I have been torn about the birth control issue for years. There are many persuasive arguments for it and many against it. And let me be clear, I am not talking about birth control that is any kind of aborificant such as the pill, IUD, etc. Those are unacceptable, since they can and do cause a woman’s body to self abort a fertilized egg.
This is a very thought provoking blog post from someone else here that has given me pause.
Mind you, birth control is not an issue for me at the moment, as I am not married. Also, a key component is how my future husband would feel about it, and would be clearly discussed before marriage to see how we both felt.
Too often we try to grab control of our lives out of God’s hands and decide what is best for us. Is our Great God too weak to decided on how many children we each have? Should we pray and let God lead us in the decision of how may to have or not to have?
This is a very thought provoking blog post from someone else here that has given me pause.
Mind you, birth control is not an issue for me at the moment, as I am not married. Also, a key component is how my future husband would feel about it, and would be clearly discussed before marriage to see how we both felt.
Too often we try to grab control of our lives out of God’s hands and decide what is best for us. Is our Great God too weak to decided on how many children we each have? Should we pray and let God lead us in the decision of how may to have or not to have?
See?!? Torn. =/
Isaiah 50:2
Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst.
Isaiah 50:2
Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst.
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from Patti
I really like this post Andrea! I think men and women need to think about this one more, since we cannot repopulate our own country at the birthrate we now have among the U.S. citizens. It wasn't long ago that I remember visiting relatives who had 10 to 12 children and now within one to two generations, the numbers of family members are dwindling. Your comment, "Too often we try to grab control of our lives out of God’s hands and decide what is best for us. Is our Great God too weak to decided on how many children we each have? Should we pray and let God lead us in the decision of how may to have or not to have?" says volumes. Children are a blessing. Think people...think.
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