wait to meet up wIth him one of the good days..for now God will contuinue nurturing and caring for him..lost my pregnancy at 5weeks,and I'v always refereed to my baby as a "he"for some reason,just thout it was a boy..#loads of hugs angel mummies.

 

[xxx_faithful]

Sarah, thankyou for listening to God when he told you to create this thread. Thankyou for listening to his quiet whisper when he urged you to create space online where woman can share their heart, their hurt and include faith in God in the midst of their walk to conceive. As it is coming up to our 2 yr Anniversary of this thread, i want to say in advance - thank you.

Ladies, I recently moved to Texas from Australia and with Gods blessings i had the privilege today of meeting another BnB member from this thread, HisGrace. It was lovely to meet her, although never meeting her before, it was as if i had always known her. Thats the thing when it comes to God when he created spiritual sisters, he creates bonds between people that have never met because not only do we share wanting to be mothers, and then being blessed as one, but the Honour of being called family when we share God as our Father.

I am reminded today of Gods crazy and bizarre way he connects people, he is in his workshop creating friendships and ties in one another while we sleep. His work is never done in our lives. He is constantly working for our good. Let's rest in that today.


xxx_faithful

 

[shorty42383]

I just stumbled across this thread and I am so excited to go through and read all of the posts! This is probably the best forum that I have seen, sharing in each other's journeys and encouraging each other to grow closer with Christ through all of this! Thank you for this forum!

My husband and I have been trying to conceive baby #1 fir a little over a year. Today I was diagnosed with PCOS and will begin metformin tomorrow morning. I am catiously optimistic! I am excited to finally TTY with the ability to actually conceive!

Sounds like you and I are in about the same spot of the journey make sure you take the Met with a meal! Welcome to the thread!

I took my first dose this morning and made sure to eat before hand. I was really nervous how my stomach would handle it, I don't do well with meds, normally. But, I was totally fine! How are you doing with the met? How long have you been on it?

 

[blue33]

Welcome Shorty42383

 

[ProfWife]

Ladies - in need of prayer right now...

The co-worker who made me so upset last year at school with her pregnancy ("just use opks...they work every time...took us only 4 months") who had her baby in May just announced in her autumn blessing card that she's pregnant with #2.

Trying REALLY hard to be happy for her when I'm desperately seeking and praying for my own struggle to end with two lines. (And yes, she knows we're struggling and that we've been "diagnosed" as infertile now...still sent me the ecard at school today.)

Hubs and I talked at great length today about our plan moving forward...and neither of us is really sure of what to do next. Since we haven't felt anything for or against any method or option we have, we're just maintaining the current status quo.

Oh...and the chiropractor found a spot on my hip bone on the x-ray taken last week. He's sending it off to be evaluated by a radiology tech for their opinions. This was after finding out my principal's wife is having a double mastectomy for breast cancer last week and that a dear friend's brain tumor has come back. It's been a rough day, to put it mildly.

 

[Godsjewel]

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE

“Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith...”
(Hebrews 12:2, NKJV)

TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria

In John Chapter 4, Jesus met a Samaritan woman at a well. He asked her for something to drink. She was a little surprised because in those days the Jews didn’t have anything to do with the Samaritans. She said, “How can you ask me for something to drink?” Jesus said, “If you knew who I am, you would ask of Me, and I would give you Living Water.

She immediately began to look in the natural. She said, “But, sir, you don’t have anything to draw water with. You don’t have any kind of bucket or pail. How can you give me living water?”

How many times do people do the same thing today? God tells us He is going to do something great in our lives, and we start looking at things in the natural, and before long, we talk ourselves out of it! But we have to remember, God can take something that is ordinary, breathe on it and turn it into something that’s extraordinary. With God, all things are possible! Don’t just look at things in the natural, look at the greatness of God. Stay focused on what He can do and embrace all He has for you!

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

Father, today I lift my eyes off of my circumstances and set my focus on You. I know that with You, all things are possible. Show me Your ways. Show me Your love and all of the good things You have prepared for me in Jesus’ name. Amen.

 

[shorty42383]

Ladies - in need of prayer right now...

The co-worker who made me so upset last year at school with her pregnancy ("just use opks...they work every time...took us only 4 months") who had her baby in May just announced in her autumn blessing card that she's pregnant with #2.

