Infertility Encouragement from Sarah's LaughterSample

Do Not Kill

Would you murder someone?

For most of us, it's an absurd question.

But why? Because of legal consequences? Where I live, the death penalty is—pardon the pun—alive and well. But what if you knew you would get away with it, that you would escape any consequence: would you murder someone?

No? Good answer! Well then, what makes murder so unthinkable? A holy God handed down a commandment saying “Do not kill.” Enough said.

Guess what? That same holy God also said “Do not worry.”

Infertility places a heavy burden on your heart and on your mind. You worry about whether you should pursue medical treatment. You worry about money. You worry about a possible future without children. You worry about a marriage struggling under the strain of an empty cradle. You worry. You worry. You worry.

The same God who said “Do not kill” also said “Do not worry.”

Why does God tell you not to worry? He knows the plans He has for you and they are good ones. (Jeremiah 29:11) The uncertainty that infertility places before you is not puzzling to God. He knew every day of your life before one of them came to be. (Psalm 139:16) If His plan for you involves difficult days, He knows how to bring you through them. He also thrills to celebrate with you on joyous days. The One who travels with you knows your future. He doesn’t worry, so you don't have to, either.

You matter to God. God cares that your heart longs for a baby. He sees every tear that has streamed down your face when another cycle ends without a pregnancy. He understands the hurt and the frustration. Yet, because He is lovingly in control, He can still say to you “don’t worry.”