LIE: God is done blessing me. TRUTH: God does EXCEEDINGLY ABUNDANTLY above all you ask (Ephesians 3:20)
guilt
comparison
secondary-infertility
LIE: One child is my limit. TRUTH: God does EXCEEDINGLY ABUNDANTLY above all we ask - no quotas. Eph 3:20
guilt
longing
confusion
LIE: One child is enough; be grateful. TRUTH: Children (plural) are God's heritage—Psalm 127:3. He gives lavishly, not sparingly.
dismissed grief
guilt
ungrateful accusation
LIE: I'm the backup option. TRUTH: God rejoices over YOU with singing—you're the favorite. Zephaniah 3:17
backup
optional
unchosen
LIE: Task-focus = relationally broken. TRUTH: Doing great work and refusing distraction is FAITHFULNESS. (Neh 6:3)
relational shame
task-orientation
emotional availability
LIE: Their problems destroy me. TRUTH: No weapon against me prospers—I'm PROTECTED. Isa 54:17
anxiety
drowning
no escape
LIE: Everyone else is blessed but us. TRUTH: God specializes in barren—Hannah, Sarah, Elizabeth ALL received miracles. (Ps 113:9)
jealousy
isolation
comparison