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he delight of every young married lady, is to get the good news that she is going to be a mother one day. Day after day, month after month, she watches with great expectation, the bundle of joy growing on the inside of her until the time for delivery comes.I remember clearly the way I felt the very first time I carried my baby in my arms over twelve years ago. The feeling was indescribable! I looked with wonder at the small human being in my arms, who seemed so helpless and was ready to suck right away! Before then, I had heard that a miracle happens when a woman carries her baby for the first time. She completely forgets every pain she went through before and during the delivery. No wonder she is back in the same delivery room after a short while to go through the process allover again! Yours sincerely went in and out of the room five times over! Don’t ask me how come or why?! A pregnancy usually goes through different stages and seasons. There is the time of conception, the time the baby grows and develops in the womb, and the time when the baby is ready to be delivered. However, the delivery of the baby does not just come unannounced, certain signs would point to the woman that her baby is ready to be delivered. The birth pains come and gradually increase in intensity until it becomes unbearable for the woman to sit still, except the baby is born. Whatever the stage of the pregnancy however, it is expected of the woman to put certain precautions in place, to ensure 82
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that the baby grows well and is healthy and sound at the time of delivery. A man of God Rev Sam Adeyemi once said in one of his books........ideas rule the world. In essence, movements, discoveries and technologies that have had a great impact on the world, started as an idea in someone’s mind. This is the main reason why the womb of your mind is the greatest asset you have as a person. Whatever you conceive in your mind, and nurture in your mind is what you will one day deliver. Therefore, for any great idea or invention to be delivered into the world, it must go through different seasons (like a pregnancy), until it is finally manifested for the whole world to see. There is a time to conceive the idea, a time to nuture and a time to deliver it. Let us look at each of the stages one after the other. Conception: This is the time an idea is formed in the womb of one’s mind. They come as thoughts that fill one’s mind repeatedly and fail to go away. They could be dreams or visions of things you would one day love to do or become. They could be the thoughts of an invention you would love to create, or a business you would love to begin. They could even be things that seem too much for you to accomplish, considering your present position. I heard it said once, that your dream or vision in life must be so big for you, that it can only take the help of God to bring its fulfillment......... However, if you find it difficult to
conceive an idea, think about this...... Just like the woman needs to receive seed from a man to conceive a child, your mind also needs to receive the right seed inorder to conceive an idea. Are you in this season of your life, where you are looking for ideas to conceive? Then, look for the right seed to feed your mind with. Read the right stuff, listen to the right stuff and look out for the right stuff. What you see and hear will determine the kind of baby you conceive and ultimately what you will deliver. Read wide, read about great achievers, find out how they conceived what they were able to deliver into the world, read about their challenges, and how they handled them. Most of all, read the word of God (the Bible). There you will find out about God’s divine purpose and plan for His children. Nurturing: This is the season during which the woman takes extra care to eat right, drink right and exercise right, so that the baby can grow strong and healthy, free of any kind of complications. Where she goes also matters, so that she is not exposed to toxic substances that can harm her baby. As soon as Mary the mother of Jesus received the message of her conception, she left her comfort zone to be with another pregnant woman like herself, her cousin Elizabeth. Her cousin declared that the moment Mary entered the room and greeted her, the baby in her womb leapt for joy! In essence, babies can hear and will respond to what they hear whether negatively or postively. During this period of nurturing, gemwoman | November/December 2007
