My Birth Story: A Testimony of God’s Hand at Work
mechanisms of birth. The only thing that has most likely changed over the years is a woman’s health and nutrition: two very important aspects to a healthy pregnancy and birth. I now wholeheartedly believe that almost all pregnancy health related conditions such as morning sickness, gestational diabetes, toxemia, and eclampsia can be prevented through proper diet and nutrition. Of course, if you already have one of these conditions, it may be too late to prevent. Therefore, we can thankfully thank conventional medicine to rectify the situation. Hopefully, for future pregnancies we can be ready to counteract these preventable complications. Nonetheless, women can trust the Word of God for guidance in a woman’s pregnancy and birth. God cares for His creation, especially human begins. And why would He not? The Bible says that God made humans a little lower than His angels (Psalm 8:5) and He made us in His image (Genesis 1:27). God’s creation is good (Genesis 1:31)! As Christians, how much/often do we stand in awe of God’s Creation? Do we make/spend the time to marvel at God’s Creation? Thankfully, we have the Sabbath written by the finger of God in the Ten Commandments to not work or worry about the things we have to do during the week. The Sabbath is wonderful for pregnant women because women can just put up their feet and relax, unconcerned about life’s worries or what to do or where to go. Sabbath is truly a blessing offered to everyone. God made the Sabbath for man because He knows how much everyone needs it (Mark 2:27). We need to turn to the truth of God’s Word in our lives. When the Bible says: “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding” (Proverbs 3:5) do we thoroughly do that? Often the bible tells us that we cannot trust man nor even in ourselves. “…that we should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead” (2 Corinthians 1:9). “There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death” (Proverbs 14:12). King Asa was severely ill in his last days as king of Israel. The Bible retells how King Asa sought out his physicians and not Yahweh (2 Chronicles 16:12). We can assume that King Asa listened to men and not God first. There is obviously nothing wrong with listening to your doctor, but even doctors can be wrong. Some doctors in the early 20 th century said there was nothing wrong with smoking. Does that mean we must follow their advice anyway just because they are doctors? That is why everything needs to go to God first in prayer and to seek out what God’s
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