GOD’S WORD TO PARENTS-IN-WAITING

Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one’s youth. Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them; they shall not be ashamed, but shall speak with their enemies in the gate. Psalm 127:3-5.

Waiting on God for anything is hard. How great it is to make a request of God and get immediate answers. But when the answers are delayed, we begin to fret and sometimes wonder if there’s no God.

How we wait matters to God. We can either wait impatiently or wait in expectation of the fulfillment of God’s promises. God wants us to rely on Him and find total rest in Him such that we are not anxious but living in full expectation that He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.

Having a positive attitude is a great place to begin. Adjusting our attitude to line up with God’s Word is the way to live free of anxieties.

For many parents-in-waiting, this may be an area where you’re struggling, that is, how to wait on God such that you get answers.

First, How Do We Wait in Expectation

1. Find out what the Word of God says about the area of concern. God’s Word holds the answers to all the questions of life. Recognize also that “God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?”

2. Meditate on what you have found from the Word. What you meditate on forms your thought pattern and, ultimately, your attitude.

3. Be careful what you allow to dwell in your thoughts. No negativity should be allowed to dwell and linger. Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Proverbs 4:23.

4. Expect a miracle to happen because God cannot lie. “He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs very swiftly.” Psalm 147:15.

5. Live your life to the fullest. Take advantage of this season of your life to do things you can’t do as a family with young kids.

6. Serve God and humanity in expectation. “So you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take away sickness from among you. No woman in your land will miscarry or be barren; I will fulfill the number of your days.” Exodus 23:25-26.

7. Be led by the Spirit of God. “For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.” Romans 8:14.

8. Exercise your faith in whatever way the Spirit of God leads you. “Now, faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1.

9. Continuously give glory to God. The Bible speaking of Abraham who waited in expectation of God’s promise of a child says, “He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God,” Romans 4:20.

Changing your attitude to line up with God’s Word is the way first to live free of pressures. The pressures we put on ourselves and those others put on us – and second, get answers to our prayers just as quickly. I believe that the sooner our attitude aligns with the Word, and our hope is anchored solely on Him and not on ourselves, the faster we receive the miracles we seek.

God’s Plan for You is Fruitfulness

Genesis 1:28 – “Then God blessed them, and God said to them, ‘be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.'”

After creating Adam and Eve, God gave a command to be fruitful, or in today’s terms, have babies. God’s original design includes growing family sizes. Children were part of God’s original plan for families. God looked at all He created and said it was good, including the plan to have children and multiply. Everything was good.

However, today’s media try to paint the creation story differently. They make having children appear burdensome, unwanted, and draining. But from the beginning, it was not so; God’s original design for the expansion of families seems to be facing major contention. However, the good news is God’s plans and purpose always prevails.

What am I trying to say? God is in support of you having children. That was the original plan anyway. He is 101% for growing your family. Your reality, however, may be different from what God intended for His children. You may have experienced one challenge or the other in this area, maybe due to one medical issue (or perhaps no known medical diagnosis yet for the cause of your infertility), or possibly due to some other reason. But, settle it at the back of your mind that God wants you to have and raise children.

You have a Fruitfulness Heritage in God

• From the Scriptures, we see that God is the baby maker.

Psalm 100:3 – Know that the LORD, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

Isaiah 46:4 – “Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you.”

Psalm 139:13-16 – “For You created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in Your book before one of them came to be.”

We also understand from the Scriptures that He is the Lord, and He changes not. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever (see Malachi 3:6 and Hebrews 13:8). These verses imply that God still makes babies today, as in Ruth’s case. Ruth 4:13 – So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife; and when he went in to her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bore a son.

I’ve heard it said that the son of a bread baker doesn’t lack bread. In the same vein, the child of God shouldn’t lack or beg for children.

“He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?” Romans 8:32.

“The young lions lack and suffer hunger, but those who seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing [including children].” Psalm 34:10 [emphasis mine].

“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.” James 1:17.

Our opening scripture verse, Psalm 127:3-5 tells us that children are from God. Therefore, rejoice, God isn’t withholding children from you. He is eager to give you one.

• The same God who said let there be light, and there was light, also said be fruitful and multiply (see Genesis 1:3 & vs. 28).

For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm. Psalm 33:9

Who is he who speaks and it comes to pass, when the Lord has not commanded it? Lamentations 3:37.

Therefore, His commandment of fruitfulness must come to pass in your life. Why? God said it. Luke 21:33 says, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.”

The Scriptures make it clear that the fruitfulness of the body is God’s plan for you. Therefore, expect to see God’s miracle power at work in your life.

• Also, God is eager to bless you with children.