Trying REALLY hard to be happy for her when I'm desperately seeking and praying for my own struggle to end with two lines. (And yes, she knows we're struggling and that we've been "diagnosed" as infertile now...still sent me the ecard at school today.)

Hubs and I talked at great length today about our plan moving forward...and neither of us is really sure of what to do next. Since we haven't felt anything for or against any method or option we have, we're just maintaining the current status quo.

Oh...and the chiropractor found a spot on my hip bone on the x-ray taken last week. He's sending it off to be evaluated by a radiology tech for their opinions. This was after finding out my principal's wife is having a double mastectomy for breast cancer last week and that a dear friend's brain tumor has come back. It's been a rough day, to put it mildly.

Praying for you right now! Just remember that the Lord promises to give us the desires of our hearts, Psalms 37:3-5. After all, he is the one that placed them in there. Unfortunately, for some of us it takes longer for those desires to come to fruition.

Praying that your sorrow will be replaced with joy, even if only for a few moments and that your frustration will be replaced with peace! Also, lifting up those in your life that are struggling with health concerns!

 

[Godsjewel]

Ladies - in need of prayer right now...

.

I’m sorry Hun This journey has definitely opened my eyes that so many people aren’t educated on infertility and don’t understand that their words or advice are hurtful. For instance, I just miscarried twins a couple of weeks ago and then my sis-in-law who has 2 boys that took her less than 6 months to conceive just miscarried as well. She was going on how she doesn’t understand how this can happen and it seems like everyone else around her is getting pregnant and so quickly ….I just nodded my head. In my mind I’m thinking, “Really?!?! You’re going to tell me all this when I’ve been struggling for 6yrs to have my 1st child and have had 3 losses within a 5 month period.” Sadly, some will never get it.

I completely understand how you are feeling as all of the words are like sand paper to our hearts. I pray that the Lord will comfort you and heal the scrapes that these words have placed on your heart.

What has helped me along this path is knowing that God has given us all a separate path and journey in this life. Some women can look at their husbands and get pregnant, but we may in turn have something they have prayed or longed for. I have a wonderful family, an amazingly supportive Hubby and a beautiful daughter who is a precious addition to our life.

God always has a plan for our good and I know it’s hard, but we have to trust Him and know that His timing is perfect, whether it be next week, in a couple of months or a years, He knows your heart’s desire and has placed it there for a reason. During this time, ask God what He would want you to learn during this waiting period.

Praying for health and healing!

 

[me222]

Ohh Sarah- I'd love to be one of those women who just look at their husband and fall pregnant...I'm sure we all feel this way. But, like you said- all our journeys are different and we are to continue serving Jesus even during the difficult waiting period. Many hugs to you.
Pro-wife- praying for comfort for you too. It sux when people are so insensitive. We've all experience the dumb naïve comments and tried to hold our heads high and smile through it...then go home and cry. I think since we all don't have the opportunity to easily meet each other in person - that when we get to heaven and all meet- there may be a true understanding between us as we remember this forum and how we laughed, cried and prayed for each other. Sarah- thank you for creating this forum.
I guess during this waiting time, it has been easier for my husband and I to have left and moved to Guatemala. But - it's still hard- especially when asked when we are going to have children. WHEN? We don't know...it isn't entirely up to us.

Anyway, praying for comfort for each of you and for God's provisions.

 

[xxx_faithful]

I’m sorry Hun This journey has definitely opened my eyes that so many people aren’t educated on infertility and don’t understand that their words or advice are hurtful. For instance, I just miscarried twins a couple of weeks ago and then my sis-in-law who has 2 boys that took her less than 6 months to conceive just miscarried as well. She was going on how she doesn’t understand how this can happen and it seems like everyone else around her is getting pregnant and so quickly ….I just nodded my head. In my mind I’m thinking, “Really?!?! You’re going to tell me all this when I’ve been struggling for 6yrs to have my 1st child and have had 3 losses within a 5 month period.” Sadly, some will never get it.

I completely understand how you are feeling as all of the words are like sand paper to our hearts. I pray that the Lord will comfort you and heal the scrapes that these words have placed on your heart.

