Its hard to believe that in only 8 weeks, Lord willing, our baby will be in our arms. We painted our baby’s room and have everything pretty much set up and ready to go. Yesterday, I sat down in the rocking chair in his room and just rocked and gazed out the window for a while. I pondered this entirely new feeling… this entirely new space… and entirely unknown chapter ahead. I kept hearing the holy spirit’s prompting…
“Be still, and know that I am God…” Psalm 46:10
My heart and mind have been challenged tremendously during pregnancy to believe God’s promises to me. Here are some promises that have been really sweet to meditate on over the last 7 months.
When I fear the pain and unknowns of labor and delivery, I am promised…
“fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
- Isaiah 41:10
When I fear if the strengths and personality God has given me will be useful as a mother, I am commanded…
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
- Joshua 1:9
When I have been weak and sick and unable to help with much or meet the needs of others, I am promised…
“But he said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, formy power is made perfect in weakness.”
- 2 Corinthians 12:9
When I fear losing the flexibility and lifestyle of life without children, I pray for strength to believe…
“But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ”
- Philippians 3:7-8
When I am tempted to compare myself with other pregnant women or mama’s, I am gently rebuked…
”Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you
(Jesus rebuking his disciple Peter when he compared himself with his fellow disciple John)
John 21:22
That rebuke Jesus gives to Peter reminds me that he has a unique and specific purpose for me as a mother. He’s not calling me to be someone else or to walk through someone else’s experience. He’s calling me to be an authentic mother dependent on Jesus in my own skin, strengths and weaknesses. What freedom there is in that! I am thankful for the truth that because of Jesus, all of God’s comforts and promises have been freely given to me! When I finally surrender all of my anxieties and fears, I can trust in him and rest. What I love about all these promises is the reminder that I am not alone. I am not stepping into this new season un-helped, unequipped, or without grace. I have been given everything I need in Christ alone to walk through a place I haven’t ever been. That makes me excited and expectant of his help towards me in the days ahead.
































