If you are a childless woman trying for a baby, then fertility is probably at the forefront of your mind most of the time.
You notice every single baby-related item you see. It suddenly seems like pregnant women surround you, which can quickly become disheartening.
It is important to understand that you are not alone. Approximately ten percent of women in the US struggle to get pregnant or stay pregnant.
While you may feel as though there is no one else in the world who can possibly understand your struggle, there are many women just like you who are in similar situations.
Waiting to conceive is a challenge that takes patience and faith. In those times when you find yourself struggling, or if someone you love is struggling with waiting on her journey to become a happy mother, turning to Scripture can help give hope in a time when things can look bleak.
This article will provide Bible verses for fertility, the need for patience and hope, and the peace needed to get through each day.
Bible verses for fertility
The following Bible verses are appropriate when looking for some faith and hope regarding fertility.
Frequently Bible verses can help to calm an inner storm, even if you are not religious or a person of faith, the words remain a comfort.
Many women worry that they have started trying to build a family too late in life. They fear they are past childbearing age or will have trouble conceiving due to a previously unhealthy lifestyle.
Bible verses can help you restore your faith, alleviate some of the pressure you put on yourself, and raise your concerns to God.
God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”
Genesis 1:28
Then one of them said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.”
Genesis 18:10
Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
Romans 5:3-5
He settles the childless woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the Lord.
Psalm 113:9
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
James 1:17
A certain man of Zorah, named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, had a wife who was childless, unable to give birth. The angel of the Lord appeared to her and said, “You are barren and childless, but you are going to become pregnant and give birth to a son.
Judges 13:2-3
And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered him faithful who had made the promise.
Hebrews 11:11
Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was childless. The LORD answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.
Genesis 25:21
Then God remembered Rachel; he listened to her and enabled her to conceive.
Genesis 30:22
And the LORD was gracious to Hannah; she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.
1 Samuel 2:21
“Sing, barren woman, you who never bore a child; burst into song, shout for joy, you who were never in labor; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD.
“Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes. For you will spread out to the right and to the left; your descendants will dispossess nations and settle in their desolate cities.
Isaiah 54:1-3
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table.
Psalm 128:3
But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John. He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth, for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born.
He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God. And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
Luke 1:13-17
You will be blessed more than any other people; none of your men or women will be childless, nor will any of your livestock be without young.
Deuteronomy 7:14
Scripture about waiting
Patience is difficult for everyone at times.
When couples try to have a baby, it seems like every month is a waiting game. Test after test is taken; for most women, it’s a roller coaster ride of emotions. It is easy to become discouraged and lose heart when hoping for a quick conception.
There are examples in numerous Bible verses in which couples and women are begging the Lord for a baby and are losing patience.
God tells them to keep their faith and that all will be well. In times of impatience, reading these Bible verses can give you the strength to keep trying.
May the Lord answer you when you are in distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you. May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion. May he remember all of your sacrifices and accept your burnt offerings. May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
Psalm 20:1-4
The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;
Lamentations 3:25
Wait for the LORD; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the LORD.
Psalm 27:14
I wait for the LORD, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.
Psalm 130:5
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31
But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.
Micah 7:7
We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.
Psalm 33:20
Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!
Isaiah 30:18
But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and wait for your God always.
Hosea 12:6
I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry.
Psalm 40:1
But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.
Romans 8:25
Prayer to get pregnant
Sometimes the waiting and the hoping can feel unbearable. It can take months and sometimes even years to get pregnant for some women, and finding it within yourself to have patience and faith that it can happen can be the hardest part.
When developing our understanding of why we must wait for moments like pregnancy, sometimes the most sense can be made by accepting that we just aren’t supposed to understand.
That’s what faith is all about. Prayer can help grant peace in times of light and momentary troubles and in times of true crisis.
How to pray
Just like meditation, prayer can help you develop an inner monologue, put your feelings to words, and let go of the things you cannot control.
There are many prayers that you can recite. Websites and churches offer printed prayer cards for nearly any situation, and these can be helpful resources when you don’t know what to say.
You can also select and read your favorite Bible verses as a prayer.
Make it your own
Jesus Christ hears your prayer regardless of whether you are reading the words from Bible verses, reciting them by memory, or making them up.
You can pray anywhere. A church, your kitchen table, in bed before you sleep, in your car, in a flower garden, etc. Note the following example:
Lord, I come to you with faith that my struggles to get pregnant and deliver a healthy baby are being listened to. This is what my heart yearns for, and I so hope that through your grace and love, a child will come into my life so that I can raise a baby to know your unending love. I ask for nothing more than a baby to give life to. I hope that you bless me with this miracle. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Bible verses and fertility
Bible verses can never replace doctors or science when it comes to solving issues with fertility.
A mother’s womb can long for a baby, and a woman can hope with her whole being for a child, but unless you get medical help for any issues you may have, you may not succeed with fertility.
Prayers and the Bible are meant to give you faith and something to hold onto while you wait for the answers. It can restore your sense of hope and love for your spouse and remind you that you are not alone.
It will be a joy to see your prayers for pregnancy fulfilled and to finally announce to the world this great blessing within you. Have faith. Don’t lose hope. Your time will come!