Peace in the midst of the storm
It is amazing the peace which comes when we least expect it. How life happens. We can see things one way, then with peace we see it another. Peace, the stillness in the storms around us.
Since my last post I have delivered my third son. He is a peaceful baby. My last month of pregnancy I pursued peace for him. I was full of this stress or that stress. I was being the victim. My Tristram needed more than to be born into my emotional chaos. I took the journey the last month, I made the choice to bring him into this world in peace.
It was my first attempt at natural child birth. I delivered my other three with epidurals. During labor I found a place where I could go with each contractions. My escape was with God. As the contractions got harder, when a part of me would say, " what was I thinking?" or it wanted to scream for pain medicine. I found peace by thinking about God's faithfulness.
I sang to God in worship. I told God I needed him. I cried thinking about His greatness. The pain I felt was still there...the contractions still had to come. Yet, God's peace made me not worry about what I felt, but how I was overcoming each one. I remember quoting, " I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."
It was the most amazing experience. God's faithfulness - I am in awe of Him.
Now, 3 weeks after my sons birth, I am still waiting for my family to be together again. If I took nothing else away from my birth experience, I will take this. God showed me what was possible when I focus on HIM in the midst of whatever is going in my life. No matter the pain of it or stress or uncertainty
- when I focus on Him I will make it through.
These scriptures have been amazing to me:
Since my last post I have delivered my third son. He is a peaceful baby. My last month of pregnancy I pursued peace for him. I was full of this stress or that stress. I was being the victim. My Tristram needed more than to be born into my emotional chaos. I took the journey the last month, I made the choice to bring him into this world in peace.
It was my first attempt at natural child birth. I delivered my other three with epidurals. During labor I found a place where I could go with each contractions. My escape was with God. As the contractions got harder, when a part of me would say, " what was I thinking?" or it wanted to scream for pain medicine. I found peace by thinking about God's faithfulness.
I sang to God in worship. I told God I needed him. I cried thinking about His greatness. The pain I felt was still there...the contractions still had to come. Yet, God's peace made me not worry about what I felt, but how I was overcoming each one. I remember quoting, " I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."
It was the most amazing experience. God's faithfulness - I am in awe of Him.
Now, 3 weeks after my sons birth, I am still waiting for my family to be together again. If I took nothing else away from my birth experience, I will take this. God showed me what was possible when I focus on HIM in the midst of whatever is going in my life. No matter the pain of it or stress or uncertainty
- when I focus on Him I will make it through.
These scriptures have been amazing to me:
"to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes,the oil of gladness instead of mourning,and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness,a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor." Isaiah 61: 2-3
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." John 16:33
"A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world. So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy." John 16:21-22
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