{"id":7778,"date":"2006-11-11T21:27:40","date_gmt":"2006-11-12T03:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=7778"},"modified":"2019-08-19T21:33:57","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T02:33:57","slug":"am-i-not-getting-pregnant-because-god-isnt-ready-for-me-to-be-a-mother-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/am-i-not-getting-pregnant-because-god-isnt-ready-for-me-to-be-a-mother-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Am I not getting pregnant because God isn&#8217;t ready for me to be a mother yet?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<h2>Question:<\/h2>\n<p>I am a 21-year-old young lady who has been trying to get pregnant for almost two years.\u00a0 I have been involved with the same guy and nothing has happened.\u00a0 I really love kids and would someday love to have my own.\u00a0 So I was wondering are there any comments on why I haven&#8217;t conceived yet.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve gone to the doctor to get checked out and she says everything is normal with me and she doesn&#8217;t see why it should be a problem.\u00a0 And another thing why I think I haven&#8217;t become a mother yet is because maybe God isn&#8217;t ready for me to become one.\u00a0 But other than that I am just going to continue to have faith and believe until a miracle happens.<\/p>\n\t<h2>Answer:<\/h2>\n<p>Because you stated that you are &#8220;involved with the same guy&#8221; for two years, I must conclude that you and he are not married, since marriage is a commitment and not an involvement. That being the case, I am so glad you haven&#8217;t brought children into such an unstable relationship. Children deserve a mom and dad who are fully committed to each other; committed to the point they have vowed to spend the rest of their lives caring for each other. Only from that stable foundation does a child have the best shot at life.<\/p>\n<p>Please take time to read &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/why-sex-outside-of-marriage-is-wrong\/\">Why Sex Outside of Marriage is Wrong<\/a>.&#8221; What you are doing is a sin called &#8220;fornication.&#8221; Why would you expect God to answer the prayers of someone defying His will? &#8220;<em>Now we know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, He hears him<\/em>&#8221; (John 9:31).<\/p>\n<p>You refer to conceiving a child as a miracle, but a miracle is when the natural is superseded. It is not a miracle for sex to lead to pregnancy, it is the natural result of sexual intercourse. See &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/do-we-have-miracles-from-god-today\/\">Do we have miracles from God today?<\/a>&#8221; for more information. But in regards to your question, a woman is not the only one involved in conceiving a baby. If your reproductive systems appear to be in good working order, then the most likely problem is that the &#8220;sperm donor&#8221; you chose isn&#8217;t producing viable sperm in sufficient quantities. He should also see a doctor and find out if he is fertile. Many things can cause a man to no longer produce sperm, such as disease or accident, but still be able to engage in sex.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: I am a 21-year-old young lady who has been trying to get pregnant for almost two years.\u00a0 I have been involved with the same guy and nothing has happened.\u00a0 I really love kids and would someday love to have my own.\u00a0 So I was wondering are there any comments on why I haven&#8217;t conceived&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[1572,571],"class_list":["post-7778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-fornication","tag-pregnancy"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":34170,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/why-didnt-my-old-girlfriend-want-me\/","url_meta":{"origin":7778,"position":0},"title":"Why didn&#8217;t my old girlfriend want me?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 20, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hello, I was 15 years of age and a girl lived just in front of our house. 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