Hello dear sisters,

I know that we are living in very uncertain times now. I have two young children.
10 yrs and 21months(she is still nursing). My womb calls out to be filled yet again. However I get strong messages from other believers this is not the time to be having more children. Part of me agrees and the other part says I must have faith and all will be fine. I have prayed, and seem to get this mixed message. I look at

Luke 21:23

23 Woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days! for there shall be great distress upon the land, and wrath unto this people.


I would just like to know what other women think about this and how they personally handle the thoughts of their children being in danger or being unable to help them.

Heather

Heather,

I don't know what to tell you. If I could have another baby I would, regardless of what the future brings. Romans 8:28, ...Elohim causes all things to work together for good for those who love Elohim...

I hope this helps.

angeL

earthymama,


Remember the very first commandment that YHWH gave to Adam and his decendents? "Be fruitful and multiply!"

Just my $.02

Obadyah

I had 6 children, my 2nd died in a car crash. I am no longer able to have children.
When my children were young I was very fearful of the comming time of trouble and persecution. Sometimes this fear was overwhelming. I also had fear of someone taking my children.
About 6 years ago I was delivered from a spirit of fear. Most sacred name believers do not believe in deliverence. But believe me it was fear was real and so was the deliverence. I no longer have these fears. At the time my youngest a girl was 4, she is 10 now.
When my son (age 23) died in the car accident that would be a perfect reason for me to be fearful of one of my other children dying in a crash or some other tragity but I am not. I would not want to go through the pain of that again, but the reality is, its out of my hands and in Fathers. Me worrying about it will not change it.
As for getting pregnant in this time in history. I believe we are to occupy until he comes. That means plant trees, build houses, and have children. But we must be willing to let it go if nessary to follow him.
I would obsess about what if someone were to threaten to kill one of my children if I did not deny Messiah. One thing I learned from David's death Father will not give us more than we can handle and we don't know until it happens just what we can handle.
I hope this helps

? = I would question that these were messages from other 'believers'.
I concur with 'Harvester', good post, we too have lost children & i know the pain.

Ok, i'm not a woman, and you want a womans viewpoint, so forgive my intrusion, but my wife will not post as her English is not too good, but I would say that we need to get messages from YHWH - not from man [ or woman ], though opinions can be helpful, I know.
We do not exercise any form of contraception, but rely on abstinense at certain days, by no means can we take the decision to deny access to the world any whom YHWH choses to use us to bring forth. I am now 51, my wife is in her 40s & I have fathered 10 children [ two wives ], and as Harvester says, when I was starting out 29 years ago, the same chant was heard, not a good time. Fortunately, I took no heed then, or now.
I think some messages in the Bible are for certain times, and maybe we need to be careful in our interpretation.
Having children is the most beautiful physical to spirtitual parralel.
I wish you peace of mind & wisdom, but leave it to YHWH if you are unsure, just ask for His will be done, not yours, then enjoy! - & certainly not the will of others 'believers', what is a believer anyway, and what gives them the authority to make judgements on your actions?
Rom Cht 3 " As it is written,There is none righteous, no, not one"

I accept that we live in what appears to be approaching the end times,
but life, as Harvester says, has to go on, after all, it DOES NOT forbid children at any time, quite the opposite, they are counted as a blessing.


peace & blessings [ lots of them ]
love
Stew [ for Lourdes by proxy ]

thank you for all your posts. Your responses bring comfort.

Heather