Topics:<\/b> Doubt; Faith; Infertility; Miracles<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Genesis 25:21; 1 Samuel 1:10\u201320; Psalm 13; Matthew 19:26<\/p>\n
The doctor told Marsha Mark and her husband they would never have biological children. In their disappointment, Marsha clung to a friend\u2019s words: \u201cSomehow, God is going to use your struggle with infertility for his glory.\u201d Marsha began to pray for a glimpse of that glory.<\/p>\n
\u201cI asked everyone I knew to pray,\u201d she said. \u201cOne five-year-old prayed, \u2018Dear God, please send Marsha a baby. Maybe someone could give her one, or she could just find one on the street.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n
Marsha\u2019s husband, Tom, a scientist, stopped praying when Marsha showed signs of menopause. Tom had seen lots of data. And in his lifetime, he\u2019d never seen prayer change scientific facts.<\/p>\n
Six months later, Marsha made an appointment for another pregnancy test. The doctor said no because Marsha hadn\u2019t had a period for seven months. \u201cAsking for another pregnancy test indicates you are not accepting things as they are,\u201d he said. Marsha begged for the extra test anyway. And it came back positive.<\/p>\n
\u201cOver the next fourteen days, I had four more pregnancy tests and three more sonograms at the hospital\u2019s request. I think this time the doctor was having trouble dealing with the facts,\u201d Marsha said.<\/p>\n
Her full-term pregnancy was uneventful. On October 22, 1996, Amanda Joy was born. \u201cWe call her Miracle Mandy,\u201d Marsha said.<\/p>\n
\u2014Marsha Marks, \u201cSpecial Delivery,\u201d Christian Reader<\/i> (September\u2013October 2000)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Doubt; Faith; Infertility; Miracles References: Genesis 25:21; 1 Samuel 1:10\u201320; Psalm 13; Matthew 19:26 The doctor told Marsha Mark and her husband they would never have biological children. In their disappointment, Marsha clung to a friend\u2019s words: \u201cSomehow, God is going to use your struggle with infertility for his glory.\u201d Marsha began to pray … Continue reading “MIRACLE
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