Saving the baby CAN save the mother.

September 15th, 2008

From Desir­ing God blog:

When we help a young, unmar­ried mother in the midst of a preg­nancy cri­sis save her baby, by God’s grace, the baby can save the mother.

    The baby saves the mother out of a sin­ful sex­ual habit that was hol­low­ing out her soul and self-esteem.
    The baby saves her out of the entan­gling lies and stalk­ing anx­i­ety that attends pre­mar­i­tal sex.
    The baby saves her from blood-guilt.
    The baby saves her out of a mech­a­nized Chris­t­ian walk and into a shaken-down and over­flow­ing expe­ri­ence of bib­li­cal mercy.
    The baby saves her out of a shal­low, undi­rected faith and dri­ves her to trust God for the for­give­ness of her sins and for her daily bread.

And all this can be true for young fathers, too.

When preg­nancy is a cri­sis, it is a cri­sis of faith. When we are there to encour­age faith by hon­or­ing life, it is amaz­ing how often it turns out that Christ is formed in them.

Man.…I know this is true. How do I know? Because I have lived it…and I still am.

© 2008, Soli Deo Glo­ria!. All rights reserved.

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