Mother's Day Without Motherhood

Year after year, she prayed for a baby and year after year, her arms remained empty. She was devastated, desperate and downcast. The women all around her had babies without issue and each month that came and went without a pregnancy in her womb, she wondered: "Why not me?" In 1 Samuel, we read about Hannah's struggles to conceive and how that even her prayers seemed despondent, so much so that the priest, Eli, even thought she was drunk when she was crying out to God to give her a child. One of the most difficult things a woman can face in life is an issue with fertility, and that struggle can make celebrating Mother's Day feel like nails against a chalkboard. In this episode, Pastor Lisa Lewin from Wilson Praise and Worship in Wilson, North Carolina shares her story of walking through fertility struggles for seven years, only to hear over and over again that it was impossible for her to conceive. In the end, we'll hear what God can do with the "impossible" and how deeply He cares for and comforts those still waiting to become "mommy". We hope that you'll SHARE this episode with any woman in your life that just needs some hope around this issue as we're going into Mother's Day weekend, and we encourage those women to lean into God and lean into the body of Christ when they are hurting. If you would like our staff to join you in praying for a miracle in your life, you can submit your request at fopchurch.net/prayer-request. If you'd like to contact Lisa to talk more about her story, email [email protected] and we will connect you with her.