What has helped me along this path is knowing that God has given us all a separate path and journey in this life. Some women can look at their husbands and get pregnant, but we may in turn have something they have prayed or longed for. I have a wonderful family, an amazingly supportive Hubby and a beautiful daughter who is a precious addition to our life.

God always has a plan for our good and I know it’s hard, but we have to trust Him and know that His timing is perfect, whether it be next week, in a couple of months or a years, He knows your heart’s desire and has placed it there for a reason. During this time, ask God what He would want you to learn during this waiting period.

Praying for health and healing![/QUOTE]


How are you feeling now towards your sister in law? What was your actually response towards her comment? I'm sorry she said that..... i wish i was there to tell her my thoughts. I would of left nothing for you to say

 

[dovkav123]

Hello ladies,
I just found your amazing thread and I'll be so pleased to read all your prayers and destiny in a few days.

I met a woman in the ship few weeks ago and she told me that with a prayer to Jesus she got everything she wanted in her life. She gave a birth to only one child but she wanted 10. So she somehow got a job working with children and she has more than 10 now!
She told me that body heals and Jesus guides you in this process.
My hubby keep telling me that maybe it is not meant to be, maybe it is not the right time for a child? What do you think about that?
I almost died 15 years ago, when my appendix bursted and infected my whole body. That's why the sperm can not meet an egg, my tubes and ovaries are scarred and injured. Was it meant to be this horrible incident? I was in wrong dr. hands in the wrong time. I was misdiagnosed and it took 2 days till they agreed to check my appendix.

Everything is in Lord hands and I'll be more patient now....

 

[Godsjewel]

How are you feeling now towards your sister in law? What was your actually response towards her comment? I'm sorry she said that..... i wish i was there to tell her my thoughts. I would of left nothing for you to say

She has said multiple things throughout these years that have left me speechless. I just told her, "Hello, I know". Her personality is a little harsh, even though she doesn't mean to come off that way. I now just brush it off my shoulder because I know she's bound to say something that isn't going to agree with me.

I love her dearly, but I think she needs to learn how to think before she speaks.

 

[dovkav123]

"TO HOLLY SPIRIT Thou who makes me see everything and shows me the way to reach my ideal. Thou who gives me the devine gift to forgive and forget the wrong that is done to me an who are in all instances of my life with me, in this short dialogue, I want to thank Thee for everything and comfirm once more that I never want to be separated from Thee,;no matter how great the material desire may be. I want to be with Thee and my Loved ones in your Perpetual Glory. Amen. WALT"

I found this message in the Bible, it was a piece of old newspaper. Also it says Persons must say this prayer for 3 consecutive days without starting one's wish. After 3 days your wish will be granted mo matter how difficult it may be. Promise to publish this prayer.

 

[Godsjewel]

Hello ladies,
I just found your amazing thread and I'll be so pleased to read all your prayers and destiny in a few days.

I met a woman in the ship few weeks ago and she told me that with a prayer to Jesus she got everything she wanted in her life. She gave a birth to only one child but she wanted 10. So she somehow got a job working with children and she has more than 10 now!
She told me that body heals and Jesus guides you in this process.
My hubby keep telling me that maybe it is not meant to be, maybe it is not the right time for a child? What do you think about that?
I almost died 15 years ago, when my appendix bursted and infected my whole body. That's why the sperm can not meet an egg, my tubes and ovaries are scarred and injured. Was it meant to be this horrible incident? I was in wrong dr. hands in the wrong time. I was misdiagnosed and it took 2 days till they agreed to check my appendix.

Everything is in Lord hands and I'll be more patient now....

Welcome I'm so glad you've joined us.

Praise God that you are alive and able to share your story with us. I pray that God gives you the strength during this waiting time and we are all here to help encourage and pray for you.

Blessings

 

[Godsjewel]

I actually remember my first race as a kid. I picked the shortest race—the 100 yard dash. Even though I ran as fast as my little legs could carry me—I came in dead last. But I didn’t give up. Every time track season came around, I would sign up again for the 100-yard dash, but even after considerable training, I lost every race. I don’t remember when it happened, but somewhere along the way, my track coach encouraged me to sign up to run the mile—and I did. And much to my surprise, I discovered that I had the natural stamina for long distance running—and I actually started winning some races. I still yearned to be a sprinter, but I eventually began to take pleasure in long distance running. In fact, I liked it so much that I kept running all the way through high school.

