I remember how upset I felt on May 18th four years ago. My husband and I were silently grieving our way through failed fertility treatments. No one knew but us and maybe one or two close friends. Not even our families. We were doing our best to put on smiles to celebrate a family graduation, but inside, our hearts were shattered. There was only one line that morning after meticulous treatments, expensive payments, and drives to specialists. That was May 18th of that year.
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We went through many other ups and downs on our journey toward adding to our family after that. So many. And then.
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One day, after we had surrendered it all to the Lord yet again. The day after I had cried my eyes out and said I didn’t think we would ever have kids. There was another line on that test.
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And the due date that was given to us? It was May 19th. The day after the first big blow of disappointment…years later. In God’s time.
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That little miracle still didn’t come for another ten days, but the fact that the due date we were given fell on the next calendar day three years later speaks resurrection to me.
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Friend, maybe you’re facing an impossible situation today like we were. I’m not saying that every fertility struggle journey turns out as happy as ours has. I’m sober minded enough to realize that sadly, that’s not always the case.
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What I AM saying, though, is that God is Lord over the impossible-your impossible. Sometimes that looks like finding peace in the midst of circumstances that are haunting. Sometimes that looks like seeing what man said would be impossible actually happen. Whatever your impossible is today, ask God to show you what HIS possibilities look like in your life. Whatever has robbed, grieved, or killed the life inside of your heart is eligible for the grace of resurrection when you place your trust in Christ.
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Recently, our worship pastor, Charles Billingsley, who is transitioning back to another church because of God’s call, yet mourning saying goodbye to our congregation offered encouragement about walking by faith, instead of sight. If we could see all that’s ahead, we wouldn’t need to trust God. He lets us see just far enough ahead to direct our path in toward the areas He wants us to walk with Him to.
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God’s time table is not ours, but it’s marvelous.
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Hind sight is twenty twenty. So take it from someone who can see a little more clearly today than she could four years ago: you’re going to see SO much more.