Christian ladies TTC, we can encourage one another.

[xxx_faithful]

I actually got good news from our fs today!! Contrary to what my obgyn said, our fs said today that he doesn't think we have to go with ivf. Instead he thinks we are really good candidates for having my tube unblocked through laproscopic, so its scheduled for November 8th. I am so happy with this news, because my obgyn had told me that we shouldn't have the surgery done because the risk of another ectopic was extremely high for us, but our fs said it wasn't that high of a risk, only about 25%. He was so optimistic!!

I'm also very happy because he is a very nice Christian man, who brought up God's name 3 different times during our appointment. It's so comforting to me to know that about a doctor. He also assured us that with God's help, he will help us have a little one!

Thanks for reading! I just wanted to share my news!

That's fantastic news!!!!!!! Thanks for sharing. Amen! God is good. I was secretly hoping you would be able to get your tubes cleared as I've researched myself ectopic pregnancies are not all that common, I hear only good news of this procedure! Let us know how it goes

Xxxx

 

[blue33]

Thank you xxxfaithful! God is good!! I am so happy that I can have the surgery, I was a little worried about the financial cost of ivf. Hopefully the surgery will work well and we can finally be on our way to having our little one!!

 

[Jett55]

Hey ladies I had something amazing happen tonight a lady from my church who's always had great leading from God when it comes to women being pregnant or getting pregnant...in fact she told a girl from my church that she was going to have another child well in a few months she was pregnant. anyways she told me tonight that dh & I are going to have a baby awesome confirmation from God that I've been waiting for thank you Jesus!

 

[xxx_faithful]

Hey ladies I had something amazing happen tonight a lady from my church who's always had great leading from God when it comes to women being pregnant or getting pregnant...in fact she told a girl from my church that she was going to have another child well in a few months she was pregnant. anyways she told me tonight that dh & I are going to have a baby awesome confirmation from God that I've been waiting for thank you Jesus!

Jett55 that is great news!!! May you hold onto that message that God has given you and OWN every word. Wear it on your heart. The enemy will always try to convince us otherwise. Remember, God has spoken.

Blessings to you and dh !!!

 

[xxx_faithful]

Emotions can be Misleading
by Joyce Meyer

It’s easy to make decisions based on what we want, think and feel―or what our emotions tell us is the right thing, right now. But we have to be very careful not to be led by emotions. We need to follow something much wiser and much more dependable―and that is the Word of God.

Hebrews 4:12 says that God’s Word is sharper than any two-edged sword, dividing soul and spirit and judging the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. In other words, God’s Word gives us wisdom to know right from wrong, and keep our thoughts and attitudes in control.

Even after years of study we may still not be able to apply every bit of wisdom God’s Word has for us, but we will have made considerable progress―and we’re covered by God’s grace and mercy as we continue to learn and grow.

First Corinthians 2:14 says that to those in the world, truths revealed by the Spirit sound like foolishness. Only spiritual people can understand the things of the Spirit. And sometimes it’s even very difficult for spiritual people to do!

I can tell you that when you’re truly being led by the Spirit, your head can have a hard time understanding what God’s doing because He often seems unreasonable. He will do many things in your life that you just cannot understand.

I used to be so confused about some of the things God allowed to happen in my life. But when I look back at them today, I can say, “Now I know why that had to happen. Now I know why that took place.”

God knows more than we know, His ways are above our ways, and He has a better plan for our lives than we do. Instead of being led by our feelings, we need to be led by God, even when we don’t understand.

How to Manage Unstable Emotions

If we want to improve in this area, we have to let God show us some truth about ourselves. We need Him to reveal the root of our problem because if we see it, we can deal with it, and then we can avoid the feelings that come from it. So we can pray for God to reveal those things to us. But feelings are unpredictable by nature, so we also need to learn how to manage them when they change unexpectedly.

It’s amazing how you can straighten up your attitude just by having a little chat with yourself. Your family may not be everything you’d like them to be, but you have a family. Your house might not be everything you’d like it to be, but you’re not on the street. You may not like your job, but somebody out there wants it. You may not even like your spouse, but I guarantee you there’s someone out there who would be happy to take them off your hands.

