Get the appI Wish It Were You: Gender Disappointment in Pregnancyಮಾದರಿ
Day 3: A Child is Not About You
A child is not about you. This is something people don’t want to hear in today’s culture, where abortion takes the lives of over 2,500 children daily in the United States alone. But a child is not about you; a child is about the Lord and His sovereign plans. Look at Psalm 139, a notable passage of Scripture regarding the unborn. Nothing in this verse is regarding the pregnant mother’s will or her aspirations. Nothing in this verse speaks to the desires of her heart or her hopeful future plans. This psalm is about the creation of a child and the plans for that child’s life, not our own. Of course, this psalm is also for each of us to remember the truth that the Lord ordains our days, and thus the number of them and what happens within that span. God’s purposes are far greater than any woman’s wants, and the child He has created in your womb has been a part of His magnificent plan eons in advance. Let us praise His Great Name for blessing us with this treasure, whose gender was handpicked by the same God who spun entire galaxies into orbit. Now, that is something to rejoice in!
Application: Pray to God that you might surrender your heart’s desires in favor of His good and perfect will.
Scripture
About this Plan
A slice of blue cake or pink confetti when you had pictured your life with the opposite. And you're disappointed. What a taboo subject! But Mama, you can have peace and solace as you trust God as the ultimate family planner. He has room for your disappointment, but as the Author of Life, He made no mistakes in knitting together the child in your womb. Let’s journey along together!
More