God said in His Word in Proverbs 3: 27-28, “Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do so. Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back, and tomorrow I will give it,” When you have it with you.” Therefore, He will not withhold the blessings of children from you. He is eager to bless you with children – more than eager.

Friends, God cannot lie. Has He said it, He will make it good for you in due season. Trust and rest in Him to bring His great plan to pass in your life. He has made you for a purpose, and He also made the children He will give to you for a purpose. Discover your purpose as an individual and as a couple and walk in it and see if God’s Word wouldn’t come to pass in your life like a dream as in Psalm 126:1.

What’s more?

• You shall not be barren even in the works of your hands and in all that you do.

John 15:5 – “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me, you can do nothing.

Deuteronomy 7:13 – “He will love you and bless you and multiply you; He will also bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground, your grain and your new wine and your oil, the increase of your herd and the young of your flock, in the land which He swore to your forefathers to give you.”

(See also Ezekiel 36:11, Psalm 107:37-38, Deuteronomy 7:13, Deuteronomy 28:10-11, Deuteronomy 30:8-10, Deuteronomy 28:4)

• Even your cattle aren’t allowed to be barren.

Your cattle here represents your business and career, and even your pet. Ezekiel 36:11 – I will multiply on you man and beast, and they will increase and be fruitful; and I will cause you to be inhabited as you were formerly and will treat you better than at the first. Thus you will know that I am the Lord.

Deuteronomy 7:14 – You will be blessed above all peoples; among you, there will be no barren man or woman or livestock.

Just like the heroes of Faith in the Scriptures – think of Eve, Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca, Hannah, Leah, Rachel, Ruth and Boaz, Elizabeth and Zechariah, Mary and countless others – God has given us an inheritance of having and raising children.

• Genesis 1:28 – “Then God blessed them, and God said to them, ‘be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.'”
• Genesis 21:1-3 – And the Lord visited Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did for Sarah as He had spoken. For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time which God had spoken to him. And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him—whom Sarah bore to him—Isaac.
• Genesis 29:31-32 – When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, he enabled her to have children…So Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son.
• Ruth 4:13 – So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife; and when he went in to her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bore a son.
• Genesis 33:5 – Then Esau looked at the women and children and asked, “Who are these people with you?” “These are the children God has graciously given to me, your servant,” Jacob replied.
• Genesis 25:21 – Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was childless. The LORD answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.
• Genesis 20:17 – Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and also healed his wife and female slaves so that they bore children.
• Luke 1:13 – But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
• Luke 1:31, 34-35 – And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus. Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?” And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.
• 1 Samuel 1: 19-20 – Then they rose early in the morning and worshiped before the Lord, and returned and came to their house at Ramah. And Elkanah knew Hannah, his wife, and the Lord remembered her. So it came to pass in the process of time that Hannah conceived and bore a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the Lord.”
• Genesis 49:22 – “Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine near a spring, whose branches climb over a wall.”
• Deuteronomy 28:10-11 – And all the peoples of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they shall be afraid of you. And the Lord will make you abound in prosperity, in the fruit of your womb and in the fruit of your livestock and in the fruit of your ground, within the land that the Lord swore to your fathers to give you.
• Psalm 128:3-4 – Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine. In the very heart of your house, your children like olive plants all around your table. Behold, thus shall the man be blessed who fears the Lord.
• Psalm 113:9 – He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.
• Isaiah 54:1 – “Sing, O barren one, who did not bear; break forth into singing and cry aloud, you who have not been in labor! For the children of the desolate one will be more than the children of her who is married,” says the LORD.
• Leviticus 26:9 – For I will look on you favorably and make you fruitful, multiply you and confirm My covenant with you.
• Isaiah 54:1-3 – Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the Lord. Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes; for thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.
• Deuteronomy 7:13 – He will love you and bless you and multiply you; He will also bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground, your grain and your new wine and your oil, the increase of your herd and the young of your flock, in the land which He swore to your forefathers to give you.
• In case you believe God for grandchildren, there is a word for you in Joshua 24:3 – Then I took your father Abraham from the other side of the River, led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his descendants and gave him Isaac.

Therefore, “be confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;” Philippians 1:6.

“He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?” Romans 8:32.

The Fundamentals of Walking in God’s Covenant of Fruitfulness

1. Be born again. Having a relationship with God and becoming a member of God’s household is the way to enjoy supernatural fruitfulness. “For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world — our faith.” 1 John 5:4.
2. Be filled with the Holy Spirit. “Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will be an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest.” Isaiah 32:15.
3. Maintain a joyful attitude. Let nothing steal your joy. “Therefore, with joy, you will draw water from the wells of salvation.” Isaiah 12:3.
4. Develop your faith to receive from God. “Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord.” Luke 1:45. Children are the heritage of the Lord. By the Word of God, we take delivery of our inheritance in Christ. “So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.” Acts 20:32.

