Infertility Encouragement from Sarah's LaughterSample

A Presidential Motorcade

You’ll never believe what happened.

A local news reporter excitedly announced that the President of the United States was visiting our fair city. Then I noticed where the reporter was standing: right down the road from my house! I felt an unexpected surge of patriotism, tinged with disbelief. Big news was right down the road, yet I was unaware of it.

Could this be happening in your infertility story? Maybe, just maybe, there are big things happening right down the road, and you don’t even know it. It can get hard to keep trusting God, to keep believing in His plan for your life and your family. You may not realize how He is working and moving you toward His beautifully designed dream for you, but that doesn’t thwart His plan. Although I didn’t know the President was just down the road, he was still there. God’s plans don’t depend on our awareness of them. You don’t have to know all the details of God’s plan for your life—or even know that He’s working—for His plan to be carried out.

For the safety and convenience of the Presidential motorcade, several roadways were closed for a long time during rush hour. Appointments were missed; travel plans were sabotaged. Many complained bitterly about the traffic standstill. Some understood what was happening; others were clueless; all were delayed.

Think about the delays on your infertility journey. Perhaps the setbacks you experience—lack of finances, medical complications, another “negative” month—are simply God’s way of protecting you. It doesn’t mean He’s forgotten you. It means He’s working.

Scripture encourages us to not lose heart. Keep doing good for the Lord. Keep serving Him. Keep believing in Him and His plan, even if you do not know what is happening. In due time, you’ll reap a harvest. A harvest of children? Maybe. A harvest of satisfaction? A harvest of peace? He is the Prince of Peace, you know. You never know what blessings are just down the road.