The Bible called those who were unable to conceive "barren". Today the terms "infertility" or "sterility" are used. While the terms may have changed, the pain and frustration felt through this painful journey has not.
Definitions
The definition of the term "infertility" is the failure to conceive after a year of unprotected intercourse. (Infertility, or secondary Infertility, can also occur in a couple that has conceived previously.) "Sterility" is the term given when conception is impossible due to irreversible problems such as genital abnormalities, disease, poor quality, or quantity or immobile sperm, poor quality, or quantity of ovum (eggs), abnormal ovulation, hormone imbalances or surgery restrictions.
There are numerous complications that can occur in either the husband or wife preventing them from conceiving. In some cases we believe it necessary to obtain knowledge on your circumstances so you know what to pray for. You can pray for healing over complications and you can speak to your body and command in Jesus' name how it should function for conception to take place.
Infertility
Psa 128:2-4 You will eat the fruit of
your labor; blessings and prosperity will be
yours. Your wife will be like a fruitful vine
within your house; your sons will be like olive
shoots around your table. Thus is the man blessed
who fears the LORD.
Many couples take the conception of their
children for granted because they 'assume' they
will conceive when they want to. For some
couples, conception occurs easily, while for
others no amount of money, love or medical
intervention will bring this desired event to
pass. Unfortunately there are numerous
complications, which can occur in either the
husband or wife that prevents them conceiving.
The human body is extremely complex, and for
conception to occur there are certain functions
necessary that our bodies need to perform.
Firstly, the male must be able to produce and
release enough healthy and mobile sperm to travel
to the egg, and the female must be able to
produce and release mature eggs (follicles)
capable of being fertilized, as well as produce
the mucus propels the sperm to the egg; have
clear fallopian tubes for the transport of the
fertilized egg (ovum) to the uterus, and the
uterine lining (endometrial lining) needs to be
suitable for implantation and nourishment of the
fertilized egg. Hormones then prepare the body
for the growth, development and maintenance of
the pregnancy. If any part of this process is
hindered then conception may be close to
impossible.
God’s Word on Infertility
Exo
23:25-26 Worship the LORD your God,
and His blessing will be on your food and water.
I will take away sickness from among you, and
none will miscarry or be barren in your land. I
will give you a full life span.
Deu 7:12-14
(Deu 30:9, 28:11 similar). If you pay attention to
these laws and are careful to follow them, then
the LORD your God will keep His covenant of love
with you, as He swore to your forefathers. He
will love you and bless you and increase your
numbers. He will bless the fruit of your womb,
the crops of your land--your grain, new wine and
oil--the calves of your herds and the lambs of
your flocks in the land that He swore to your
forefathers to give you. You will be blessed more
than any other people; none of your men or women
will be childless, nor any of your livestock
without young.
Gen
49:25 because of your father's
God, who helps you, because of the Almighty, who
blesses you with blessings of the heavens above,
blessings of the deep that lies below, blessings
of the breast and womb.
Gen 28:3
May God Almighty
bless you and make you fruitful and increase your
numbers until you become a community of peoples.
Lev
26:9"I
will look on you with favor and make you fruitful
and increase your numbers, and I will keep my
covenant with you."
Psa
113:9 He
settles the barren woman in her home as a happy
mother of children. Praise the LORD.
Psa
128:2-3 You will eat the fruit of
your labor; blessings and prosperity will be
yours. Your wife will be like a fruitful vine
within your house; your sons will be like olive
shoots around your table.
Isa
49:21-23 Then you will say in your
heart, "Who bore me these? I was bereaved and
barren; I was exiled and rejected. Who brought
these up? I was left all alone, but these--where
have they come from?'" This is what the Sovereign
LORD says: "See, I will beckon to the Gentiles, I
will lift up my banner to the peoples; they will
bring your sons in their arms and carry your
daughters on their shoulders. Kings will be your
foster fathers, and their queens your nursing
mothers. They will bow down before you with their
faces to the ground; they will lick the dust at
your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD;
those who hope in me will not be disappointed."
Isa
41:18 I
will make rivers flow on barren heights, and
springs within the valleys. I will turn the
desert into pools of water, and the parched
ground into springs.
Created for Fruitfulness!
God created every single one of us with a perfect
plan. We did not evolve! Every bone, muscle,
tissue, and organ including those in our
reproductive systems. God the creator, is also
God the healer. If you have any problems in your
reproductive system then God can heal you! It is
God's design for us to reproduce. He created us
to have children. One of God's first commands to
man, was for us to reproduce by having children.
It is His will and blessing for us and His word
says He adds no trouble to His blessings.
Gen 1:28 God blessed them and said to
them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill
the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of
the sea and the birds of the air and over every
living creature that moves on the
ground."
Gen 9:7 As for you, be fruitful and
increase in number; multiply on the earth and
increase upon it."
James 1:17 Every good and perfect
gift (in
this case children) is from above, coming down
from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does
not change like shifting
shadows.
Psa 127:3 Sons are a heritage from the
LORD, children a reward from Him. (NAS) Behold,
children are a gift of the Lord; The fruit of the
womb is a reward.
Psa 115:14 May the LORD make you increase,
both you and your
children.
You Are Not Alone!
There are several women in the Bible who could
not conceive. These women cried out to God for
healing and He answered them by opening their
wombs! God does not show favoritism, what He has
done for the following couples, He can also do
for you.
Gen 25:21 Isaac prayed to the LORD on
behalf of his wife, because she was barren. The
LORD answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah
became pregnant.
Gen 29:31 & 30:17 & 22 When
the Lord saw
that Leah was not loved, He opened her womb, but
Rachel was barren. God listened to Leah, and she
became pregnant and bore Jacob a fifth son. Then
God remembered Rachel; He listened to her and
opened her womb. She became pregnant and gave
birth to a son and said "God has taken away my
disgrace."
1 Sam 1:27 I prayed for this child, and
the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him.
(Hannah)
Luke 1:36,37 Even Elizabeth your relative
is going to have a child in her old age, and she
who was said to be barren is in her sixth month.
For nothing is impossible with
God.
Heb 11:11 By faith Abraham, even
though he was past age--and Sarah herself was
barren--was enabled to become a father because He
considered him faithful who had made the
promise.
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Note: If you
would like to learn more about what God’s Word
says for your conception and how to receive
healing of any reproductive sickness, disease or
complication then grab a copy of our book
God’s Plan for
Pregnancy and/or the Pocket
Companion! They not only have
information on what God’s Word says on all the
areas of ‘childbearing’ but also detailed
information on ‘how
to’ apply it to your life! They
will show you how to; build your faith, pray
effectively, overcome fear and they even have
suggested prayer points for each stage of
childbearing, along with blank pages for your
own personalised prayer points and
prayers that we have written out as a guide
for you to follow. There are also several
testimonies from infertile women who outline
how through God’s Word they were able to
overcome infertility, and other complications
to receive their miracle children! Go to
the
Products and Resources Page
on how to purchase
your copy or for more information visit
www.godsplanforpregnancy.com
Infertility Support?
If you would like to join with other Christian
women and receive prayer and encouragement for
your conception along with praying and
encouraging others then go to the
On-line Support
Page to check out our Conception
Message Board!