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THE SURROGATE JOURNEY: BIRTHING PURPOSE THROUGH OTHERS.  PART 3: THE WEIGHT OF THE WOMB — WHEN CARRYING GETS COMPLICATED Genesis 16:5–6 Then Sarai said to Abram, ‘You are responsible for the wrong I am suffering. I put my servant in your arms, and now that she knows she is pregnant, she despises me.’ Then Sarai mistreated Hagar; so she fled from her.” (NIV) 🔁 Quick Recap: In Part 2 , we met Hagar, the Egyptian servant chosen by Sarai to carry her child. Though not her dream, not her plan, and not her baby—she became the carrier of a promise she didn’t initiate. We learned how sometimes we are called to be the “other woman” in someone else’s destiny story—carrying, serving, interceding, and pushing someone else’s dream forward. 🤰 The Blessing that Brought Bitterness Hagar became pregnant. She was carrying the long-awaited seed. She should have been celebrated. But instead… she was mistreated. The one who chose her now chased her. The one who needed her now neglected her. The woman...
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THE SURROGATE JOURNEY: BIRTHING PURPOSE THROUGH OTHERS. PART 2: THE OTHER WOMAN — WHEN YOU’RE CHOSEN TO CARRY ANOTHER’S DREAM

THE SURROGATE JOURNEY: BIRTHING PURPOSE THROUGH OTHERS. 
PART 2: THE OTHER WOMAN — WHEN YOU’RE CHOSEN TO CARRY ANOTHER’S DREAM


Genesis 16:3–4

"So after Abram had been living in Canaan ten years, Sarai his wife took her Egyptian slave Hagar and gave her to her husband to be his wife. He slept with Hagar, and she conceived." (NIV)



🔁 Quick Recap:

In Part 1, we explored “The Womb That Waits”, drawing wisdom from Sarah’s long season of delay. We saw how purpose can feel paused, and how even in silence, God is working. Delay doesn’t mean denial. Sometimes, the womb that waits is simply the one God is preparing for something greater.


👣 Stepping Into Someone Else’s Story

Hagar didn’t ask for it.

She didn’t pray for it.

She didn’t even have a choice.

Yet suddenly, she became the one chosen to carry someone else’s dream. Her body became the ground where another woman’s desperation took root. She became a traditional surrogate—not through consent, but command.



🤰Surrogacy and Spiritual Assignments

Just like in traditional surrogacy, there are moments in life when God allows you to carry something that doesn’t begin with you.

You may find yourself:

Leading a project someone else started

Raising a child you didn’t birth

Mentoring someone when you needed mentorship

Interceding for others while your own needs go unmet

Sometimes, like Hagar, you're not the visionary, but you’re the one God uses to move the vision forward.

That can feel beautiful… but also confusing.



😔 The Silent Burden of the Carrier

Imagine Hagar—serving Sarai for years, then suddenly being handed over to Abraham. No conversation. No preparation. Just expectation.

Maybe you’ve been there:

Asked to serve without being seen

Given responsibility but not recognition

Carrying greatness but not getting gratitude

Being the “other woman” in someone else’s breakthrough story isn’t always easy.




🧠 A Spiritual Parallel

There are seasons when God calls you to be the Hagar in someone’s life—not to replace them, but to assist the fulfillment of God’s plan. This requires:

Humility to carry without ownership

Strength to serve while unseen

Grace to bear pain while others rejoice




🙏 Prayer

Dear Father, thank You for the honor of carrying dreams that may not have started with me. Help me to carry with grace, even when I feel forgotten. Teach me to serve without resentment and love without limits. May I find joy not in applause, but in obedience. In Jesus’ name, Amen.




📌 Devotional Nugget:

Sometimes, the most powerful carriers of destiny are the ones whose names are whispered in shadows, but remembered in heaven.




💬 Let’s Talk:

Have you ever felt like a hidden helper in someone else’s success story?

How do you stay faithful when you don’t feel seen or celebrated?

Please kindly share your thoughts, testimonies, or questions—we grow better together.

Thank you!





Coming Next:

📖 Part 3: “The Weight of the Womb — When Carrying Gets Complicated”

We’ll explore

 what happens when the dream you're helping to carry begins to feel heavier than expected.





Prince Julius Nenebi-Darkson 

(EL-PJ God's penman)

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