Infertility Encouragement from Sarah's LaughterSample

Come to Me, Sadie!

My nephew is an avid golfer. After a busy week, John-Paul relaxes by hitting golf balls in his back yard. He doesn’t unwind alone. Sadie, a six pound Yorkshire Terrier, chases and retrieves the golf balls that John-Paul scatters across the yard.

One evening, however, there was a terrible accident. Just as John-Paul swung at the ball, Sadie leapt into the path of the golf club. Before John-Paul realized what was happening, he smacked Sadie right between the eyes. Sadie yelped and reeled away, dazed and confused. John-Paul tried to scoop her up and help her, but Sadie—hurting and scared—ran away from the only one able to help. John-Paul followed her, repeating, “Come to me, Sadie. Come to me.” She eventually hid under the bed and refused to come out. Imagine this tall, athletic, young man wedged completely under a bed with only his feet sticking out: sweet-talking a terrified, whimpering Yorkie.

When life throws a problem at us, we often react in one of two ways: we either run to God, or we turn away from Him. When we face the pain that infertility can bring, we can act a little like Sadie. We don’t understand what is happening to us; we only understand that we hurt. Tragically, we often run away from the only One who can soothe our hearts and heal our hurts.

Sadie hid under the bed, bruised and confused, unsure whether John-Paul represented help or hurt. Have you turned away from your Heavenly Father in the midst of your pain? When frustration and hurt are your constant companions—and you cannot understand how the One who allowed infertility to enter your life could possibly be the one to provide your healing—do you hide under the proverbial bed?

When you are hurting and tired of the constant struggle of infertility, and you don’t know what to believe or believe in, remind yourself of Sadie. Come out from under the bed, and run to God. Let Him soothe your hurts and provide rest for your soul.

(Although Sadie felt sorry for herself for a while, she made a full recovery.)