Victory is pretty much impossible until we learn how to live beyond our feelings.

They can change so quickly! Feelings make us cry one hour and laugh the next. They behave better when circumstances are good, and they act up during periods of waiting and change. I want you to master your feelings. I want you to own your emotions, not let them own you.

Colossians 3:2 says we should set our mind and keep it set on things above. If you will make a decision today to live by the Word instead of how you feel, I guarantee that a year from now you will be a different person―and I hope, very pleased with your progress.

 

[Jett55]

I've had a few people try to tell me they'll believe it when they see it but I know God is bigger than big. If we spoke for it not to rain during our outside wedding ceremony Saturday (we got married in march but dh wanted me to get the whole big ceremony) & it didn't rain despite people saying otherwise I know He can do it. Not to mention I know this lady very well practically all my life & I know she doesn't say anything to anyone unless God tells her. Even if it doesn't happen right this instant I finally have the confirmation from God & have total peace about it knowing it's going to

 

[xxx_faithful]

Gods clinic ~

I went to Gods clinic to have my routine checkup and confirmed I was ill.

When Jesus took my blood pressure, He saw I was low in tenderness.

When he read my temperature, the thermometer registered 40c of anxiety.

He ran an electrocardiogram and found that I needed several "love bypasses" since my arteries were blocked with loneliness and could
not provide for an empty heart.

I went to orthopedics, because I could not walk by my brothers side and I could not hug my friends, since I had fractured myself when tripping with envy.

He also found I was short sighted, since I could not see beyond the shortcomings of my brothers and sisters.

When I complained about deafness, the diagnosis was that I had stopped listening to Jesus' voice talking to me on a daily basis.

For all of that, Jesus gave me a free consultation thanks to his mercifulness, so my promise is to, once I leave this clinic, is to only take the natural remedies he prescribed.

1. Every morning take a full glass of gratitude.

2. When getting to work take one spoon of peace.

3. Every hour, take one pill of patience, one cup of brotherhood and one glass of humility.

4. When getting home, take one dose of love.

5. When going to bed, take two capsules of clear conscience.

6. Do not give into sadness of desperation for what you are going through today.

God knows how you feel.......
God knows exactly and with perfection what is happening in your life at this precise moment.

God's purpose for you is simply perfect. He wants to show you things that only you can understand by living what you are living, and by being in the place you are now.

May God give you...
For every storm, a rainbow.
For every tear, a smile.
For every care, a promise,
And a blessing in each trial.
For every problem life sends, a faithful friend to share.
For every sigh, a sweet song,
And an answer for each prayer.

 

[Godsjewel]

Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant,

does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;

bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Love never fails;

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

My father was a pastor for more than 50 years. It was a calling he cherished and it fit him well. One day he received a phone call from a church member (who just happened to be a next door neighbor) laughing hysterically. She said her 6 year old son had come running wide-eyed to her and breathlessly exclaimed, “Mom! Pastor Barker is outside mowing his grass with no clothes on!”



Knowing that her pastor was not outside mowing his grass with no clothes on, curiosity obviously got the best of her, and this church member quickly went to her window. There was pastor innocently taking care of his lawn as anyone else would--fully clothed! Why would her son think the pastor had lost his mind--and his attire? She looked at her confused and upset son, and noticed something she hadn’t noticed before: he was squinting. When she looked back out the window, she realized the pastor had on tan colored clothing. Then it dawned on her. Her son needed glasses. His vision had become blurry. When he looked out the window and saw the pastor in flesh colored clothing, he thought he saw the pastor with no clothes! What a mistake to make all because of a child’s vision being out of focus!



Has infertility caused your heart to become blurry? It is so easy to focus on nothing but having a baby that you lose sight of other things and other relationships that are precious to you. Has your relationship with your spouse become nothing more than a baby-making venture? It’s easy to do, isn’t it? What mistakes we can make when our relationship vision becomes blurry. We find that the stressful times increase and the joyful times decrease. We can’t see all the wonderful things we love about our spouse. We only see negative pregnancy tests. When you want a baby so badly, and that desire is delayed it can be easy to obsess on sperm counts and ovulation days and forget how much you really do love his goofy sense of humor or the cute dimple in his chin. Infertility has caused our vision to be out of focus.

