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Thursday, August 25, 2005

Labor Pains...

At some point in most women's lives, they will become pregnant. The weird part about it is that you will form this bond with an individual you don't even know, haven't even met but just knowing the potential of this life that you're carrying, gradually learning their moods based on how they kick and turn on the inside, gives you the motivation to eat well, take vitamins, and prepare a place for this life you're getting ready to bring into the world...Some women have an easy pregnancy, while others experience horrible pains, terrible morning sickness, and relentless swelling, but no matter how different the trimesters, at the end of the term, if the woman has done everything she should then a beautiful, healthy baby is born!!! But let's take a step back a minute...
It's the 9th month and the mother is waddling around finally some-what used to the weight in her belly and strain on her back. She goes about her daily activities, some what limited but carrying on as necessary when suddenly...her water breaks! There's no immediate pain, just a flush she didn't expect but she knows that this is a sign that this process MUST begin...and then the pains start, they get 5 minutes apart and it's time for to go to the hospital. Once she's at the hospital and is seen by the doctor they tell her she's got to walk around for a while, just to get the baby to drop. During this time, the pains start to come more frequently and suddenly there's a kick too strong to keep her on her feet and she must now lay on the bed and brace herself for the process of Labor. For hours she lays there in the worst pain humanly possible with the only motivation that after a while, when it's all said and done, their baby will take it's first breath because of this moment of pain.
So hours go by and she cries, sweats, moans, groans, and finally THE PUSH!! The process and pain of the labor is all a set up for the push but the pain doesn't end there because the push causes a stretching and tearing in already vulnerable places...but then finally after that last push-THE CRY! The cryin of the baby is the sign that the struggle is over and now a new life, this little life you've nurtured on the inside of you, that you've nourished, that you've loved on, and prepared for has now come out into the open and with this new life comes new responsibility...a responsibility that stays with you until the Lord calls you home, and the funny thing is, even when you go home to glory it is your responsibility to leave something behind, instilled in this life for the message and the glory to go on...

For whoever this is for, while it is yet inside of you, nourish it-even if no one can tell you're showing. When your water breaks, prepare the over night bag. Pace the halls, wait your turn and when the pains come keep the hope of that lil life in your focus and prepare to PUSH. Push and nurture, allow it to grow and even when you leave, your legacy won't and in THAT is where your blessing lies...

CH

posted by DSweet1 @ Thursday, August 25, 2005

2 Comments:

At 1:54 AM, Anonymous said…

An the preacher does it again!!! You keep them comin, even though it was about somethin I would never experience I still get them message Rev...good job-hope all is well
At 11:18 AM, Anonymous said…

WOW I was just browsing and this caught my attention...your way with words is stricking and the ideas behind it-incredible. From the comment I see you're a preacher and i'm just glad that there are ministers that can tell a message like that without it being boring and filled with YOU GOING TO HELL
hope you keep up the good work, this is one of the favs