5. How do I keep enjoying life with
fertility struggles?
God has a plan for your life that is not
contingent on your ability to become
pregnant. God gives us what we
need. It is a tough pill to swallow, but
by that rationale if you don’t have a
baby then it’s not what you need right
now. I know that is hard. I know that
is heartbreaking. I also know that
my worst year personally was my
best year spiritually and in ministry.
There is something different God has
planned for this time, regardless of how
determined you may be that it’s baby
time. Please don’t get so consumed
with ovulation tests, pregnancy tests,
baby apps, baby clothes sites, or even
reading pregnancy blogs that you miss
what God has for you today.
problems, and too many women are
repeatedly experiencing heartache,
while medical solutions are often
available. As I told a girl crying to me in
Anthropologie the other day who had
just received a report from her OB-GYN
that she would not be able to conceive,
“It’s a good thing we have the modern
medicine of 2018 and that God can do
anything.” Let us take advantage of
living in an age where modern medicine
can help accomplish our dreams of a
family. Let us remember that we serve
a God who can do more than anything
we can hope or imagine.
I do not know what is right for your
family. I do know too many couples
are struggling in silence with fertility
Julia Sadler
Julia Jeffress Sadler is an author, speaker,
counselor, girls’ minister, and new mom
to triplets: Blair, Barrett, and Blake. After
experiencing three miscarriages in one year, she
gave birth to miracle triplets. Julia and Ryan are
junior high sweethearts and lead the student
ministry at First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas.
Their journey is featured on the TLC show Rattled,
which premiered July 10, 2018. Follow Ryan, Julia,
and the triplets on juliajsadler.com!
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