Originally posted on 3/12/2020 at https://www.crosswalk.com/family/marriage/encouragements-for-couples-waiting-on-god-to-conceive.html
About 10 years ago, I found myself struggling as my husband and I went through a season where we were waiting on God to conceive our first child.
During this time, I studied the Scriptures and encouraged myself with God’s Word in my journal, which then turned into an article that was focused on encouraging others who were also struggling with the same thing.
Since that article was published in 2009, I have received many emails from men and women who were encouraged by God’s promises in that article. Now that I’m many years past this season with 2 biological children of my own, I thought I’d revisit this subject from my current point of view on the other side.
Here are a few of the powerful lessons I’ve learned over the last 10 years that came from the seeds of growth that started during this difficult season so many years ago.
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