‘For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.” But you were unwilling.’ – Isaiah 30:15
Four women came together on a common ground seeking solutions to their predicament; a common problem they shared/experienced- childlessness. Each one shared her experience and frustration and sought for ways out.
Florence:
I am tired! Twelve years and not even one missed period not to mention a single miscarriage. I feel the weight of my family and in-laws bearing me down. I cannot bring myself low to indulge in some dirty ritual *cleansing*. Any time I suggest adoption, I feel the sting from the look my husband gives me. I am afraid he may start to look for another fertile ground to plant his seed.
Susan:
I have been married for over six years and the three times I have conceived, I lose my baby in the second trimester. Every time this happens, I cry like my world has ended. My husband has been a pillar of support and my rock of encouragement. Still I feel like I have not fulfilled my mandate as a wife to bear him children. Currently, I am pregnant with a fourth baby and approaching my third trimester, and my mother has suggested ‘someplace’ I can go to for special prayers. This child must stay, and I will do whatever it takes to keep it. Even if it means going the ‘extra mile’.
Mabel:
I had one child out of wedlock ten years before I married my husband. Now, I’m beginning to wonder if my husband is infertile because we have tried so many times and sought all kinds of medical advice but still nothing. He doesn’t want me to bring my child into our home, yet he won’t get me pregnant to have his own child. Why do children elude us so?
Danielle:
I have been married for close to seventeen years to one man. I will not say that childlessness never threatened to break my marriage. But we chose to fight together as one team despite all odds. When I felt like giving up, he comforted me and gave me the cause to keep moving. When he felt like backing out, I reminded him of how far we’d gone and what we would lose if he stopped believing.
But there were days when we both wanted to throw in the towel together, especially when we were pressed on every side. But we found one place to hide. In that hiding place, we are safe from all the fiery darts thrown at us, we are safe from all the pressures within and without, and in that place we are safe from even our own selves. In that place also, we have come to find complete rest and total peace.
When medicine tried and failed, when psychology tried and failed, when spiritualism tried and failed, one thing never failed, the Word of God! The Name of our Lord, which is a mighty strong tower, has been our place of refuge and rest.
We have dwelled in this secret place for the past decade and half knowing that all we will ever need, all we will ever be is found in there. He has given us the assurance that soon and very soon, we will receive strength after resting this long to conceive and bring forth our destiny’s child.
Rest on His word, rest on His promises, for after you have rested, you will be strengthened to conceive and bear your long awaited child.