Through the centuries, barrenness was always seen as a sign of brokenness. It isn’t a mistake that both the Old Testament and the New Testament have stories of God answering the prayers of women to heal their barrenness. The truth is in much of the world in ancient civilizations barrenness was too often seen as a punishment from God. Of course, that was never the case, but it is interesting that these…
The story goes like this: A young man sees a beautiful woman and he desires to make her his wife. All the while, his best friend from childhood, the little girl next door, secretly has grown to love her clueless neighbor. As she watches him not see her as a potential mate and waits for him as he wastes his life and time pursuing another woman who doesn’t really care for him…