How to Walk in the Reality of Our Fruitfulness Heritage in Christ

• Ask Him just like Hannah, Isaac, Abraham, and many others did.

Matthew 7:11 – So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

Note:

When we ask from God,

1. Ask in specifics as Hannah did. She was specific in her request. She didn’t just ask for a child; she asked for a male child. (See 1 Samuel 1:11). So don’t be afraid to ask for your set of twins.

The question now is:

• Is it possible with God? Yes, it is. Even Sarah, who was long past menopause, conceived and received the strength to bear a child. There is nothing impossible with God.
• Since all things are possible by faith, is God willing to give you a child? Yes, He is willing to give you your miracle child. (See Matthew 8:2-3). He will not withhold any good thing from you, even the gift of a child. Your desire to have children is actively in His plan.

2. Ask in expectation. Ask full of faith from what you have found from the Word of God concerning your fruitfulness. “But let him ask in faith, doubting nothing, for the one doubting is like a wave of the sea, being blown and being tossed by the wind. For let that man not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord.” James 1:5-6. “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” Mark 11:24.

3. Pour out your heart before God. (See 1 Samuel 1:15). He knows the content of your heart anyway. He is your Father, and His thoughts of you are good. So, don’t be shy to ask for the number of children you want in multiples. He knows the deepest desires of your heart.

4. Ask in gratitude. “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;” Philippians 4:6.

• Wait in expectation, not impatiently or with a bad attitude. A man waiting in anticipation of the manifestation of God’s promises waits cheerfully and walks in the light of the Word. “For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.” Hebrews 10:36.
• Joy and rejoicing because God meets with those that rejoice – Joel 2:28. Taking our cue from Hannah in 1 Samuel 1, “…So the woman went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad.” Habakkuk 3:17-19 talks about a completely hopeless situation where nothing seemed to be going right, but the story changes at God’s turnaround intervention. Regardless of the situation, rejoice in the God of your Salvation by faith and see Him spring into action on your behalf. “Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails, and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior. The Sovereign Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like the feet of a deer, He enables me to tread on the heights.” “You meet him who rejoices and does righteousness, who remembers You in Your ways…” Isaiah 64:5.
• Serve God – enter a covenant to serve Him and your seeds, as in Hannah, Abraham, etc. So you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take away sickness from among you. No woman in your land will miscarry or be barren; I will fulfill the number of your days. – Exodus 23:25-26. The young lions lack and suffer hunger, but those who seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing. Psalm 34:10.
• Be hospitable just as Abraham and Sarah did to receive your promise. See Genesis 18:2-10. “Continue in brotherly love. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.” Hebrews 13:1-2. “‘Abraham is our father.’ Jesus says to them, ‘If you were children of Abraham, you would do the works of Abraham.'” John 8:39. See also Galatians 3:29.
• Keep God’s Word in focus regardless of the discouraging medical report, just like Abraham and Sarah. In Hebrews 11:11-12, the Bible says, “And by faith, even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered Him faithful who had made the promise. And so from this one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.” Romans 4:18-22 – “Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb. Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised. This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.”
• Give glory always to God, specifically about your future children. The Bible talking about Abraham while waiting for the promise of a child says, “He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God,” Romans 4:20. To see the supernatural, keep giving glory to God. “Who is like You, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

• Finally, be led by the Spirit of God always – you manifest God’s plans for you cheaply. As in Mary’s case, we see that supernatural conception is by the Holy Spirit. “The angel replied, ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Baby to be born will be holy, and He will be called the Son of God.'” Luke 1:35. Isaiah 32:15 – Until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is counted as a forest.

Note:

It doesn’t matter how God’s blessings come to you; what’s important is that you have the gift of being a parent to children, biological or adopted.

Each child is a gift and a miracle from God.

Wait, there’s more. Not only does God guarantee that you will have children (if you so desire), He also says that you shall not bring forth for trouble. Hallelujah!

Isaiah 65:21-23 – They shall build houses and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit. They shall not build and another inhabit; they shall not plant and another eat; for as the days of a tree, so shall be the days of My people, and My elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. They shall not labor in vain, nor bring forth children for trouble; for they shall be the descendants of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring with them.

Luke 2:40 – “And the Child grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.”

A quick word of prayer.

Father, thank You for the beautiful thoughts You have for me. Thank You for the heritage of children. Lord, we pray for the Holy Spirit to fill us with Faith and Obedience to walk in the light of Your Word. Lord, we declare that we are fruitful and our homes are blessed with the gift of children. Thank You for hearing when we call in Jesus’ name.

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