It’s hard to wait for the family you so desire! But here you are again; no pregnancy this month. Another year has gone by!
Why isn’t God answering my prayers? Doesn’t He love me? Did I do something so wrong that He is punishing me? Was that miscarriage my fault? Will I ever have a family?
These are the thoughts that run through the minds of so many hurting couples who desire a family.
It seems more like a repeated nightmare than a dream! “Will God ever hear my prayers and let a family fill this empty house?” Trusting God becomes harder by the month!
Hannah’s Story of Pregnancy
Hannah must have felt that way. She was being taunted for having no children, though she desperately longed for a baby. Her husband didn’t understand her longing, and the priest misjudged her bitter weeping and distress for drunkenness. Yet she brought her petition before the Lord and He heard her heart’s cry. (1 Samuel 1:1-20).
There are several truths here to notice. Hannah recognized that God gives life and is involved with every pregnancy (Psalm 139). Hannah prayed, and then she trusted God for the result.
She moved from a
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