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Moving Forward with God

Trauma often throws us into a state in which we are constantly reliving the past and barely surviving the present. However, with healing comes the ability to live in the present but also to plan and dream about the future. Even though we have undergone trauma with our pregnancy and abortion experience, God still has a future for us. He can heal us, restore us, and give us a new purpose.

God still has plans for your future -- including healing, happiness, and joy. In the Bible, Jesus promises to one day comfort all who mourn, and, in the meantime, Jesus gives us the Holy Spirit to dwell in us as our companion and advocate. God not only wants to comfort and heal you but also to be with you -- both now (through the indwelling Holy Spirit) and for all of eternity. This is how much He loves you and enjoys spending time with you!

Over the past week, you may have concluded that you want to know God better; you may even have decided that you want to receive God’s forgiveness for your abortion. Just like the story of the “lost child” in Luke 15, God is looking down the long road and is excited that you are walking towards home. 

If you choose to continue to move towards God, then over time, you will discover that in God’s presence, there is healing, joy, and hope. Even though grief and pain may last for a long time, a new season of joy will eventually come.

In the final chapters of the Bible, Jesus promises that He will renew all things. Everything that has been broken in this world, everything that brought pain and sorrow, will come to an end; no more death, no more grief, or crying or pain. And in the place of these, Jesus will bring His kingdom. Jesus will make us into new people – removing our shame and clothing us with righteousness; He will restore the places long devastated and make our world anew so that it is full of love and peace and healing, and He will come to dwell with us forever and ever. This is the good future we are promised.