Woman in the bible like us!

For a while now I always wanted to research woman in the bible that were where we are. Infertility and barrenness started way back in biblical times already. Once again proving that nothing we go through in this life on earth that was not covered in God's holy word...I have tried to put the in sequence from old to new testament...ACCEPT WOMAN NUMBER 9 1. Sarah and Abraham - (Genesis 16 - 18) After God's promise that they (then Abram and Sarai) will conceive a child they still waited many years before this prophecy came to fulfillment. Even though initially Abraham and Sarah laughed it off because of them being well into their age (90's) this prophecy would only eventually come into fulfillment when Sarah started believing and trusting in God as indicated in (Hebrew 11:11) 2. Abimelech's wife and female salves - (Genesis 20) Here we have Abimelech taking Sarah but eventually returning her repentantly after hearing the truth of her being Abrahams wife as appose to his sister. God then healed the infertility that plagued Abimelech's wife and the female slaves allowing them to once again bare children. As indicated in verse (17 - 18) God had temporarily sealed the wombs of all the females in Abimelech's household. 3. Rebekah and Isaac - (Genesis 25) Isaac prayed to God on behalf of his wife because she wasn't becoming pregnant of which she eventually conceived twin sons Jacob and Esau this after he pleaded to God for 20 years. Indicating once again that our timing is not God's timing our timing are half the time way off on what God's timing really is. 4. Rachel - (Genesis 30 - 35) Rachel married Jacob who also married her sister Leah, Leah went on to have 7 children where as Rachel was still battling to conceive, she complained alot of her inability to conceive and this angered Jacob. God eventually answered her desperate plea in prayer and she bore two sons. 5. Manoah's wife - (Judges 13) His wife after years of infertility gave birth to Samson. Her name is never mentioned but God appeared to her said that she will no longer walk around with a closed womb but will eventually conceive a son but she had to make one promise was that she would never shave his head. 6. Hannah and Elkanah - (1 Samuel 1 - 2) I have written on Hannah in a previous post on my blog and this remains one of the most powerful story in the bible. Her you have a woman in total humility. Even with all the rebukes and humiliation Hannah remained faithful in her prayer life and God saw this and showed her favor by conceiving Samuel as seen in (1 Samuel 1 v 27) 7. The Shunammite woman - (2 Kings 4) This woman also battled for years and was barren but her kindness and hospitality to Elisha would eventually bare a son one year later after his prophecy to her. 8. Elizabeth and Zecharias - (Luke 1) This was a couple who pleased God and of quite of age, but they still had problems with infertility. They eventually conceived John the forrunner for Christ. Now some of you might be reading this saying all of them conceived BUT I never ended up conceiving but as indicated in woman number 9 below, even you have a purpose...So many kids are orphaned and need good homes could this possibly be your purpose?? 9. Michal - (1 Samuel 6) King Sauls daughter which was also Davids first wife. As read this is unfortunately the only story that does not end in God granting a child. But even she had a purpose because she did not bear any children the ark was eventually returned to Israel. Looking at all these stories we see that there was a purpose for God closing wombs. The timing needed to be right...when the sons of the above woman 1 - 8 were born they all had a purpose at that point in time. Had God made the woman conceive any other time they would not be able to for fill their calling as God timed it. So you might be reading thinking but to me the timing is right, well to God his plan and timing yet. God only has our best interest at heart.

Motherhood!

Boy oh Boy...what an experience, one has always heard other mothers say loads of things but until you in those motherhood shoes will you only fully understand. Motherhood has its fare share of sleepless nights, baskets of laundry, skipping meals or most of the time not even finishing it, basically being on call 24 7 etc. But it sure ain't something I would trade. For women like me the value of eventually conceiving is far greater than the list above. Zarah has brought so much joy filling our silent home with baby chit chat, smells, cries basically any indication that we now have a new addition to the family. I want to remind you out their what God has done for me he can do for you. He can bring healing after a loss of a child he can open closed or barron wombs our God simply has the ability to do the impossible.