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Post by benshelpmeet on Apr 16, 2009 10:22:19 GMT -5
Here is a great article...a must read! It is long but well worth the effort. When you get to the bottom of each page you can push NEXT and read on. This sister did a thorough job, I really enjoyed reading this article. ~ sister Darlene ~rubies.articledirectoree.com/articles-by-nancy/protect-your-womb.htmlWebster's 1928 dictionary explains that the word 'woman' is a combination of the words, 'womb' and 'man.' Woman therefore means 'womb man' or 'man with a womb.' When God created woman, he put within her a womb. The womb is God's beautiful gift to women. In fact, God designed our whole reproductive cycle especially for us. Because it is His design and purpose for us, we should embrace it with all our hearts. We should not resist it. We should embrace every part of our reproductive system - menstruation, ovulation, conception, gestation, parturition and lactation. God was preparing you for motherhood even in your mother's womb. By the time you were born you had over a million eggs, prepared and waiting for your destiny of motherhood. We should not reject the way God created us. Romans 9:19,20 says, "Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?" Written by Nancy Campbell Please take the time to read the entire article, it touches many topics concerning the womb.I love the fact that woman means Womb Man.We need to make sure we give our wombs to God. God will decide what His will is for your womb it is not up to us.
People always tell me times are hard, God gives us wisdom. ''God wants us to have wisdom''... Do you know what that is a lie of the devil! With mans best efforts and with his wisdom he still makes bad choices.
Some say ok now we are prepared for a baby we have money, a house, a room prepared for the baby, a good job, etc...then come to find out the father looses his job, gets in a wreck, or looses his job, anything can happen...or the baby is born deformed, or with major health problems, etc...anything can happen. And then the parents might question their decision to have a baby, maybe it wasn't the right time, or maybe they should not have gotten pregnant at all... ( They might think...''We've made a bad choice'')
When God plans a pregnancy things go just as He plans them to go, and you can be assured you are right where God wants you, doing right what God wants you to do. God knows our future and will guide it if we will let him. Thats where I want to be.
If God chooses not to give you a baby or to give you just a few, He knows what He is doing, His ways are best. We must give our wombs and lives to God and let Him design and guide our paths. Then we can have true peace and rest in Him and His will for our lives.
We lost our 9th child a year ago in a few weeks. It was my first miscarriage. I miss the baby we all do, but I am thankful that the Lord let me experience this deep pain so I can truly feel others loss and grieve with them instead of just feel bad for them.Isa 40:1 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. It has been almost 6 years since the Lord gave us a child, we have 8 and are thankful for what we have, but are open for the will of God in our life if He would have us have another. I am 43 as of March 1st and I think possibly pemenopausal which holds risk, but our womb is Gods to do with as He sees fit. I thought I would have another baby right away, but I guess my poor body had alot of healing to do. Every month I eagerly wait to see if I am with child, but no baby has come as of yet.
Yielded to His perfect will for my life, ~ sister Darlene ~
I found my box of baby blankets and onsies I was getting together for my last pregnancy that I miscarried, The things in the box are so soft and sweet, I can't help but to desire a baby to hold and raise for the Lord again, family is so special. Thank you Lord for children, even 22 year old children ;D, boy how they grow.... Little baby feet and hands grow big. Lord please keep our children in your loving, watchful care, direct their path, ever drawing them to yourself. Amen.
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Post by lisa on Apr 16, 2009 15:39:28 GMT -5
This is a great post.
Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. Psalm 127 :3
PsĀ 127:4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth
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Post by Tammy on Apr 17, 2009 14:23:13 GMT -5
YES!! (To answer the question.) Thanks for this post, Sister. I wish more of our family could just believe God, instead of taking things into their own hands! There is such peace and assurance when it is left to God, because there is never the question of, "Did we make a mistake??" The Lord makes NO mistakes!
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Post by Tammy on Apr 17, 2009 17:49:16 GMT -5
Sister Darlene, I read the entire "Rubies" article that you linked to, and was blessed by it. There are many things in it that I have not considered. What did you think about the part where she discusses curses on the womb, that pass down from our parents and grandparents?
