Infertility Encouragement from Sarah's LaughterSample

It is Well

She was covered in dust and sweat. Her worst day had dawned and the urgency in the air was palpable. The prophet’s servant, knowing her visit on this day was unusual, rushed out to meet her. “What is it? Is everything okay? Your husband? Your son?”

With the images of her son’s lifeless body flashing through her mind, the Shunammite woman boldly proclaimed, “It is well.”

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The story of the Shunammite Woman is tucked away inside 2 Kings 4. She and her husband were childless until God touched them and granted them the gift of a son. When the child was grown, the Bible tells us, he began to experience great pain in his head while working in the fields, and eventually died in his mother’s arms.

The faith of this mother is startling. Her child is dead, but her faith is not. When she stands toe to toe with the greatest heartache of her life, she boldly proclaims: “It is well.” She was believing God—who gave her this son—to give life to him one more time. It is well. She had no proof of the miracle she was believing God for, but she knew deep inside that God was neither intimidated by her need—nor the size of the miracle needed. This mother could boldly face her worst day and say “It is well.”

Do you realize that the God you serve is no more intimidated by your situation than He was by the death of the Shunammite woman’s son? Your infertility doesn’t startle Him. Your previous miscarriages don’t make Him wonder if He can sustain your next pregnancy. Just like the Shunammite woman, you can stand in the rubble of your current situation and boldly proclaim “It is well!” God is not afraid of your diagnosis, or lack of diagnoses. He has never been confused by what you face. While you wait on a positive pregnancy test, or the funding to start your adoption, declare that “It is well.” While you pray for the clarity of God’s plan for your lives and you wait to hear from Him before you make the next steps, as an act of faith in a God not bound by time, say over and over again: “It is well.”