Elizabeth’s Journey…

For those of you who have been following my posts the last several months, you know Elizabeth, one of our faithful contributors. The following is an e-mail I received from her last night, which she so generously gave me permission to share. May the Lord be praised!


Hi there,

Well, you will not believe the work God has done in my life. To think that just a few weeks ago I was ranting against the very blessings of God. You may be surprised to discover that I am one of those Christian women who had adopted the world’s perspective that children are a curse, a liability, a burden. After reading your posts (and writing against them), I began to feel a shift in my own heart.

I actually have three children already. But I had put up my hand and said: “Absolutely no more!” But in the past year the Lord has been moving upon my heart in a very strong way. My husband & I left a very legalistic and cult-like Christian group four years ago. We were wounded and hurt after this experience. There were a lot of sinful and terrible things that went on in that church and we were sorely afflicted in spirit and emotionally damaged as a result. However, we still strongly desired to bring our children up in the admonition of the Lord.

I suppose my strong words against your posts were my way of wrangling with what I felt was a legalistic perspective. I had not yet truly BELIEVED that children are a BLESSING from the Lord. One of your posts that truly blessed me was the one where you listed the famous musicians, presidents, etc. who had been born 7th, 8th or later in their families. I think I posted on the day that I stopped taking the birth control pills. That was the day that my life & heart really changed. I began to BELIEVE and consciously CHOOSE to believe that children are a blessing and that the Lord might actually have more to give me. We can certainly afford it. I am in good health.

And guess what???? Today I took a pregnancy test. I AM PREGNANT!! This will be my 4th child. But I almost feel like it is my first. There will be a nearly 5 year gap between my third and this baby. I can’t tell you how happy I am. I didn’t expect to be this happy. It’s amazing how when you submit to the Lord and just think HIS THOUGHTS instead of your own, how different the perspective can be. So, anyway, this is just to thank you for standing strong. I’m not promising to have “all the children God gives,” but I am willing to take this next step and I am so happy that God has blessed me with yet another child. Thank you and may the Lord richly bless you,

Elizabeth

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