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Post by SisterNancy on Apr 22, 2009 23:58:11 GMT -5
I am so sad I learned this too late. However I was blessed with two wonderful children when I should have had none. So, Praise God!
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Post by BillysWife on Apr 24, 2009 17:21:27 GMT -5
Thank you for the article, it is encouraging. Both my husband and I are from families who learned this later in life, and have regretted it. Billy and I have both made the conviction to leave it up to God about our number of children--He will not give us more than we can handle.
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Post by Tammy on Apr 24, 2009 22:56:19 GMT -5
Anybody have a comment on this point of the article?
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Post by nightingale on Apr 27, 2009 3:04:56 GMT -5
I have to study on this one, I will get back with you Sis Debbie
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Post by Brother Ben on Apr 29, 2009 7:55:54 GMT -5
Tammy, you asked: The above article (6) sounds like classic "name it and claim it," kind of Pentecostalism or Charismatic teaching. You cannot "speak" a curse upon yourself like that. We knew a guy that helped us with our floors that was like that (years ago, different house.) Darlene had said to his wife, "I think I'm coming down with somithing." You'd have thought she invited the devil into the house. They rebuked her saying, "Don't say that, that's negative confession" (or something to that effect,) "You'll call illness down upon you." We instantly recognized that as false teaching. On the other hand, families can have problems, I believe with generational things. The bible phrase for this is "familiar spirits." Let me say up front, salvation throught Jesus Christ, the power in his blood, and his victory over death, has given us the power to overcome anything of this nature. Let me give you an example. We know a brother, whom we think loves the Lord, whose grandfather was deep in dark practices including hatred of blacks and other minorities. This friend of ours had a real problem with, you guessed it, black people. We were shocked and gently confronted him about this, but he didn't even let black brethren come to his church. For this reason, our fellowship with him was geatly curtailed. He had, or was troubled by a familiar spirit. The root word in familiar is family. I know this may sound kooky to some, but I've seen it time and time again and I think it is valid. If someone comes from a family that has or had sins that seem to come up again, then I believe it is wise to call upon the Lord to bind up these trouble makers and stop them from their influence on your family. 1. Pray for the Lord to bind the enemy. 2. Pray for the Lord to reveal any sin that is allowing this. 3. Look for "familiar" items in the home, spirit catchers, voodoo statues from the mission field, worldly media (magazines, movies, music, etc.) 4. Superstitions, horoscopes, tarrot cards 5. Toys, yes toys. Some have absolutely NO discernment about the wicked toys they bring into their homes. Most toys these days are based on some wicked movie and have occult and spiritist motives behind them. 2Cr 10:3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: 2Cr 10:4 (For the weapons of our warfare [are] not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 2Cr 10:5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 2Cr 10:6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled. Neil T. Anderson has alot of good material about Freedom In Chrsit. I would recommend this to anyone who struggles with habitual sin or would just like a good refresher on how Christ is the victory over sin in the lives of his children. Also, good support group like the Reformers Unanimous program Brother George has ministered through.
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Post by George on Apr 29, 2009 10:28:03 GMT -5
Sister Tammy, in my opinion that quote of point number 6 is woefully wrong. The sins (iniquities) of our lives cannot bring an actual "curse" upon our children or anyone else. I can find no where in the Bible where it says that anyone else will pay for my sins but I certainly can find places where it says I shall pay for them.
That being said there is a manner in which our iniquities will affect our children and future generations but it is not a direct "payment" of any kind for what we have done. It is through our children learning from our iniquities and then perpetuating them. Witness the following verses:
What we are seeing here is the truth of the matter that as we teach our children and they live that teaching they shall pass that teaching on to their children and so on. It is not saying that there is any direct payment or "curse" of any kind placed on our children because of our iniquities.As they learn, so shall they do. A perfect example of this fact is my own children. I was not by any means a good father to them. I was a drunken drug addict. The things of my life they learned and carried out themselves. They knew no other way. Was I not their father and was I not the one they looked to for guidance?
Again there is evidence in the Bible that our children can and very well may pay for out iniquities in a manner of speaking but again it is not a payment that is meted out to them directly because of what I did.
