F.A.I.T.H. (Forsaking all, I trust Him)

[willbamom1day]

Wilb I wanted to congratulate you I saw your post in Early pregnancy Symptoms thread! You are truly blessed hun! I want to post my favourite verse just for you!

Matthew 7:7 Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

Many wishes from me to you and lots of baby dust to everyone here!

Amen!

Thank you

 

[willbamom1day]

Hi again everyone, thanks for the warm welcomes.

1st couple of things, groovygrl i'm so sorry to hear of you troubles. Big hugs to you.

willbamom1day, congratulations!!!

A little on me, DH sent me a message the other day saying 'i recon this month will be our month'.
We have been taking things easy as in the first few months of ttc i was driving myself mad taking early preg tests(all neg) etc and then having AF turn up. Only BDing when i thought i was OV. Well, neither of us was happy so we're just taking things easy.
But since then i've been thinking and really getting my hopes up. Feeling hot, tired to the extent i almost feel asleep on the sofa after lunch! I only ever fall asleep in bed, at night! Been a bit more grumpy then normal. AF due on sat(for a 28 day cycle) but i have gone to 35 days before. So, i'm getting my hopes up and boy will i crash if i see AF or a BFN if i do a test.
It'll be odd if i am preg, after finding this forum and you guys. Maybe someone is watching me after all.

God is always watching over you and wants nothing but the best for you.

You have to have faith, believe and trust.

May God bless you soon

 

[willbamom1day]

Happy hump day

I hope I don't have to leave this group now I need to be here with you ladies as I continue to pray for you all and you guys go through this with me

Deb I agree with what mrskc wrote. Keep praying and believing and we will do the same

mrsmabrey my hubby is up at 4:30 every morning so I get up at 5:30 with him for bfast before he goes to work and that is how I had a set temp time - it was hard getting into it at first but then it became a habit and yes sometimes I went back to sleep but I always used that same time

terangel I was just doing a budget thing yesterday. Hubby teases me he will have to get 2 more jobs cause everything I want is a million $$$ - no it's not but this is my first so yeah I want nice new things

Rdy2b my heart goes out to you. Praying that clomid works for you and cycle 15 is the one

sterret sending prayers up for you

mamac Welcome thank you for sharing your words with us

Called yesterday to make appt with midwife and couldn't until my primary care doctor faxed them over conf. of pregnancy and any details on my asthma and wouldn't you know my primary cares office computesr were down all day so hope to hear something today on that as well as the blood work.

Heaven and earth shall pass away but my words shall not pass away - Matthew 24:35

 

[Dahlia]

thanks MAMA. and welcome.

RDY - that made me laugh...way to have a sense of humor as we go from one cycle to the next to the next. sorry about the Migraine Friend that came along, though. we are all in this together - especially you and I...I think we are the the last two hold-outs from the original group...which just shows how faithful God has been that everyone else has gotten their BFPs. lots more blessings to follow for all the newer girls too!!!

praying Clomid does the trick. I am going to see a different RE next month...we are praying about possibly starting Clomid on cycle 16. you don't have ovulation problems do you? did they test your egg quality - or what is the reasoning behind using Clomid? I am supposedly all good - but I am not sure that my RE actually tested my egg quality.

thinking of you today.

 

[beanni #1]

Groovy, praying for you. The Lord is a healer and will never give you more than you can handle.

Rdy sorry AF arrived. Praying month 15 will be the one

Willbe and MrsKC hope you are both feeling well and not experiencing any unpleasent symptoms

Deb

Isi my fellow nigerian sister how are you hun? Hope all is good. I continue to lift you and your husband up to the Lord.

Welcome to all the new ladies. May you all be blessed by the love and warmth that radiates from this group

 

[Terangela]

Rdy- Sorry AF showed. I hope clomid works for you.

