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Consider It Joy by Becky Suggs

Here's the second post in Becky Suggs' journal on being an expectant mom. Read the first installment if you missed it!

My husband and I prayed for a very long time to have a child. Throughout the process, God reminded me in His Word, “Consider it pure joy…when you face trials of many kinds.”

Month after month, test after test … one little pink line.
Consider it pure joy …

Based on the job I had and the time it required during certain parts of the year, we knew timing was important. We decided to try one last time before we had to take a break with when the baby would most likely be due.
Consider it pure joy …

God graciously heard our cries and answered our prayers. Such joy as we told some of those who had been praying alongside us.

On the day of our first prenatal doctor’s visit, my boss at the ministry we worked with asked to have lunch with my husband and me before we left for the day. Through that conversation, I learned in just a short month, my job would be eliminated, along with many of my fellow employees'.
Consider it pure joy …

I wish I could say that first visit, hearing the heartbeat and seeing our precious baby, was a joyful one for me. While I was so thankful for the gift God had granted us, joy was not on the forefront of my mind. I was grieving over the ministry in which I had invested so much of my time and energy.
Consider it pure joy …

While I’m still wondering what God is teaching me through all of this, I know His plans are perfect. Though it’s not going the way I planned, God has a way of doing things His way and in His timing. Through it all, this precious life inside of me has brought me incredible joy. I have a new job around the corner … and I’ve heard motherhood is one of the greatest professions there is!

Becky Suggs and her husband, Robert, live in the mountains of Glorieta, New Mexico, with their pug, Sadie. They are expecting their first child in April. In her spare time, you can find Becky reading, enjoying the great outdoors, filling in squares to the latest crossword puzzle, and spending time with family. She has a passion for both kids and camping ministries.

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