tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384120633540754798.post9114550275394402544..comments2023-04-04T05:26:19.787-06:00Comments on The Art of Contentment: Blessed be Your Name, Even When...Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05986655550436264234noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384120633540754798.post-39640433652939587642011-10-20T08:57:22.569-05:002011-10-20T08:57:22.569-05:00Claudia,
I do not think you are creepy. :) Any fr...Claudia,<br /><br />I do not think you are creepy. :) Any friend of Heather is most likely a wonderful person. Thank you so much for your 'hug' and your thoughts. I had never thought about how Jesus was never a parent and yet we are being conformed to His image. You've given me a lot of encouragement and a lot to think on, and I appreciate it. :)Hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986655550436264234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384120633540754798.post-24584809158082364522011-10-19T16:27:10.640-05:002011-10-19T16:27:10.640-05:00Hi there,
Hope you don't mind a 'hello...Hi there, <br />Hope you don't mind a 'hello' from a stranger - I came over from Heather's blog and wanted to sympathise / empathise on this post. I know this feeling all too well (although our appointments involved genetic testing, which was different but stunk equally, I think) so I just want to reach through the screen and hug you. God promises that he will never test us beyond what we are able to bear - but sometimes I do wonder if that promise covers all the announcements on facebook. Surely not! <br /><br />It is so, so hard working through how an utterly faithful God can send us such difficult trials. I think it's particularly hard when the thing that is denied or delayed is something that seems so biblical - c'mon, it's motherhood! Practically the eleventh commandment! How can I be a Godly woman if I'm not a mother? How will other peopel ever see me as a proper Godly woman? And yet you are right, we are called to be content. I found that I reached a point where I realised 'ahhhh, THIS is the trial that all of those easy years were preparing me for'. Waiting to be a mother sounds like a pretty trivial trial, until a person is IN it (well, that was my experience anyway). <br /><br />One thing I found myself thinking about, often, is that Jesus was not a parent. And yet it is HIS image to which we are being conformed. So I knew that God could do everything he needed to with me even if I never became a mother. (I did - eventually, via adoption, but there were lots of times I thought it would never happen). I'm not sure if that makes any sense - like you say up above, every person experiences this particular trial differently. But I found it really helpful to know that being childless was NOT something that would stop me being like Christ. That probably sounds really obvious, but it didn't feel obvious to me :)<br /><br />Sending you lots of love, and hoping that while you wait for a child, you will be wrapped in the arms of your heavenly Father. <br /><br />(I hope it wasn't creepy to leave this comment. I know you don't know me! But Heather will vouch for me, I promise :) )Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09352341442556433375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384120633540754798.post-14552952027436454112011-10-19T13:02:58.142-05:002011-10-19T13:02:58.142-05:00Thanks for the encouraging words, Heather. I have ...Thanks for the encouraging words, Heather. I have been sitting and chewing on the verse you shared since then. <br /><br />And, AF, I don't know if I could give advice for another person... since everyone's struggle is a little different and personalities are definitely different. But what I know is true for me is that I am incredibly encouraged when someone sends me a message with encouraging words or just letting me know they are praying for me. And as for words coming from pregnant friends, I still want to hear about their pregnancy and their excitement, but it helps me when they are willing and able to shorten that conversation and move on to other things, if that makes sense. <br /><br />Hopefully that makes sense and helps.<br /><br />I'm so thankful for wonderful sisters!Hillarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384120633540754798.post-80115994659598946102011-10-16T21:04:15.576-05:002011-10-16T21:04:15.576-05:00Thanks for sharing this, Hillary and Mark. Definit...Thanks for sharing this, Hillary and Mark. Definitely praying for you... maybe this is a hard question to answer, but I have a good friend in the same situation. And I want to know how to love and support you better. What kinds of things should I/should I not say to my friend? I'm not always sure if I should bring it up in case it's too difficult to talk about. They've been trying to get pregnant for close to 3 years. Any advice? <br />~AFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384120633540754798.post-39764557657852681442011-10-16T08:53:51.440-05:002011-10-16T08:53:51.440-05:00I've been praying for you so much about this w...I've been praying for you so much about this whole situation, Hill. Last night after reading this, I lay awake praying even more so, out of a broken heart for you. A verse that came to my mind is "My yoke is easy and My burden is light." It specifically doesn't say that we won't have yokes or burdens. In fact, Jesus points out in other places that "In this world you will have trouble". I'm not sure where I'm going with this. It's just the verses that came to mind as I was praying over you. Praying that with Jesus as a yoke-partner, you will allow your burdens to be lighter and that you will allow Him to help you carry them---it sounds like you are from this post. Praying so much for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com