Blinded Bends

Just a quick note to hopefully encourage or uplift any down spirits, either to my 4 followers or to anyone else who happens to come across this blog...

It's amazing how God uses experiences that we go through to help someone else. God is in total control of EVERYTHING, yet we take that for granted or think that we are actually in control. Yes, we do have free will to make choices, but He still knows the outcome.

He knew us before we were concieved (Psalms 139: 13-16). The miracle of creating a little being is a God given blessing. Yes, the pains of childbearing was a result of Adam and Eve's sin, but the bond while carrying and delivering a child totally outweighs the pain. And since a life is started at the time of conception...the loss of an early pregnancy is devastating!

I have experienced a miscarriage at 7 weeks between Christalynn and Jack. I was absolutely devastated, questioning myself, ashamed, and disappointed. I felt like a failure to myself as well as my husband. "Why was this happening? What did I do wrong?" But through this grief was the Lord, reminding me that regardless of what I do or don't do, He is in control. He takes care of me and my family, and that this happened for a reason unseen to me for my benefit. I will someday know the reason, "Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know." Jeremiah 33:3.

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28. God allows things to happen to fulfill His purpose for us as His children.

We must grieve, "pour out your complaint before Him", and seek His face for strength...Psalms 142. Through God's power we will overcome our trial and either learn from our experience or share our experience to help someone else in need.

Please pray for those who do not have the ability to have children as well as those who do experience a miscarriage (whether it be first child or third child). This is in honor of a cousin who is currently experience the pains of miscarriage.