If your vision has become blurry, I challenge you today to focus on your relationship with your spouse. Choose a day when you know conception is impossible. Pick a day when there are no doctor’s appointments and when you are certain that you will not ovulate. Recreate your first date, or perhaps the day you got engaged. Perhaps you could relive the first time you realized you couldn’t live without him. Go back to the days when you didn’t know infertility would be your constant companion. Focus on your spouse. Focus on what it was that drew you to each other. Fall in love with each other all over again. Find what it was that God thought was such a good idea that He chose to put the two of you together. Enjoy each other completely for a day, and set your focus to let each other feel loved.

Infertility will still be there tomorrow. You can go back to that journey then. But for today, focus on developing great gifts you can give the child you hope to have one day. The greatest gift you can give a child is a home where Jesus Christ is honored as King, and one where knowing Him will come easily and naturally for your child. The next greatest gift you can give your child is to be raised in a home where Mom and Dad love each other and have a strong, stable marriage. A child raised in that kind of home will grow up feeling loved and secure, and will develop a sharp focus of their own.

So love Jesus and honor Him with your life. Love and focus on your spouse. Enjoy each other and your relationship today.

(And one more thing. If you have to cut your grass one more time this year--wear bright colored clothing!)

-Beth Forbus

 

[uwa_amanda]

Just wanted to post really quick to let you all know that everything is going to work out at the end of the month! I knew and felt that God had everything worked out, I never felt panicked about anything at all...just a little unsettled with the whole situation.

Now we will put back more money when (not if) this happens again so we will be even better prepared!

So thank you again! God is great!!!

 

[Godsjewel]

I was flat broke. I had run completely out of cash and asked my husband to cash a check for me. He had taken me on a lunch date, but in my rush to meet him, I had forgotten my purse at the office. Since I didn’t have my purse with me, I needed to make sure I put the cash in a safe place so I wouldn’t lose it. Guess where I hid it. You’ll love this! I hid it in my Bible. I tucked the envelope between the pages of the Psalms and buried my treasure in the Word.

The next day, as usual, I was rushing out the door to run some errands and meet someone for a meeting. I grabbed my purse and out the door I ran. I was half way to my meeting when it dawned on me. I didn’t have a single penny in my purse. All my cash was in my Bible. Every dollar I owned was tucked safely away in my Bible. True, no one stole any of it, but it wasn’t doing me any good either. I had to turn around, go back and get it, making me a few minutes late for my meeting.

Then it dawned on me. That money wasn’t the only “treasure” hidden in the pages of my Bible that day. Nor was it the only “treasure” that was worthless if it was left unused. There is so much that you can find to help you in your infertility struggle buried between the covers of your Bible. You’ll find stories of women just like you who have cried gallons and gallons of tears as they’ve begged God for babies. (Hannah--1 Samuel; Sarah--Genesis; Elizabeth--Luke) You’ll see husbands so frustrated because they cannot fill the void of an empty nursery. (Elkanah & Jacob) You’ll see a parent devastated by the death of a baby. (David--2 Samuel) You’ll always see a God who loves hurting people and stands beside them through each and every circumstance.

God could have chosen any situation to include in His Word. He chose to include infertility stories all through His Bible. Why did He do this? I believe He did this to show you that He cares about your baby hunger. He cares when you fall apart because you started another period. He cares that you cry because your neighbor is pregnant again. He cares that you’re sad because you had another birthday but not another baby. He put infertility stories all through His word to let you know He knows just how bad infertility hurts.

However, just like the money tucked away in my Bible lying on my counter couldn’t help me make any purchases, the precious stories and encouragement found in God’s Word can’t help you either if you don’t read them. I needed that money that day to provide for my needs. More than that, I needed God's Word to provide for my spiritual needs. Open your Bible! Find those stories. Let God’s Word become alive for you. The Word of God truly is living and active. It can change your heart and your way of thinking. It can teach you things about yourself and your relationship with God in ways you never could have dreamed. You may be surprised what hidden treasures you’ll find within its pages to help you in your struggle with infertility.

