Got a call for a prayer request today for a young woman, recently married, who is 5 weeks pregnant and having severe pains. Of course that is never good when you are expecting. In the last several months, we have known several women who are expecting who were in the same situation. Their pregnancies were in jeparody.
My own daughter has been in that situation twice now. It is a fearful thing to have to be on bedrest….trying to buy more time for the child in the womb…just to get them to a safe time in the pregnancy to be born. God is the giver of life…and he is the protector of life. We dont know the mind of God regarding these things. But, it is a miracle that from the time that the mother is aware of the life inside her…she has the ability to bond with that child; sight unseen. Why are some children conceived and are miscarried or lost shortly after birth? I don’t know. Why are some people allowed to carrying a child to term only to abandon it or abuse it? I don’t know. Why is it that some people who desperately want a child are denied the opportunity due to infertility issues? I don’t know. Why are so many babies lost to abortion? I don’t know. Why are some children unwanted? I don’t know.
I have pondered the mysteries of such issues when my husband and I lost two pregnancies ourselves. Those are questions that we just don’t know the answers to at this time. All I know is that God loves us and wants the best for us. I pray for this young woman and her child…I know the fear and anxiety. I also know that she wants to bring this child into the world. Let’s hope that she gets to greet this child at his/her moment of birth and is able to give thanks to the giver of life!
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