Trust

A job. A car. Food. Relationships. A spouse. Children. Rain.  Clear skies. Money. Peace. Friends. Prosperity. Answers. Performance. Grace. Safety. Every breath.

We trust God for many things; in fact, for some, we trust Him with nearly everything in our lives.  So, why, then, do we not trust God with birth?  What is it about our culture that has convinced us that God's design can't work?

There is a prevailing culture of fear surrounding birth, and, on a broader scale, the workings of a woman's body in general.  However, for those of us who believe our bodies are the creation of an all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-loving God, we have the freedom to embrace His creation and all of its intricacies.  We can replace fear of the unknown with knowledge of the design and rhythm of our bodies.

Knowing our bodies and how amazingly powerful they are is an important step to embracing birth and trusting God's plan for it.  Babies are not grown larger than a mama can birth (except in extraordinarily rare cases); their heads mold; our pelvises spread; we feel the urge to sway and move and change positions; our uterus squeezes in perfect rhythm; and ultimately, with no external influence, our bodies are capable of birthing a baby, peacefully and safely, into the world.

There is nothing more amazing in life than watching God's plan for life - conception, pregnancy, and birth - unfold.  Each minute detail is so perfectly planned, so that, when it follows its natural, God-given course, we are prepared for each successive step.  The entire process is about far more than the destination of holding a baby in one's arms. It is about physically, emotionally, and spiritually preparing to be a mother to a new child.  The atrocity that is "normal birth" in our culture results in many of these steps being skipped, and we lose out on the benefits God has planned for us.

Trust.  We can trust Him with birth, and witness the amazing unfolding of His designs.

Comments

[MandyMom]

I just looove (sarcasm) when doctors tell new mothers that well, their uteruses/pelvises aren't "proven"... so they definitely SHOULDNT have a homebirth.

People look at OBs like they are miracle workers because they SAVED their babies from CERTAIN DEATH, and if it wouldn't have been for this wonderful doctor, their child would have died... when, as we both know, in MOST cases, if it wouldn't have been for the doctor, SO MANY problems and issues would have been avoided.

ARG! I'm lucky to have a mom who taught prenatal classes geared toward natural birth. In fact, I probably was on the other side of the spectrum. I thought birth was going to be a lot easier than it was! :)