Do you see that? My OWN iniquities will take ME; no one else. I shall be held with the cords of MY sins. Again it does not indicate that anyone else's sins are passed on to me in any form n or does it indicate that my sins are passed on to anyone else. You see the wonderful thing about Jesus Christ and a loving, merciful God is that even though our iniquities are learned and often perpetuated by our children, grandchildren (from their parents,) and so on, that cycle can be broken at any time. All it takes is to accept the Lord Jesus Christ as one's personal Saviour and the cords of those sins are broken.
Please allow me to give you a short personal account of how this works. When I was a child I lived a very physically abusive life. I will not go into detail but I was the subject of and bore the brunt of the physical abuse. However in my life as a father I did not once raise a finger toward either of my children in anger. The chain can be broken.
In Christ, George
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Post by benshelpmeet on May 1, 2009 12:36:42 GMT -5
Quote: 6. Curses. The sins of the parents from past generations can bring a curse upon the womb. It can also come upon us through our own sin or negative confession. We should be careful not to speak negatively about any of our reproductive organs. Guard how you speak about menstruation. When you call it 'the curse' or other negative names, you give an opportunity for the curse of barrenness or other disorders to come to your womb. A curse on the womb can be a failure to menstruate, painful or irregular menstruation, cramps, cysts, tumors, continual miscarriage and inability to conceive - in fact, anything that affects your reproductive organs. quote: Curses. The sins of the parents from past generations can bring a curse upon the womb. I agree with Bro Ben and Bro George. quote:It can also come upon us through our own sin or negative confession. Sounds Pentecostal too me too, like what Bro Ben mentioned......''We knew a guy that helped us with our floors that was like that (years ago, different house.) Darlene had said to his wife, "I think I'm coming down with something." You'd have thought she invited the devil into the house. They rebuked her saying, "Don't say that, that's negative confession" (or something to that effect,) "You'll call illness down upon you." We instantly recognized that as false teaching.'' quote: We should be careful not to speak negatively about any of our reproductive organs. Guard how you speak about menstruation. When you call it 'the curse' or other negative names, you give an opportunity for the curse of barrenness or other disorders to come to your womb. I do not think we need to give into negative thoughts, or say negative things about our God given purpose (which is a high calling.)
Growing up I heard negative things about men, marriage, kids , monthly cycles, birth, breast feeding etc... Negative thought and talk does not produce positive actions.
The Lord knows the intent of our heart, and will reward or possibly choose not to reward us according to our thoughts and actions.Psa 127:3 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. Mat 15:11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. Mat 15:18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. Mat 15:19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: Mar 7:21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, That which the Lord created and set forth is good and right, marriage, headship order, child bearing, breast feeding, and we should be thankful for His creative order, and get in line with His plans for our lives. That is the bottom line. Women should not speak negatively about any of these things. quote: Guard how you speak about menstruation. When you call it 'the curse' or other negative names, you give an opportunity for the curse of barrenness or other disorders to come to your womb. A curse on the womb can be a failure to menstruate, painful or irregular menstruation, cramps, cysts, tumors, continual miscarriage and inability to conceive - in fact, anything that affects your reproductive organs. I have praised the womb for years and I have had painful periods, and female problems since as far back as I can remember. I use to take birth control in school because of the advice of teachers and doctors, and then I stopped after I got married and started back because of the so called ''godly advice from my Ind Fund Baptist Preachers wife,'' she said, ''you should space your babies at least 2 years apart,'' she also advised me to wit a few years before starting a family, which if I would have taken he advice I would have needed to start birth control earlier in my marriage.
I believe alot of womens problems with their womb, reproductive, and birth defect, including the child having health problems, is due to birth control, medications, and medical procedures. This goes against Gods creative order. It is rare that medications or procedures need to be done. These are ordered ad nauseam to fill the pockets of the Medical field.
I hope your having a nice day sister Tammy!
Love, ~ sister Darlene ~
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Post by benshelpmeet on Oct 27, 2009 9:13:43 GMT -5
This is such a needful and good article. I felt the need to repost it.
With the economy and world events, especially our world (government changes) people are not wanting to step out by faith and have more children. We need to overcome the fear of what is happening around us, and just simply put our trust in God. He can and will provide.
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