In A Hope Deferred,
J. Stephen Yuille opened up about their infertility issues and their problematic
time going through the adoption process and the long waiting period. Their
story started when after being married a year, they both decided it was time to
start a family. They longed to have two biological children and two adopted
children. They tried countless times to conceive but they couldn’t. There was
no medical reason as to why they couldn’t conceive and they ached for a positive
pregnancy test. Like most people, they witnessed numerous of their friends
getting pregnant and some without even trying. They began to experience
excruciating pain and heartbreak when their attempts were unsuccessful. They
realized that they were being tested in their faith. During their seven year of
marriage, they began the adoption process and they had to endure the lengthy
time consuming interview procedure. They had to wait some more months because
the Social Services were already booked up. A few weeks, the unexpected
happened his wife was pregnant. They ended up having a healthy daughter. Understanding
God’s timing and His definite ways was something that is difficult to comprehend
and it’s something we won’t ever truly fathom. The book goes through the agony
of their miscarriage and later their extensive process with their adoption.
In the even chapters, he discussed their personal journey
in adoption. In the odd chapters, he explained the doctrine of Biblical adoption
and he explored the concepts presented in scripture. God in his vast love for
us has prepared ahead of time to adopt us into His family. We don’t have to beg
and pled for Him to love us, He just does because He wants to. Paul stated that
God preordained and chose us to be His children. Stephen Yuille reiterated the Biblical
truth found in Abraham’s story and how he had to persevere and believe God
would fulfill His promise that he would be a father with numerous descendants. In
the natural, he was old and Sarah’s womb was closed up. But he was commanded to
believe, despite what he saw in the natural. This required faith in the
impossible and a determination to trust in the declaration that God promised. Stephen
and his wife believed and prayed for children for seventeen years and
eventually God blessed them with children.
I would recommend this remarkable book especially to
anyone who is longing for children and is considering adoption and is seeking
encouragement from someone who has been there. I would also recommend this book
to readers who are desiring to discover the Biblical truths in God adopting us
as His children. I immensely connected with Stephen Yuille’s story and was
inspired by his faithfulness in believing that God was able to provide them
with children. I’m also believing that God will bless me with meeting my wife, having
children, and adopting children in a few years. I learnt a great deal about the
entire adoption process and this book will be one that I will reread when we’re
entering the adoption process. This story was such a reassurance in persevering
through uncertainty and pressing on through the trials and setbacks in life. Even
if in the natural it looks like it’s impossible, God is still able to achieve His
perfect will in your life. If you’re looking for a book on adoption and holding
onto hope through challenging seasons and setbacks, then read this book for
encouragement!
“I received this book for free from Cross
Focused Reviews / Shepherd Press for this review”.
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Hello. I understand that conceiving can be very hard due to different factors so I just want to share my personal experience to everyone and hope they will benefit from it too. My husband and I had a difficulty having a baby due to medical reasons. We have been frustrated a million times and we almost gave up and opted to adopt. One day, my friend sent me this link and since I felt depressed and desperate, I tried reading what was it all about.
I thought it was not real at first but I am happily 3 months pregnant now. I hope you will try and find it useful too. I think I owe to share it to the world because nothing is impossible as long as you keep on trying.
Good luck, never ever give up! God bless.. stay positive!
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