Frustrated hopes and infertility
So, our computer system is down at work, and I simply have nothing I can be doing right now (but oh so much to be doing when it goes back up because it is press date at the end of the week and this is seriously bad timing). Anyway, so I have been reading Wendy Alsup's blog, Practical Theology for Women, which is very much worth reading. She has done a recent series on Infertility, which is obviously not my personal concern at the moment, but is the concern of some of my friends and the first post contains such helpful insights about waiting in general that can apply to anything (and it contains a poem - what can I say!) and the subsequent posts deal with the topics I've listed below (if none of those statements resonate with you, you are a lot further along the road than I am). I thought it was really helpful. Here are the links to the series:
1) “I prayed and I’m still not pregnant. I’m afraid God’s answer will be NO.”
2) “God isn’t good and He isn’t working for my good.”
3) “Why did God give me a desire that He refuses to fulfill?”
4) “There is no way I can be satisfied with this stage of life.”
5) “How much time and money should I spend seeking fertility? How far is too far?”
6) “I am bitter and jealous towards others inside and outside the church.”
7) “How can I have a meaningful relationship with women who have not been through this struggle?”
8) “I think God is punishing me.”