Living in the Promise
“ I felt the Spirit come over me, and I heard God say that he would bless us with what we’ve been praying for”
Jay and I began the IVF process for our second child in August of 2018. My body responded terribly to the treatments; it made me beyond exhausted in every way, and sick for months. But through the exhaustion, unexpected complications and delays, we were able to go through with the final procedure. We found out a week and a half later that it had succeeded—we were pregnant!
On our four year wedding anniversary, we went in for an ultrasound and were told that at seven weeks, there was no longer a viable sack. We had lost the baby.
“We had lost the baby.”
Months of planning, preparing, and dealing with exhaustion and sickness all seemed to be wasted. We knew the Lord had led us to IVF, but we were absolutely devastated. Why give us the joy and hope of pregnancy just to take it away? But ultimately, we remained rooted in the Lord, knowing that He is always good. God spoke to us, telling us that this situation would be a catalyst for things to come.
We had indescribable peace the month after our miscarriage. God held us so tightly through all the tears, prayers, and sleepless nights. We had to believe what the Lord had spoken over us, that greater things were to come. During this time I had attended School of the Spirit at Radiant, and received my own prayer language. Every day I would pray this way, pleading with the Lord to bless us with a successful pregnancy. A few weeks passed and it was time to begin the IVF process again.
Two days before the treatment began, I felt the Spirit come over me, and I heard God say that he would bless us with what we’ve been praying for. It was so intense that I wept, knees on the floor. I was so thankful! I was so ready to start IVF again and watch His promise unfold.
We started the treatment, and began with the injections that would suppress hormones to allow me to have a menstrual cycle. Excited and expectant, we awaited the results. But yet again, my body did not function according to plan. We had only just begun, and I already felt that my body was failing. I pleaded with God to help us remain peaceful and hopeful while we waited for a plan from our doctor. The promise God had just given me seemed to be vanishing right before my eyes.
Forty-five minutes later I received a call from a nurse. “Are you sitting down?,” she asked. I was so confused; what more bad news could she possibly have to give me? As I was preparing myself for the worst she said, “Congratulations, you’re pregnant!” I was completely shocked.
“We had indescribable peace the month after our miscarriage.”
We couldn’t believe it! I hadn’t had a natural menstrual cycle since 2008, and have never naturally ovulated. Even if I could naturally ovulate, there’s no way that I would have been ovulating that month because of all the hormone suppressants I was on. And on top of that, the doctors explained to me that if I ever conceived, the baby wouldn’t survive unless I was on a specific medication.
God had answered our prayers in a way that we never could have imagined! When they drew my blood, my hormone levels were all above normal, even while being on hormone suppressants! We were witnessing the unthinkable miracle and blessing of a natural pregnancy!
We were absolutely blown away by God’s power and the gift of our second child, and were beyond thankful for the body of Christ during this time. If it wasn’t for all the outstanding prayer partners, pastors, and the School of the Spirit course we took before this whole ordeal, we wouldn’t have this testimony. Today, we are running an infertility and miscarriage ministry called Miracle Growers Ministry, which was completely inspired by the Lord and His work in our lives. With this ministry, we are forever blessed to share this story of God’s faithfulness and miraculous work for the rest of our lives.
We will forever praise His name, and thank Him for Radiant Church!
“We were witnessing the unthinkable miracle and blessing of a natural pregnancy!”
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