Willb- I hate budgeting. I looked at ours last night and figured if I can make only $200/mo then that will be all I need to do. So if I take a $11/hr job after deductions I would only have to work about 5-6 hours per week. What a relief that is. I won't have enough hours for a maternity leave. Oh well. I think I can do some data entry for my brother. I just want to make enough money to pay for our ladies retreat in the fall, fix our freezer, pay for our DD's soccer, and then a little towards our line of credit. I have a book that is fantastic, but it is more for Canadians. I have already invested in some cloth diapers. My former boss bought some herself so I was able to buy them at the wholesale cost. That should save me money and then I can sell them after and re-coop the cost if I look after them well. I'll send you a link to the book site. It can save you money if you look at the tips. I wish I had the book when I had my first. It would have saved me thousands!

Mrskc-Hope all is well.

 

[Guppy051708]

Hi girls :wave: I need your help, nothing baby related really.
God has blessed my DH with this new job. He loves it and it has excellent benefits with exactly the pay we need to pay bills, loans, credit cards, food, and student loans all while I can be a SAHM. I am so grateful and I know the Lord is the one who gave us all of this...anyways, with greater income comes greater tithe (10% to be exact). Now 10% doesn't seem like a lot, but now it means about $400 per month. I know it sounds like we have a ton of money, but bc we pay $700-$1400 in student loans per month, we will always be on a fixed income now we need to give God this much. I want to want to give it but when I think about the money we owe towards student loans and credit cards and the fact that we want to buy a house, I just feel stuck between a wall and a rock will be living on a fixed income for a long time as loans won't be paid off for a very long time. I want to be faithful but it's just so hard knowing that 3 months worth of tithing could pay off one loan or be a down pImento for a house. I just feel so guilty Bout not tithing but I'm also so distressed about paying for everything if we do.

DH suggested building our faith by starting out at $10 per pay check and upping as we feel comfortable but to me if I'm not doing the entire amount of 10% then I'm still doing wrong. I know he wants to it all but realistically it doesn't seem to fit out already tight budget

I'm sorry this is so long but I just feel helpless and frustrated and upset about all of this. I know this moneys Gods money I'm just feel so stuck.

 

[Deb111]

Deb- I really hope they can find a solution to his hormone imbalance. I know that they can treat the low testosterone. I wish I could give him some of mine. Not only for making babies, but so that he feels like making some advances now and again.

Thanks Angela. I have been told they can treat low testosterone with patches. I don't think it will solve his azoospermia but hopefully it will help in a few other areas. It just worries me what might be wrong with his pituitary gland I've read some things but don't want to google it too much cos I don't think that's always too helpful and I'd just worry. Hubby isn't at all worried so I'm trying to push it to the back of my mind - worrying him as well as me wont help xx

 

[mrskcbrown]

Hi girls :wave: I need your help, nothing baby related really.
God has blessed my DH with this new job. He loves it and it has excellent benefits with exactly the pay we need to pay bills, loans, credit cards, food, and student loans all while I can be a SAHM. I am so grateful and I know the Lord is the one who gave us all of this...anyways, with greater income comes greater tithe (10% to be exact). Now 10% doesn't seem like a lot, but now it means about $400 per month. I know it sounds like we have a ton of money, but bc we pay $700-$1400 in student loans per month, we will always be on a fixed income now we need to give God this much. I want to want to give it but when I think about the money we owe towards student loans and credit cards and the fact that we want to buy a house, I just feel stuck between a wall and a rock will be living on a fixed income for a long time as loans won't be paid off for a very long time. I want to be faithful but it's just so hard knowing that 3 months worth of tithing could pay off one loan or be a down pImento for a house. I just feel so guilty Bout not tithing but I'm also so distressed about paying for everything if we do.

DH suggested building our faith by starting out at $10 per pay check and upping as we feel comfortable but to me if I'm not doing the entire amount of 10% then I'm still doing wrong. I know he wants to it all but realistically it doesn't seem to fit out already tight budget

I'm sorry this is so long but I just feel helpless and frustrated and upset about all of this. I know this moneys Gods money I'm just feel so stuck.

