About Faith, Trust, and Babies
I love a good discussion with intelligent people who actually listen, process, and then share their thoughts and opinions. Two such discussions with good friends have got my mind and heart pondering again.
Do I really trust the Lord with my fertility? Do I really believe that my husband’s and my baby-making is a faith issue?
Yes to both.
Do I trust? Well, I try to, and most of the time I succeed, although the current, and seemingly ongoing baby boom on over charge happening in my friend community challenges that on a daily basis. It makes it difficult to truly know that my God is God, even over my ovaries.
My Friend, JP, says that our planet is over populated, which I think he needs to do a little more research into, but all I know is that God not only gave us sperm and eggs, but he directs their course. I 100% believe that. There is no person ever conceived or born that God did not know or desire to be here. If I don’t believe that, then I could be led to believe that my boys were simply mistakes because their mothers did not have access or knowledge of birth control. My boys are not mistakes, accidents, or anything of the like. God intended them to be here, regardless of the unfortunate circumstances of their arrival, due to our sinful, fallen world.
Just as my boys conception in their mothers’ wombs were not a mistake, also the lack of conception in my womb is not a mistake.
God knows what He is doing, even when I have absolutley NO CLUE!
Blessings!
Hannah
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Call me out, eh?
Seriously though, it is a good discussion. I like it. I like the fact that disagreement can happen without a call to arms. I think we grow much more when we take on difficult issues and concepts that we may not agree with, wrestle with them, process them, and incorporate them into our being.
I’ll definitely be doing some research (of course, intermittently, since my computer crapped out and Sara actually uses hers for school). Even without hard evidence though, I don’t think overpopulation is that much of a stretch. It’s not just the number of people- it is a systems issue. It has to do with our consumption of resources, it has to do with how each area affects all the others, and about the quality of life. I don’t know- I have lots of thoughts swimming around in my head- but needless to say I’ll be revisiting this issue in the future
Delaney was a ‘mistake’. Shane was a ‘mistake’. I was a ‘mistake’- So I look very fondly on the idea of mistakes in terms of babies- because my life has been filled with them, and they have brought me much joy. I definitely agree with you that God knows every person before they are born.
I have lots more thoughts on this- some are more thought out than others…but regardless, I have to get some housework done. Be blessed Hannah!
Jason
Mistake is completely inaproperate word for any child. “Greatness that humans didn’t forsee and that God wouldn’t contain” is better.
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