Infertility Encouragement from Sarah's LaughterSample

Day 21

Daniel served God faithfully when it was easy, and when it was not. He and his friends stood out as being brilliant, exceptional servants who were placed in positions of honor and authority. It should have been easy for Daniel to get a prayer through to Heaven, right? Say a prayer, wait a few seconds, and presto! There’s your answered prayer right in front of you! Right?

Wrong!

Daniel 10 reveals a terrifying event in Daniel’s life. God pulled back the curtains of Heaven and revealed a vision to Daniel that no one else was permitted to see. The men who were with him were overcome with such fear that they ran away and hid—and they didn’t even see the vision. Daniel did not eat for three weeks while he sought God for answers. Prayer after prayer was offered, yet no answer came. He must have sought God with such fervency, yet the Heavens remained silent. Did God really hear his prayers?

21 days after the vision, Daniel had a visitor. An angel appeared to Daniel to encourage him. He told him that from the very first day Daniel uttered the first prayer about the vision, his prayers were heard. God saw every frustration, counted every tear. The angel told Daniel of a war in the heavenly realm where battle was going on on his behalf, and that the warriors of God had prevailed.

Daniel kept praying.

Heavenly warriors kept fighting on Daniel’s behalf.

Victory was won.

Daniel prayed the entire 21 days. What if Daniel had stopped praying on day 20? What if he had stopped praying on day 14 or day 3? What if Daniel let what he could see with his eyes determine what he believed in his heart?

Don’t give up the battle you wage against infertility. Who knows the victory God will bring into your life if you’ll just keep praying through the entirety of the battle? Victory may be ushered into your heart on wings of peace, through adoption, or the miracle of birth. He never runs out of options. He never runs out of ideas. However victory comes, don’t stop. Keep being faithful. Keep trusting. Pray and seek God even on the days you can’t hear His voice telling you what to do. Don’t give up on His plan for your family.

Maybe, just maybe, today is your day 21.