Tithing is such a test of your faith. I personally say give the 10% because in Malachi it says that he will open the windows of heaven for you and poor out blessings that there will not be room enough to receive it. I believe that. God has already blessed you with more for being faithful. Look at the new job, new place to stay and the ability to be a SAHM. That is awesome. I have to go back to work immediately! I will do the 12 weeks which will run into summer break so I will have a total of 6 months off.

God will give you that house, God will help you get through those loans, He will do it. We tithe every paycheck, and it comes to $324 per month. We are indeed struggling over here. I mean seriously struggling, paid one week and next week like $30.00 hoping to survive. Since Ive gotten married, money has been so TIGHT. I love DH and I knew he had debt but not to this extent. I am making him file bankruptcy so that we can have a clean slate, and he has learned from his mistakes. Every pay check Im trying to make ends meet. Im the one who makes the most, DH is in school and Im hoping that when he graduates in 4 semesters we will finally see the blessings. But not only has God blessed you through tithes financially, the tithe covers the household. He has blessed you with a baby, and peace in your home, with a great husband, food to eat daily and something to drive to and fro.

So all in all I said, give that increase, thats such a blessing. Its so easy to trust Him when we can give less but what about trusting Him when we have to give more? The more you give, the more its given back to you, pray and give it to God.

Blessings are yours.

 

[Dahlia]

Guppy - yes to everything Mrskc said - but also - in Malachi 3:10 it tells us TEST God on this...the ONLY time in the bible He tells us to do so...to SEE if we can even try to CONTAIN all the blessings he will pour down on us.

When I came to the point in my faith when I was ready to tithe 10% God almost immediately did exactly as he said in the form of blessings, more money coming in, and even blessed me in relationships as I met DH at that point in my life.

Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this, says the LORD Almighty, and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it. Malachi 3:10

I know finances are so hard, but shut out that crappy small voice of Satan who says it can't be done. Jesus shuts Satan down, baby.

 

[MrS. MaBrEy]

Thanks for all your replies ladies you all are such a blessing.! OH and I have decided that temping is going to be too much on us this month with getting ready to move and everything. SO I bought mself 20 opks and found (by accident) preseed at CVS for 14 dollars on sale! So this in combination with the smep we started 2 days ago may be just wwhat we need to get there! As for tithe I have a hard time deciding what my tithe should go to, so I split it between missions, the radio station I listen too, and my church. All these ministries impact me and so many I feel like its what's best.

 

[somedaymama]

Guppy, I know it's really hard to fit everything in sometimes. What you give is really a personal decision, but remember this--

"Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work." II Corinthians 9:7-8

The most important thing is to give what God puts on your heart. It seems really tight now, but he will bless you far more than you can imagine! He will always give back more than you give Him--maybe not monetarily, but you can always trust Him to take care of your needs.

ETA: I was typing while Dahlia posted. I LOVE this:

When I came to the point in my faith when I was ready to tithe 10% God almost immediately did exactly as he said in the form of blessings, more money coming in, and even blessed me in relationships as I met DH at that point in my life.

I've heard that from many people...He really does bless!

 

[Rdy2BaMom]

thanks MAMA. and welcome.

RDY - that made me laugh...way to have a sense of humor as we go from one cycle to the next to the next. sorry about the Migraine Friend that came along, though. we are all in this together - especially you and I...I think we are the the last two hold-outs from the original group...which just shows how faithful God has been that everyone else has gotten their BFPs. lots more blessings to follow for all the newer girls too!!!

praying Clomid does the trick. I am going to see a different RE next month...we are praying about possibly starting Clomid on cycle 16. you don't have ovulation problems do you? did they test your egg quality - or what is the reasoning behind using Clomid? I am supposedly all good - but I am not sure that my RE actually tested my egg quality.

thinking of you today.

