Natasha Metzler

learning to delight in a promise-making God

Living Faith

Being Named: The Truth About Sarah, Abraham, and Me

When I read the story of Abraham and Sarah in Genesis, I am struck by one unfaltering thought: God’s description of them in the New Testament doesn’t exactly match their storyline. I’m serious. Sarah was willing to abuse Hagar to try and get the son she had been promised. She laughed when God still insisted that she would bear a child. She set Hagar and Ishmael away, despite the agony it … [Read more...] about Being Named: The Truth About Sarah, Abraham, and Me

Embracing the Thread of Redemption in Your Story

Ten years ago we lived in Haiti and our friends there would ask when we would have children. At that point, we were in our second year of marriage and hope was still bright, despite the doctor’s comments, so we’d shrug and tell them, “Whenever God wills it.”For years after we came home, those same friends would call and chat. One of their first questions was always whether our children had … [Read more...] about Embracing the Thread of Redemption in Your Story

With or Without: A Love Story to the God Who is Always Good

I’m not exactly sure what I was expecting to end my series on navigating infertility with, but I promise you it wasn’t this post.The series, which started with my story of surrender (Infertility Doesn’t Define Me) and then went through posts on faith, marriage, relationships, and our hearts, was written last year and has been shared over the past six weeks. The only piece of the series … [Read more...] about With or Without: A Love Story to the God Who is Always Good

5 Books for Your Hardest Season

I’m going to be honest with you, when I was walking through the hardest parts of my journey there were very few books that were helpful. It might be partly my personality, but well put together words didn’t mean much to me when nothing in my life was put together at all. I still read books though, because that’s what I do. And surprisingly enough, I have found some books through the years that … [Read more...] about 5 Books for Your Hardest Season

Your Story Isn’t Over Yet

I guess we could blame it on the radishes.After all, I was out in the garden weeding them when the thought hit me. I could go for a walk.I understand if that sounds a bit elementary to you, but let's look at the full picture: for almost a year I was basically a prisoner in my own home.Yes, that's an extreme way of putting it, but if you talk to anyone who has dealt with exorbitant … [Read more...] about Your Story Isn’t Over Yet

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