In the Word: El-Shaddai
Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. Over the next several weeks, we will be looking at different names of God found in Scripture, and how these different aspects of who He is offer us hope in the midst of our grief. As we study together, we encourage you to use the comments as a place to dialogue with us about what you are learning and share your answers to the questions below. We pray that you hearts will be encouraged as you study these names of God along with us!
El Shaddai
“When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord ...
A Song for My Soul: Abide With Me
Music has the ability to speak into the deepest recesses of our hearts. God often uses songs to speak hope and encouragement to our souls. In this series, Hope Moms share songs that have pointed them to the hope of Christ in the midst of their grief. Is there a song that has comforted you in your grief? We'd love to have you share your story here.
Abide with me; falls the eventide;
The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide.
When other helpers, fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, abide with me.
Thou on my head, in early youth didst smile;
And, though ...
He Sees Me
I was sixteen years old the first time I remember hearing God called El Roi, “The God Who Sees Me.” It felt like such a profound and personal name for a God that I loved but didn’t truly know or understand at the time. And it was a name that stuck with me—that kept pulling at the corners of my mind—though I didn’t then know why. Now I do.
The only place in Scripture where God is called El Roi is in Genesis 16. Coincidentally, this is also the only place in Scripture where someone specifically names God. God often names Himself and sometimes ...
Choose Hope for 2018
The pain of losing a child, whether to miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant loss, is among the most agonizing of sorrows. Whether your loss occurred many years ago or very recently, the ache you carry in your heart is heavy indeed. There is nothing that can prepare you for the devastation of losing a child, and there are no words that can take away the pain that results. But dear one, your grief does not need to be carried alone.
For the past twelve years, our nation has officially recognized October 15 as an opportunity to honor and remember our precious babies who have ...
Much More
The grief of death paints my abode—streets and structures—pale and decrepit. Nothing of earth surpasses its power; I have seen no mere man pierce to true light beyond this affixed shadow. Firm is death’s power to dominate humankind.
But almost unnoticed, the world creates death into a lull—a sinking song—that looks no further than to self. It whispers that unless I abide by the gritty baseness and the meaninglessness of life (apart from living for self), I am inexperienced—or, cannot make much of this life at all. The enemy exploits itself ...
A Song for My Soul: He Will Hold Me Fast
Music has the ability to speak into the deepest recesses of our hearts. God often uses songs to speak hope and encouragement to our souls. In this series, Hope Moms share songs that have pointed them to the hope of Christ in the midst of their grief. Is there a song that has comforted you in your grief? We'd love to have you share your story here.
I saw the positive pregnancy test and my first thought was, “Oh! Another baby to love like Jacob!”
Jacob, our firstborn, died on his birthday, seven hours after we met face to face. It had been almost eight months ...
In the Word: The God Who Provides
Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. Over the next several weeks, we will be looking at different names of God found in Scripture, and how these different aspects of who He is offer us hope in the midst of our grief. As we study together, we encourage you to use the comments as a place to dialogue with us about what you are learning and share your answers to the questions below. We pray that you hearts will be encouraged as you study these names of God along with us!
Jehovah Jireh: “The God Who Provides”
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Corinne’s Story
“God, please cradle my fragile heart and remind me that its ok to love and accept the child within me.”
These are the words I wrote in my prayer journal the night before I found out that my baby had no heartbeat. Weeks had gone by that I carried this baby with no beating heart. These very same words I had written the night before, became the immediate first words I heard in my mind when the ultrasound tech said, “I’m sorry.” Even before those words left her mouth, I couldn’t look at the monitor. The anxiety and fear of losing another baby less than six months ...
My Paradox
Why I Am Not Ok
Jesus, be near. My baby died. Through my husband and I, God made a life, but no sooner did we welcome that precious soul than it was snatched from us. No sooner had the word “mother” left my lips than the child left my body, like water slips through our grasp. I am a mother, but with an empty womb, empty arms, and an empty heart. Yet full of a love that was never realized, never seen, never fulfilled. Full of a sorrow so heavy, sometimes I don’t know how to draw my next breath. My child never even drew one, so why I do get the gift of breath? The ...
In the Word: El Roi
Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. Over the next several weeks, we will be looking at different names of God found in Scripture, and how these different aspects of who He is offer us hope in the midst of our grief. As we study together, we encourage you to use the comments as a place to dialogue with us about what you are learning and share your answers to the questions below. We pray that you hearts will be encouraged as you study these names of God along with us!
El Roi: “The God Who Sees”
“She gave this name to the Lord who spoke ...