Thanks Dahlia! I had to have a sense of humor about it this cycle or else I may have gone insane!!! I believe we are the last 2. I never thought when I started this "group" that I would be one of the last ones to get preggo. Oh well. and amen for God's faithfulness!! I know it will happen for all of us. . . eventually. . . . I too am praying that clomid does the trick. I don't have any ovulation problems that I know of and I don't think that my egg quality has been tested. All I know is that all of my insides look great and that my cycles are very regular. Our reason behind me using clomid is because my dh has sperm issues, so we are just trying to increase our chances. The dr's say the more eggs you have available for the fewer sperm the better! So we will try it for 2 months (if we don't fall pregnant and as long as the side effects are not too bad) and if no BFP by then. . . go on to IUI. Thanks for your prayers and support!!!

So. . . how are you, Dahlia???

 

[Dahlia]

thx for the info. I hope this does the trick for you!

I'm pretty crappy as far as ttc goes. but in the "rest of life" everything is going amazing well - so I'm thankful. It's just really wearing on my absolute last nerve and I hate how it has "taken over" our relationship and my mind. I pray that God will give me peace about it all but I can't say that's exactly happening right now. the worst part of it all is that I am extremely negative towards all things "baby." and in my life - ALL THINGS ARE BABY. being 30 and all - and having everyone around me literally announcing pregnancies by the week or giving birth - it has seriously become some sort of a sitcom. if I did stand-up, I would DEFINITELY have to write a sketch about it all.

but until then, I'm just plastering on that happy face and praying that we will get our turn.

sorry to play a sad sad song on my violin for you but that's how it goes over here.

 

[willbamom1day]

Hi girls :wave: I need your help, nothing baby related really.
God has blessed my DH with this new job. He loves it and it has excellent benefits with exactly the pay we need to pay bills, loans, credit cards, food, and student loans all while I can be a SAHM. I am so grateful and I know the Lord is the one who gave us all of this...anyways, with greater income comes greater tithe (10% to be exact). Now 10% doesn't seem like a lot, but now it means about $400 per month. I know it sounds like we have a ton of money, but bc we pay $700-$1400 in student loans per month, we will always be on a fixed income now we need to give God this much. I want to want to give it but when I think about the money we owe towards student loans and credit cards and the fact that we want to buy a house, I just feel stuck between a wall and a rock will be living on a fixed income for a long time as loans won't be paid off for a very long time. I want to be faithful but it's just so hard knowing that 3 months worth of tithing could pay off one loan or be a down pImento for a house. I just feel so guilty Bout not tithing but I'm also so distressed about paying for everything if we do.

DH suggested building our faith by starting out at $10 per pay check and upping as we feel comfortable but to me if I'm not doing the entire amount of 10% then I'm still doing wrong. I know he wants to it all but realistically it doesn't seem to fit out already tight budget

I'm sorry this is so long but I just feel helpless and frustrated and upset about all of this. I know this moneys Gods money I'm just feel so stuck.

Oh hun I so know what you are going through after I lost my job in September it seemed that sometimes all we could tithe was $5.00.

Hubby and I always saved $5.00 bills for years as that is how we would pay for vacations or things out of the budget we wanted - I sat down one day to do my prayer and bible time and God spoke to me and told me those $5.00 bills you collect give them to Me on Sundays for I know your situation and when you can give more you will and we are 2 months into that and I know it tithing pays a big part on blessings and feel that is a big reason we were blessed with our bfp.

It was easy to do the fives as we really don't get much one week we may tithe $10.00 and one week may be $50.00 but I figure as long as I tithe and it was God answered of my prayer about it than I am okay.

Praying for you

 

[willbamom1day]

I hope everyone finds themselves doing well today

My doctor called yesterday to say that I got a + blood test but no #'s yet as the storm really did a # on their computer system so I have to wait til tomorrow for the hard copy

On the tithing subject - I agree with what everyone has said and yes it is a personal thing and God knows your situation. I must say that since we tithed the way God put it in my heart to we got our bfp and after 8 months of run around were finally able to refinace our house to lower our payment and that is the working of the good Lord any way you look at it.

The Lord is good to all Psalms 145:9

Be blessed

 

[Rdy2BaMom]

thx for the info. I hope this does the trick for you!

