Infertility Encouragement from Sarah's LaughterSample

Problem Solved

You have a problem.

Maybe you’ve battled infertility for years. Maybe you just started to suspect that having a baby may take longer than you hoped. Whatever the scenario, pregnancy delayed is a real problem. People will tell you to “just relax.” They unwittingly diminish your grief when they complain about their children—and tell you how lucky you are not to have any. You get so tired of the constant struggle for fertility and sanity. When will this problem ever end?

Well friend, here’s good news: your problem is already solved.

Consider the best known infertility story in the Bible: Sarah and Abraham. After years of waiting on God’s promise of a biological child, this godly couple still had no baby to hold, no child to love, no youth left in their bodies. They knew what it felt like to weep through the long, lonely, quiet nights. What they didn’t know was that their infertility problem had already been solved.

Until the age of 99, Abraham was actually named Abram, and his wife’s name was Sarai. God promised them a child 24 years prior, but there was still no baby. However, God interrupted Abram’s life and changed it forever. He reiterated His promise that He would give Abram and Sarai a son, no matter their age. (Did I hear a rousing ‘hallelujah!’ from some of you?)

Please notice an amazing thing in the message God gave this godly—yet infertile—couple: “For I have made you the father of a multitude of nations...” Notice it? That’s right. God spoke in past tense! He had already solved Abraham and Sarah’s infertility problem before they knew their desire for a child would be delayed.

What does that speak to you in your current childlessness? God has already got your problem solved. He doesn’t scratch His holy head, wondering how He’ll resolve your infertility. God had your problem solved before you ever drew your first breath. You can rest in the assurance that just as He did for Sarah and Abraham, God has had your problem solved. Before He ever walked with you to the realization that infertility would play a role in your life, He had a purpose and a plan.

Problem solved.