Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.
Romans 8:34
The silence of infertility can be deafening. You cry out time and time again with all the strength you can muster. You beg with God, plead with God, bargain with God. Yet He chooses to remain silent. You make promises. You do all you can do. If you think He expects something of you, you do it. If giving to others would help, you would give every earthly possession you have. For some unknown reason, God seems to be doing nothing on your behalf.
If you are at the point of falling apart, may I suggest a soft landing spot? As you fall, fall into the arms of God. They are strong enough to hold you and theyll catch you every single time. For you see, when you can go no further and your strength is gone, His strength becomes perfect in your weakness. And you know that terrifying stillness in the dark times? Those times when God seems a million miles away? Even though you know He can do anything, youre just so afraid He wont. Whenever I need proof that God is working in my life, all I need to do is simply turn my hand palm up and look at the inside of my wrist.
On the insides of my wrists you can see my blood vessels as clearly as though I had no skin. Nurses love me! They never have to search long for a place to stick me. To me, these bluish tubes buried just below the surface appear stagnant. No movement. No action. To my eyes, they appear as nothing more than streaks of color on my arms. I dont feel anything. No throbbing. No pressure. They have no sound. If I didnt see them, I wouldnt know they are even there.
But what is the reality? Life-giving blood is coursing through those veins. Every moment of my life from just weeks after my conception to even this very second, blood is and has been moving, flowing, providing life-giving nourishment to every cell that joins together to create me and it has never stopped. With every single beat of my heart, blood finds its way through the intricate highway of vessels and arteries and completes the job it was meant to do. I dont feel it. I dont have to. Just because I dont see the blood moving or feel it surging on its journey through my body, doesnt mean that its not carrying out its job to perfection. Even if I absolutely did not believe for a second that the blood was there, my heart would still pump, my cells would still receive nourishment and my body would continue to function. I could cry, fuss and adamantly declare that I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that blood is simply not flowing through my body. It wouldnt change a thing. Not even for a second. The mere fact that I am alive is proof that blood is flowing. Life is in the blood!
Are you beginning to see where Im headed? Its really a great destination! Romans 8:34 tells us that Christ, seated at the right hand of God, is interceding on our behalf. That Christ is seated at the right hand of God is significant, as being seated at the right hand of God designates a position of power. That means that right now, this instant, Christ, is busy working in power for your good. Just as you are blissfully unaware of the blood in your body flowing, working, moving through your veins, God through Christ is flowing, working and moving through the story of your life!
You may not see Him. You may not hear Him. You dont have to! That doesnt squash His ability. You may have never been aware, but Hes been working on your life since long before your birth, and Hes working for you even now. As you read these words, Hes working. As tears stream down your face, Hes working. As your hopes rise and fall, Hes working. As you sleep at night or as you toss and turn, Hes working. As you find those few precious moments when you forget you have a problem, Hes working. He never stops working on your behalf. And He never will.
-Beth Forbus