Before I knew, it was time to sign up for the next big event in my life—the race to motherhood—and just like when I was a kid, I wanted to get to the finish line as quickly as possible. But no matter how hard I tried or what I did—my closest friends and even my younger sister were all able to crossover the finish line of motherhood far ahead of me. Little did I know that my Heavenly Coach was training me for the “motherhood marathon”.

Hot, sweaty and panting, I would cry out to my Coach, “Why is everyone else’s race so short? Why do I have to run a marathon? All I want is to see the finish line and cross it. I am so tired and weary.” My Coach would listen to my constant complaining and then encourage me with all the things His Father said like:

28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary,and his understanding no one can fathom.

29 He gives strength to the wearyand increases the power of the weak.

30 Even youths grow tired and weary,and young men stumble and fall;

31 but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles;they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. (Isaiah 41:28-31)

For years, in agony and tears, I continued to train for my marathon—and my faithful Coach was always there. He would even return after days when I would run away from Him and ignore His words of wisdom. I don’t remember the exact day when it happened, but one day, instead of ignoring the words of my Coach, I started to listen to Him. Before I knew it, my toilsome training regimen started to become more tolerable. In fact, one day I even asked my Coach to run with me—He always offered to run with me, but I repeatedly told Him that I would prefer to do it alone. On the days that He ran with me, I realized that I would run and not grow weary. And somehow all those wise words that He had spoken to me all these years started to make more sense.

My Coach and I started to run together every morning. He took me on courses that I had not run before—and together we went up steep mountain-sides that I would have never attempted on my own. As we ran, we sometimes talked non-stop and sometimes we just ran side-by-side in silence as I tried to apply some of the training techniques He had taught me. Soon, I was waking up earlier and I was running longer than I had ever run in my entire life. Every day I was learning more and more from my Coach about the purpose of my seemingly endless training for my marathon.

One day my Coach took me on a new trail. It was a crisp fall morning and the leaves were turning colors. We saw so many miraculous sights along the way—and then I saw a something that I had been longing to see for years. Just as the morning sun was beginning to rise—I saw the finish line. I took my Coach’s hand—and in that instant, I had the ability to run faster than I have ever run before. I was sprinting. It was an amazing feeling—I was soaring on eagle’s wings. And in that moment, I remembered an important life lesson that my Coach had taught me, “I can do all things through Him who gives me strength” (Philippians 4:13).

I will never forget the glorious moment when I crossed over the finish line—and I was bestowed with the gold medal of motherhood. It was surreal. I rejoiced in this beautiful victory and at the same time I felt completely unworthy to receive this honor. I gazed at my Coach’s face with tears of joy in my eyes and the deepest gratitude in my heart—and all I could whisper was something He had once told me, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith” (2 Timothy 4:7).

I am still running with my Coach. And no matter where you are in your own race—I hope you will never forget these words from our loving and faithful Heavenly Coach from Hebrews 12:1-3, which says:

“Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.”

--By Christy Nueman

 

[dovkav123]

Godsjewel, beautiful and inspirational story. Thank you.

 

[steph_466]

Wow great message

 

[xxx_faithful]

How are you feeling now towards your sister in law? What was your actually response towards her comment? I'm sorry she said that..... i wish i was there to tell her my thoughts. I would of left nothing for you to say

She has said multiple things throughout these years that have left me speechless. I just told her, "Hello, I know". Her personality is a little harsh, even though she doesn't mean to come off that way. I now just brush it off my shoulder because I know she's bound to say something that isn't going to agree with me.

I love her dearly, but I think she needs to learn how to think before she speaks.

Sar my sister-in-law and your sister-in-law should be friends or better yet, why didnt God make you MY sister-in-law?

I dont know how you deal with her personality, i would rather avoid a question then to hurt someone labelled as being 'honest'. So i do the only thing i know how and pray to God to remove my ill feelings towards her and her ability to speak her mind. God always removes these feelings i have of her, thankfully, as i wouldn't know how to deal with her being family otherwise.