The Most Important Thing the Bible Says About Pain

The Most Important Thing the Bible Says About Pain

In 2008, I was blissfully naïve about miscarriages, infant loss, and infertility. I was pregnant with my first child at the time, and I was that pregnant woman. You know the one. She posts “belly pics” every month of her pregnancy. She can’t contain her excitement. That was me then…before loss. Now, four miscarriages, hundreds of tests, and thousands of dollars later, I’m not so naïve. I know a lot more about pregnancy loss and the battle of infertility that thousands of couples face each day. After scouring websites, books, and pamphlets for months on end, I learned way more …

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Lord, I believe, help my unbelief!

Dear Mom, Have you ever had days in your life when the only prayer you could muster was that prayer of the desperate father in Mark 9:24, “Lord, I believe, help my unbelief?” When it seemed like my world was falling apart, and nothing made sense, this was my familiar prayer. If I had the opportunity to sit and have a heart to heart with John the Baptist, I’m sure he would wholeheartedly share how much he can relate to that. Because he too, had his moment of “Lord, I believe, but help my unbelief.” Do you remember that moment …

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Where Was God?

Have you ever gone through something so devastating and painful that you look back and wonder where was God? If God was really there why didn’t He intervene? Why did He allow such tragedy take place? I don’t think there’s ever been a time in my life where I’ve personally witnessed so much tragedy and pain. A godly mom, who has given her life to serving her family and others gives birth to a beautiful still born baby. Oh, the agony! They leave the hospital with empty arms, and the nursery they’d spent weeks preparing every intricate detail … empty. …

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