-Beth Forbus

 

[steph_466]

faithful I cant private message you, you need to delete some of the messsages in your inbox

 

[xxx_faithful]

What does your praying look like?
17th October 2013
By xxx_faithful

I want to talk to you this morning about prayer. Prayer is perceived similar to drinking water, everyone knows we should be having a certain amount each day but not everyone consumes that amount. Did you know that scientifically as soon as you are thirsty your body is already somewhat dehydrated? Why do we, when already knowing how much our body needs daily, then go
and drink less then that until our body shows signs of thirst to then consume the proper amount? Or better yet fill it up with so many other nutrient deficient/ high sugar drinks to compensate the lack of goodness, not to mention necessity, our body is receiving.

Who are we becoming when we have to be constantly reminded the necessary steps in Christianity rather then move beyond child play, to God really transforming us and renewing our world around us.

If prayer really works, and God wants us to pray to him on a consistent basis then what does our prayers look like? How often do we pray to him and once we actually remember to pray, what are we filling up 'God+me' time with? Let's take it a step back shall we. Do we even know HOW to pray?

Most will answer sure of course, 'Its talking to God' and yes you are right. But you are only half right. Talking to God is not nearly as important as listening to Him. You have things you want to say to Him (I'm sure of it), but He has things He wants to say to you.

Don't you think He deserves to be listened to just as much as He listens?

When's the last time you saw a friend, you said everything that was on your mind to then drive off without your friend ever saying a word?

Don't you think God feels the same way sometimes? Sometimes he feels like a one-sided friendship? Last time I checked you are meant to have a relationship with God, he isn't an ATM transaction.

If you take the time to listen, God will take the time to talk to you.

12 Steps to Prayer ~
1. Be silent: gather yourself
2. Give adoration: worship him
3. Confess: agree on your wrongs
4. Give thanks: for current life
5. Supplication: agree in prayer to fulfill his will
6. Specific requests: be specific
7. Secure promises: take Gods promises before Him
8. Plead the case: based on His promises
9. Believe: believe it as soon as you pray
10. Give thanks: for what you are receiving
11. Expect: preparing the way
12. Practice active belief: keep praying get up and look for what you ask for

And lastly when you pray keep in mind who you are in Christ and what God had promised you. If you don't immediately receive an answer be careful not to allow doubt in, "I'm
not sure anything happened". It happened. It may take a week, a month or it may take longer, however your prayer has been answered and it will be manifested. God heard what you said, it's on record.

Have a beautiful day !

Xoxox

xxx_faithful

 

[QueenKingfish]

I know I've been MIA, but I do pray for you ladies, even the newbies I don't know yet! I had to take a break from all things pregnancy and TTC. My heart wasn't in the right place anymore. The enemy was sneaking bitterness, anger and fear into every pregnancy announcement on my Facebook timeline (the straw that broke this camel's back was the night there were FOUR in a row).

I have a praise to share. After a crazy couple of weeks of finding out my normal GYN-PA had gone into preterm labor and would be out until March, the other GYN-PA couldn't see me until December, and none of the FIVE OB/GYNs taking patients unless they were pregnant (ugh, that's the issue, people!), the Lord led me to my GP. He gave me a preliminary diagnosis of PCOS, which I had felt was our issue all along, and confirmed that the OB/GYN across the street from my office was who I needed to be seeing instead of the office I couldn't get into. Had my appointment yesterday with my new doc. She is wonderful! She LISTENED, said I was right - it's PCOS, put me on Metformin and said she hopes we are pregnant in about 3 months.

Praise God! We are getting answers!

 

[Godsjewel]

I know I've been MIA, but I do pray for you ladies, even the newbies I don't know yet! I had to take a break from all things pregnancy and TTC. My heart wasn't in the right place anymore. The enemy was sneaking bitterness, anger and fear into every pregnancy announcement on my Facebook timeline (the straw that broke this camel's back was the night there were FOUR in a row).

