Mark
4:26-29 (MSG)
Then Jesus said, “God’s kingdom is like seed
thrown on a field by a man who then goes to bed and forgets about it. Then the
seed sprouts and grows – he has no idea how it happens. The earth does it all
without his help: first a green stem of
grass, then a bud, then the ripened grain is fully formed, he reaps – harvest time!
Ø ‘Let's take this position and see whether it will work, I checked on Google and they said it takes about 3 days for conception
to take place after intercourse and about 7 days for implantation. So let’s try
this way maybe it will work this time. The doctors online said that this
position always works for couples trying to get pregnant.’ (After a couple of weeks she still sees her monthly
flow.)
Ø ‘Hmmm…I hope I have conceived now oh, it was
exactly during my fertile window that we met. Hmm…it is well! But it’s about 5
days now…ok maybe implantation is taking place. That means I can’t take coffee,
Lipton or things that are too hot, no exercise – nothing! I can’t afford to
ruin everything, because it can ruin everything.’ She is filled with worry and anxiety while she
waits in an almost “lying in state” position but eventually…it passes!
Ø ‘Yes…we finally made it, ohhh finally but I feel so
terrible with all the vomiting and weakness and people say it comes with the
territory especially in the first trimester. I wonder if the baby has properly
attached, that was how I miscarried the other ones o. Hmmm…it’s not my portion
again o, God forbid – not anymore. This time I will make sure that I get enough
rest, I’ll make sure that I don’t stress myself, I will eat healthy and go to
the hospital or call the doctor at the slightest movement. I cannot lose this
one…I’ll do all I can!’ The
baby stayed…albeit through a series of fear and anxiety campaigns by its host
and carrier. She slowly but steadily drove a wedge through her relationship
between her and her husband using her tantrums, complaints and consistent
nagging.
Most
of the time the above words play over and over in the minds of ladies who are
recently married or have waited for some time to have their children. They SEEM
to trust God for the precious fruit of the womb but they are technically
working out the plan and steps by themselves.
This
is called WORRY!
Do
you wonder how goats and birds, generally animals, conceive? Do they consider
the chances of conception or the steps to take to avoid a miscarriage? Do they
pray and cry and reel out the reasons why they have not ‘taken in’? Do the
goats consciously stop eating a particular type of grass or do they call/hurry
to a doctor at the slightest movement. NO!
How
much more you? I am not saying humans are in the same class of goats and animals
but who do you really take God for? A God, who claims to love you, who gave his
only son in a shameful and heart wrenching death to save you, only to deny you
of your inheritance that he gave you? That same inheritance that his son died
to execute for you? I don’t get it! Psalms 127:2-5 (KJV&MSG) says it is
vain to rise up early and eat the bread of sorrows…so you should not be anxious
about conceiving and how to keep that precious seed/fruit in your womb; that is
for God to do and believe me…he is able to do it!
Ladies,
consider your womb as a field where your husband plants after which the planter
and the field itself rests! They don’t need to do anything for the seed to
attach to the soil, germinate and bloom…nothing at all!
Matthew 6:27…and which one of you by taking thought (worrying) can add a cubit to his
stature? Go back to our first scripture Mark 4:26-29 (MSG) and see how that man
and the field respond to his seed.
Ladies,
rest! Rest in what God has done for you through Jesus Christ our savior. Of
course you should run tests and seek medical attention for you and your husband
but your trust should ultimately be in God and his willingness to do you good.
Focus on His word concerning conception, pregnancy and delivery and build your
faith and all your desires will happen speedily.
Psa
127:3 Lo, children are
an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit
of the womb is his reward.
Jdg
13:3 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the
woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art
barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.
Luk
1:42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said,
Blessed art thou among women, and
blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
Heb
11:11 Through faith also Sara herself received
strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age,
because she judged him faithful who had promised.
God
is on our side!
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