Some of the most intriguing stories of all time are those
that are associated with what we may refer to as ‘first ladies of faith’. By
this I mean the lives of Sarah, Rebecca and Rachael. They are all dramatic and interesting
to learn from. For once I do not know the reason why God would withhold them
from giving birth. Sarah was ninety nine years when she supernaturally
conceived and gave birth to a son that the lord used to make a people for
himself. God fulfilled his promise to her of having a son when she was too old
to bear. Rebecca did not give birth to her twins until she was married for
twenty years. On the other hand Rachael’s womb had been closed by God for some
time until later and she was unable to have a baby while her elder sister had
many of her own. All these ladies are familiar to us because they are from a
family of Abraham who is referred to as the father of faith. Despite that their
husbands were men of faith; they struggled with infertility for better parts of
their youth where the medical personnel will remind us it’s the best time for
reproduction. That notwithstanding still God closed their wombs.
However their story should bring us to the recognition of
the fact that there is hope after all in life. Though it seems that God has not
opened a door for us as at the moment, he will surely open one for us. Their
story is one which we can identify with. To a greater extent their ‘unproductivity’
condition is our condition. Their struggle is our struggle. And our struggle is
their struggle. Sometimes we move through life with many questions, not
questions but complain of why God seems to have opened ‘the wombs’ of some
people that they seem to be doing well than we are. They have just affinity for
more wealth, favor, power, are more happy than we are, are progressing in their
career than were are or they have better children who are obedient than ours.
The matters are made more badly when we realize that we are doing more than
they are. We go to work earlier than them, we pray than them, we are much
diligent at work than them and we sleep later than them. For this all we wonder
why God would choose to bless some and not others. Why would he choose them and
not us?
Perhaps we will never be close to answering some of those
questions because those are the deeds of God. It is his way of doing things
because our ways is neither his ways nor his thoughts our thoughts. And though
we are justified to complain when our business is having a downward
acceleration while our friends is doing better or when we are stagnant in our
finances we must remember that for once God works without consulting us. Our
lives are in his hands. But I must assure you that he knows the time when he
will open ‘our wombs’ and refreshments will come to us. He understands when
they will stop scorning us because we do not have ‘sons or daughters’. It’s all
in his good plan. We can rest assured that we are in his agenda and calendar.
He knows that we ought to be productive but we are not. At least for now, but
at the fullness of time we will and DOTS WILL START JOINING.
God is surely leading us to fruition. We have to believe
that he will not let us remain always as trodden people or a people without
hope. He cannot start a work that he cannot bring to accomplishment. You are
the work of his hands. One he has started and he is determined that he sees you
complete in his glory both now and in future. We just need to remain steadfast
in hope and faith not anxious or troubled. Let your faith not fail you before
he comes to bless you because he is about to. Just a little more patience. Just
a few more days and he will come in for you. But as you wait on him, be
diligent in your work. Be faithful with what you are doing now. Yes, set you
gaze directly ahead of you. Say it with me and mean it: I know the lord is on
my side and he will remember me even after this storm. Even if it’s too fierce
and I do not know where it came from and where its taking me to I know this is
in the plan of God. So help me God to wait on your promises. I know I will be
surely productive in life. I know my season of hope is coming. Yes, I will not
remain barren again in life. Because he has opened my womb.
And if you are doing well remember its God who gives the
power to make wealth and be productive in life. Be grateful to him. Be a good
steward of what he has placed in your hands. Do not scorn those that do not
seem to have. Be happy that their day of blessing is coming and they will receive
a full measure of their blessings not to compete with us but that they too may
enjoy as we are too.
And now as I conclude this piece, those whom God have not
endowed please cheer up because you have known that God id joining dots for you
in your life. Do not remain gloomy again. In the due course of time all of us will
receive our own sons’ wheat her in old age or now. At the appointed time we
will. He will be gracious to us all at the very time he has set in his calendar
to bless us. He will remember you. Common cheer up its about your time to
receive your bundles of joy from God. A portion of your blessing, of your
promotion, of good health and a happy family. I trust now I have helped you
join that dot on why we are sometimes unproductive while others seem to be more
productive than we are. The “infertility” issue in life.
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