ABORTION

My work colleague came to me so excited she was going to be a grandmother; she had the scan photo showing the bundle of joy that her sons girlfriend would be having. I was so happy for her.  About one week later she came to tell me  that the family of the girlfriend had decided to take her away and have an abortion as they felt she needed to concentrate on her career and studies. My heart ached so much that day; I could hardly concentrate at work.

I was unmarried when I fell pregnant and although I did marry the father of my child before my son was born, I would never have considered this. When I fell pregnant I did not even know I was pregnant.  I had been in and out of my doctor’s rooms fighting an ovarian cyst that just would not go away. Three weeks later my doctor had decided to book me in to have the cyst removed, but through Gods grace, the day I walked into his rooms, I got this uncomfortable feeling about removing my clothes in his rooms, his hands on me from  previous visits had made me feel dirty.

When he asked me to dress down, I said I didn’t want to, he asked me if he made me feel uncomfortable and I replied yes. Bear in mind I was only 19, but God gave me the courage to stand up against him. He told me to make another appointment and perhaps I would feel differently the next time round. But through the hand of God, I walked out his room and walked straight to a doctor’s rooms just down the road that had an opening to see me. His first question to me was, “have you done a pregnancy test?” It never crossed my mind that I could be pregnant, we had been so careful. But within 10 min the test showed positive. I was so worried all the medications I had been taking to clear my so called 'cyst', had caused any damage.  But through further tests all showed my son was well and growing.

My God had been so protective over me and my son, no words can express the gift God had given me.  I was so scared to go home and tell my parents, I was happy inside but scared of what lay ahead. We had already planned a wedding for the following year, and although I had disappointed my dad, he voiced his opinion, and we just moved the wedding date sooner.

The day I brought my son into this world, is something I can’t explain, I had a cesarean and can remember waking up to such pain. I had never been in hospital before and never had any procedure done to me either. But when they put my son in my arms, the world could have fallen away around me, because it was just me and him and he was my very own.

I was so happy and scared, was I going to be able to care for my son. I was the only one that had a full time job, and we didn’t even have a home, we still lived in a flat on my parent’s property. I was wondering if I would even know what to do  if my precious little gift  got sick? All these fears stared flooding me when I was in the lift leaving the hospital 3 days later.

But us as women have this built in mechanism that just kicks in; never think you won’t cope with a child. The instincts of your motherhood are carefully crafted in you by God, the child you are carrying has purpose and God's not done, there are no mistakes made by God, the fact that you have been given life to bring into this world means there is a reason for this child to be born and a reason that you are chosen to be the mother to this child.

My sons, as I now have two, are the joy of my life, and I would not have my life any other way then with them in it.

I don’t know your situation, but I want you to please avoid the decision of abortion. The Devil is a liar, he comes to  steal, kill and destroy. If God has brought you too it, He can bring you through it. Find a church nearby, there will be many hands willing to help you.

I wrote this poem the day I heard about the abortion case above. May it help you to change your mind on taking the life from someone who does not have a choice on your decision?

 

Mommy

Today you saw me Mommy

I tried to look my best

Did you see my hands and feet?

Did I pass your test?

 

Do I look like you Mommy?

Do you love me too?

I lay as still as I could be

So you could get a look at me

 

Can’t you wait to hold me Mommy?

I know I feel the same

I feel so warm inside your tummy

Have you decided on my name?

 

I don’t feel well today Mommy

I think I’m not that strong

I feel that you don’t want me Mommy

What have I done wrong?

 

I’ll try to be more still Mommy

Please don’t throw me away

I’ll be real good from now on Mommy

I’m feeling so afraid

 

Today I lost my life Mommy

The pain I could not bear

I just don’t understand Mommy

Why you did not care

 

I saw my Lord today Mommy

He taught me to forgive

He said He gave his life for me, Mommy

So that babies like me can live

 

I have but one request Mommy

This burden you have to bear

To teach the other Mommy’s, Mommy

That Abortion is cruel and not fair.

 

WHO WOULD YOU ABORT?

(Taken from JOY! February ’99)

 

Would you consider abortion in the following four situations?

There’s a preacher and wife who are very, very poor.  They already have 14 kids.  Now she find out she’s pregnant with the 15th.  They’re living in tremendous poverty.  Considering their poverty and the excessive world population, would you consider recommending she get an abortion?

The father is sick with syphilis, the mother has TB.  They have four children.  The first is blind, the second is dead, the third is deaf, the forth has TB.  She finds out she’s pregnant again.  Given the extreme situation, would you consider recommending abortion?

A white man raped a 13-year-old black girl and she fell pregnant.  If you were her parents, would you consider recommending abortion?

A teenage girl is pregnant.  She’s not married.  Her fiancé is not the father of the baby, and he’s very upset.  Would you consider recommending abortion?

 

If you choose abortion…..

In the first case, you have just killed John Wesley.  One of the great evangelists in the 19th century.

In the second case, you have just killed Beethoven.

In the third case, you have killed Ethel Waters, the great black Gospel singer.

If you said yes to the 4th case, you have just declared the murder of Jesus Christ!

Ps 139:13-14 For You formed my inward parts;  You covered me in my mother's womb.  I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. NKJV