Our empty quiver

It hurts to hear others being congratulated and praised for the fullness of their quiver. And to hear "Wow, God has really blessed you." When there sits infertile me and my husband who's quiver is empty. When I hear these things being said all around me I start to sink like a rock. The light I'm suppose to shine before men is put under a basket and I just want to run away and hide from the world and the pain that I feel and run to Jesus. I start to see with my natural eyes that yes, that couple has children which means they have received God's favor and my husband and I have no children therefore we are not favored by God. However my eyes of faith see some thing different.

When I go to the Lord and His word with my sorrows and anxieties. He gently guides me back to the fullness found in Jesus. He reminds me that His grace is sufficient, that He is the pearl of great price, that in Him alone is found all riches, that He is all in all, and so much more. His word alone is such a blessing to me. It is so heavy with richness of the revelation of God.

The stinging wound of infertility is soothed and bandaged by my Lord who has saved my soul. My heart and mind is transformed to delight my self in Him. I am amazed by how faithful Jesus is and how tenderly He comforts His hurting sheep. He is truly the Good Shepard.