God’s Way

God’s Way

Week #5

Scripture Reference: Proverbs 3:6

            Proverbs 3:6 tells us to seek God in all that we do. The best part about this scripture is that it doesn’t end in a command. This scripture ends in a promise. If we seek Him in all we do, He will show us which path to take. I love that God has promised us His provision. He isn’t going to leave us hanging, He is going to direct us in the way we should go. (Psalms 119:105)

                This is easier said than done. We have learned this from very personal experience. As I shared in the first blog, I expected to be done having children by the time I was 27 years old. By the time we were a couple years into this journey we were so frustrated. We took matters into our own hands. We did several rounds of Clomid, IUI’s and one cycle of IVF. We did things our way. The way we thought made sense. Not once did we stop and pray about whether or not we should have done any of these treatments. We prayed for the treatments, but we never prayed about doing the treatments.

Now, please know, I am not saying there is anything wrong with doing fertility treatments. Nor am I saying that we would have done anything different. However, it would have been nice to know that God directed us to take those steps. It is vitally important to try to stay on the path that God directs. I am not saying that mistakes won’t be made. However, I would prefer to make a mistake knowing that I was seeking God’s guidance and not doing things my own way.

A great example of doing things her own way is Sarah. Genesis 11:30 states that Sarah was unable to have children. However, there is more than one time that God promises to Abraham that he will be the father of many nations. Since Sarah was unable to have children she developed her own plan. She did what she thought made sense.  Take the time to read Genesis 16, but the short story is …

Sarah had a servant that she decided could have a child for her and Abraham. This is back before fertility treatments and there was only one way to get pregnant. She told her husband to sleep with her servant.  Can you imagine how well this turned out? Abraham sleeps with the other woman and she becomes pregnant. Yeah, this would not go over well with anyone. Let’s just be very honest, irritation and jealousy for this other woman would be very strong.

 It is very clear that this was her way and not God’s way. Fortunately, we serve a merciful and gracious God. As God promised in Genesis 17:16, Sarah later gave Abraham a son. Even through all of her mistakes, God still blessed her.

WEEKLY ASSIGNMENT:

Take the time this week to pray for direction. God could be leading you to do treatments, adopt or even to wait. Be sure to do your best to stay in His plan for your life. That is the best place to be.