When you walk through the fire🔥 you will not be burned

Every married woman desires to be a mother . For those of them who have had tough pregnancies and even found it difficult to conceive, the process would have been so tough and overwhelming. 

I have been through my share of hardships and after 7 years into the marriage I finally got the  positive report of being in the family way. . However 4 weeks into the pregnancy I encountered a major problem something not normal to go through when with child. I remember that Sunday evening so well , the doctors were not available but I was rushed to the hospital to see what could be done . They could not run any tests but asked us to come back the following day for a scan . But from the conversations that I overheard from the medical team they said there was a high probability of me having lost the foetus . Those words thoroughly broke and crushed me from within . 

That night was really daunting . One of the longest nights of my life . As I lay awake and was wondering how things would pan out the next day , I shuddered at the very thought of what I heard the doctors said . As I lay on my bed crying I asked God to give me the strength and prayed for the best outcome . By around 1 am  , I heard the clear voice of God speaking over me 

“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.” Isaiah 43:2 

The peace that overcame me was unexplainable. It was such an assurance and I realised that God was telling me that He has me covered in this . It meant that my pregnancy may not to be devoid of challenges and difficult situations .But the good news is that those challenges will not drown or burn me up . God will help me come out of it all unscathed.  I stopped being anxious about anything [ Philippians 4:6 ] and went to sleep 😴💤.

Next day I got wheeled into the scanning room for the ultrasound. The doctors  could not find the foetus. They told me that it does not look good . I asked them if they could please check again as I knew in my heart that if God has spoken He definitely has spoken . 

They kept moving the  scanning device up and down on my tummy and suddenly one of the doctors said that she noticed something. The placenta had got detached and the embryo was right at the bottom of the uterus. There was HOPE. I wanted to tell them - TOLD YOU SO 😃

The doctors advised that I take complete bed rest till things looks better . I had to be in the hospital for many weeks on two occasions. Many difficult times when medically my confinement was shaky and trying . But in those times I held on to the promise I received . That though I walk in troubled waters I will not be drowned nor the fire would consume me . 

Our son celebrated his 13th birthday this week and we are so grateful to God for being our rock and refuge . When we were tossed about in troubled waters , our anchor and HOPE was none other than Christ . And what a reassurance to know that His word is true and alive today as it was many years back . And all His promises are a YES & AMEN in CHRIST [ 2 Corinthians 1:20 ]

What are your promise in HIM ! Whose report will you Believe - <BBC ><CNN><NDTV> ?  Or would you rather believe in HIS WORD that is alive and active and sharper than a double edge sword that penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit , joints and marrows [ Hebrew 4: 12 ] 

Hold on in this trying times . Hold on to the promise which says - Be strong and courageous . Do not be afraid and do not panic before them, for the Lord your God goes before you ; He will never leave you nor forsake you [ Deuteronomy 31:6]. He is the one who can turn around situations . HE IS THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA ! Revelations 22:13