I have a praise to share. After a crazy couple of weeks of finding out my normal GYN-PA had gone into preterm labor and would be out until March, the other GYN-PA couldn't see me until December, and none of the FIVE OB/GYNs taking patients unless they were pregnant (ugh, that's the issue, people!), the Lord led me to my GP. He gave me a preliminary diagnosis of PCOS, which I had felt was our issue all along, and confirmed that the OB/GYN across the street from my office was who I needed to be seeing instead of the office I couldn't get into. Had my appointment yesterday with my new doc. She is wonderful! She LISTENED, said I was right - it's PCOS, put me on Metformin and said she hopes we are pregnant in about 3 months.

Praise God! We are getting answers!

Yay, that's awesome! I heard a praise report about a woman who had pcos and when she told the doctor that was her problem, the Dr did an ultrasound and couldn't find one cyst there. Good news is there are multiple positive stories of ladies who have pcos and went on to have a baby.

Please keep us updated

 

[steph_466]

Queenkingfish, thats really exciting news!! Ive been on the metformin for two years now and it really helps. FX you get the bfp quick and easy!

 

[Yukki2011]

Hey ladies! I need a prayer request. My neighbors have lost their 2 year old. My church is also praying for them. But you can never have too many people praying. Thanks ladies.

 

[Godsjewel]

Hey ladies! I need a prayer request. My neighbors have lost their 2 year old. My church is also praying for them. But you can never have too many people praying. Thanks ladies.

Oh my! Yes, for sure I will keep them in prayer.

 

[SuperwomanTTC]

I will DEFINITELY be praying for them.

 

[HisGrace]

Praying for them right now.

 

[Godsjewel]

I once ventured into the world of the unknown and volunteered to be a chaperone for a Children’s Church camping trip. (I know, I know! What was I thinking?) For the most part, it was a typical camping trip. Lot of bugs, campfires, and s’mores. However, an amazing thing happened that you must know about to encourage you in your journey through infertility.

We had loaded the kids up on the van to take them to the lake for their evening worship service. We didn’t want to hike there as previously planned because it would be dark before we could return to the cabins and quite frankly, the other female chaperone and myself were quite terrified of the massive spiders we had already encountered hanging from the trees earlier in the day! The thought of walking into their webs in the dark was not something that brought joy to our hearts, therefore, we convinced the other leaders to take the kids to the worship service in the van! (Ok, we admit it! We were city slicker wimps!)

As we made our way to the location chosen for the worship service, I somehow got just enough of a signal on my smartphone to receive an email. It was a message from a precious lady who had corresponded with Sarah’s Laughter for some time. She had experienced many hardships in trying to build her family. We had prayed for her through medical treatments and various trials. Our hearts had broken for her as it seemed each attempt ended in disappointment. However, this email shared wonderful news. She was sharing with me that a daughter had finally been placed in her arms through the miracle of adoption. As I was reading that email, one of Children’s Church leaders began to lead the children in worship choruses to prepare them for their service. As I was reading this new mother’s words of how the child she had prayed for for so long had finally been placed in her arms, the van was filled with the sweetness of the sound of children’s voices singing “God is so good! God is so good! God is so good! He’s so good to me! He answers prayer! He answers prayer! He answers prayer! He’s so good to me!” It was a beautiful, almost surreal moment I won’t soon forget. I only wish you could have experienced it with me.

You see, God is good. God does answer your prayer. He hears every prayer you’ve ever prayed for a baby. He knows the plans He has for you. Jeremiah 29:11 is such a familiar passage of scripture and we quote it all the time. I know the plans I have for you. God does know the plans He has for us, and He’s working to bring those plans about. It’s easy to believe He’s working His plans when things go right, but it’s a little harder to believe when everything is falling apart and our hearts are being broken into. When it seems that everything is going wrong, maybe things aren’t going wrong at all. Maybe God is working things out according to His perfect plan. Maybe all those failed pregnancy tests aren’t really failures at all. Maybe they’re answered prayers. Maybe they are His way of bringing the right baby to your family at the right time in the right way.

God is so good! God is so good! God is so good! He’s so good to me!
He answers prayer! He answers prayer! He answers prayer! He’s so good to me!

-Beth Forbus