I'm pretty crappy as far as ttc goes. but in the "rest of life" everything is going amazing well - so I'm thankful. It's just really wearing on my absolute last nerve and I hate how it has "taken over" our relationship and my mind. I pray that God will give me peace about it all but I can't say that's exactly happening right now. the worst part of it all is that I am extremely negative towards all things "baby." and in my life - ALL THINGS ARE BABY. being 30 and all - and having everyone around me literally announcing pregnancies by the week or giving birth - it has seriously become some sort of a sitcom. if I did stand-up, I would DEFINITELY have to write a sketch about it all.

but until then, I'm just plastering on that happy face and praying that we will get our turn.

sorry to play a sad sad song on my violin for you but that's how it goes over here.

Oh. . . no apologies for playing sad songs!!! This is the only place that I will play a sad song. I too plaster on that happy face all the time and I can totally relate with "all being baby" around me too. It sucks. Two of the girls I work with are 8 mos pregnant and one of them lost their plug yesterday while at work. Not to mention my sis-in-law has a 4 mo. old little boy. . . so yes. . . I am surrounded by baby stuff too. Oh well!! What else can we do but pray and give thanks! Hon, I have gotten to the point where I don't even pray to become pregnant anymore. . . I just thank God for blessing us with a child in His perfect time. It seems to make me happier to just give thanks than to always be asking. Make sense? Keeping you in my prayers Dahlia!!

Thank you Lord for blessing all of us with a child at your perfect timing and thank you for knowing what is best for each and every one of us. Your word tells us that no one is barren and we are claiming that in Jesus name and confessing that we will give birth to a healthy baby according to Your will. Thank you Lord!

Hope you all have a very blessed day!

 

[Rdy2BaMom]

OH! One more thing. . . I am starting Clomid tonight and I would greatly appreciate prayers for little to no side effects. Thanks ladies!!

 

[Guppy051708]

Thanks ladies everything you have said has really put into perspective to me. It all has struck a cord in my heart. I was thankful before but now that has increased after having even greater realization of how the Lord has provided for me and my husband. The biggest two things I have realized is 1. We need to be examples to everyone around us, but even mores, we need to be examples and witnesses to our children. When I think about Isaiah, that puts morals on my heart even more. He needs to learn faith by doing and by being a witness to what the Lord has done for us, whether that be financially or in some other capacity. I want to do my best to raise my child in the way the Lord intends, and if I'm not being faithful, how can I expect Isaiah (or any other babies we have) to be faithful. 2. I'm constantly praising God for what He has done for us and He's the One that has been there for us through everything, good and bad. I need to give back. And as my husband pointed out, everything we have from the food on our table, to the roof over our heads, to the beautiful life I'm carrying, to the money we have- that is ALL the Lords. We are simply vessels barrowing items to complete His will. I know the Lord provides, I can't miss that point bc I look at how much my life has changed since accepting Christ and I look at my family members who havn't, and I see that my life is extraordinarily more blessed than theirs, and I owe that to God.

Anyways, I've ranted enough, but my heart is telling me to give all 10%. been marinating on your words and listening to God. Still need to talk to the dh about my change of heart. I've also realized that Stephen (my husband) is the head over this household (as the Lord says) and Stephen will be judged accordingly, so if I don't let him let us go through with the full 10% then I'm not allowing him to do as God says and that's not right either

Heard this song on my way home this morning after dropping the DH off at work. I've heard it a bazillion times, but today it met something completely different. Had me in tears actually. Think it was God speaking to me. There's no way I can hold back now!

What if I'm over taken? What if I never make it?...
When you take the first step into the unknown, you know that He won't let you go. So what are you waiting for? What do you have to lose? Your insecurities try to alter you. You know you're made for more, so don't be afraid to move.
Your fait is all it takes - by Britt Nicole, Walk on the Water

 

[Guppy051708]

OH! One more thing. . . I am starting Clomid tonight and I would greatly appreciate prayers for little to no side effects. Thanks ladies!!

Yay! Will pray for no negative side effects!
You will get that baby Hun