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		<title>God&#8217;s Will or Mine?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I have been struggling for about two years now with the desire to have another child. This would be mine and my husbands fourth child. Whenever I think about having another baby I DO get a bit overwhelmed and often wonder is this God&#8217;s will or mine. However lately I have prayed a lot [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So I have been struggling for about two years now with the desire to have another child.  This would be mine and my husbands fourth child.  Whenever I think about having another baby I DO get a bit overwhelmed and often wonder is this God&#8217;s will or mine.</p>
<p>However lately I have prayed a lot asking for God to either take this desire away if it is my will and not His, or to offer up a breakthrough as soon as possible.  It&#8217;s difficult living with that type of desire.  You see my husband had a vasectomy, so IF I did get pregnant it would be a total miracle.  It would also be a miracle to talk my husband into getting his vasectomy reversed!</p>
<p>Recently I finally asked for prayer over this and so far my feedback has been a lot of understanding and support.  Of course I got the hey &#8220;maybe you should adopt&#8221; which I am all for adoption but the problem is this desire is for another one of my own.  Then I got the &#8220;maybe you are just scared to let this phase of your life go&#8221; and I have considered this too, and that&#8217;s when I asked God to take the desire to have another child away if it was not His will.</p>
<p>Recently I had been so worried that having another baby was selfish on my part, and in some way I am looking to fill a need or a void in my life.  But then it occurred to me having a baby is NOT selfish.  I mean look at my life NOW, being a mom is filled with a lot of self sacrifice, not to mention it&#8217;s hard work.</p>
<p>This desire is from God.  I truly believe that.  So now I am just waiting, patiently.  I am waiting for the desire to be fulfilled.  I am waiting for God&#8217;s timing.</p>
<p>I worry what will happen if this isn&#8217;t the month, or the next month.  But you know even if I don&#8217;t get pregnant this month, or next month, or the next, God is STILL God.  He is still there, and He DOES hear my prayers &#8211; I know He hears them, He has given me signs for the past 3 months that my prayers are being heard.  </p>
<p>I know my faith may seem a bit out there, but I&#8217;m not ashamed.  God is God.  If this is His will then I will believe every day, week, month, year for it to come to pass.  It&#8217;s out there, I know.  But ALL things are possible with God&#8230;</p>
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