When what God told you doesn't happen like you expect
"'Sing, barren woman, you who never bore a child; burst into song, shout for joy, you who were never in labor; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,' says the Lord ." (Is. 54:1) This passage spoke to me a decade ago. I felt God was using it to make a promise to me. Yet here I am, years later, still holding only the promise in my hands. Some would say I misunderstood. It was just emotion and hope; God didn't really say anything to me. Or did he? As time has passed, God has periodically reminded me of his promise. I've had people who know nothing about this pray about my "mother's heart." He's even given me glimpses or visions of what he has planned. Children are definitely part of my future. Has the wait been hard? Of course. I've wept and cried out, feeling the stretch of the delay in the womb of my heart, sometimes wondering how much more I can bear. "...more are the c...