...and my reminder that faith believes what the eyes can't see.
Monday, April 21
Choose to Terminate II
As soon as the suggestion for an abortion left the doctor's mouth, the room and the doctor in it froze while my mind and heart went into a frenzy. The room wasn't spinning, I was. I know my response time was only a minute, at most, but I felt like I looked at the doctor for days. I know what I thought, "You just gave me the responsibility to chose life or death for another." I know what I felt - the movement of something in my womb that was more than just myself. And I know what I blurted out, "I know it's risky, but I have faith." Hardly an eloquent response! For a word-junkie like me, you anticipate these moments where you can deliver some lofty proclamation. But I stood there, desperately clinging to my faith like a little girl clinging to her daddy's pantleg. I could not see this life within me; I could not see the risky future; I could not see the God who my faith was for. But that's not what faith is. We don't see our faith with our eyes; we feel it with our hearts. This is Andy. He's three. He's my second boy... ...and my reminder that faith believes what the eyes can't see.
...and my reminder that faith believes what the eyes can't see.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
10 COMMENTS HERE:
Great insight! and great job teaching a few weeks ago!
Faith... is our most powerful weapon to face even the worst circumstance... it will prevail even against the darkest prognostics… 1st John 5:4 said: “Every God-begotten person conquers the world's ways. The conquering power that brings the world to its knees is our faith. The person who wins out over the world's ways is simply the one who believes Jesus is the Son of God.” Thanks for sharing your insight! It is a great reminder on where we have to support our faith!
Wow Heather!!! You have toached my heart with this story.
I'm SO HAPPY read it. What an example of faith.
I pray that my life can be of blessing to others as yours has been to mine.
This story has blessed me so much today...don't be afraid if next time I see you I jump up and give you a hug...you have been warned. :)
Hal - one of my heroes stopping by, thanks! I'm honored!
Arturo - Thank you for the verse. The perfect accompaniment.
Pricilla - You know what? I'm gonna look fwd to that hug from you. Thank you for encouraging me, here, today.
Good choice to ALWAYS choose life! (Did you know that a doctor said the same thing to me when I was pregnant with Allen?)
We can pronounce many words and say nothing. Your simple statement was HUGE. It is not easy to believe what you can't see, but man... when you know God is with you, you can give it a try and he will never disappoint us. What a test of faith!
Heath- Andy is so precious...you know they recommended the same for me with Anthony...but our God is bigger and Andy and Anthony are going to be mighty disciples for our Heavenly Father they made it healthy and well against all odds...praise Jesus for our beautifuk sons they are truely Jesus Masterpiece..i love you sis!!
Sally - you have so much wisdom, you should start a blog!!
Danisa - Sometimes its hard to truly believe He won't disappoint. Thank you for the emphatic reminder!
Rig - hey sister-in-law! Thank you for stopping by and encouraging us with your words. Appreciate you!
Just the tech guy chiming in here......
It's funny, I drop by LeadHership every so often, and it is always the same......
.....the same, authentic, real, honest, inspiring, wise (yeah, you heard me, wise), funny, silly, goofy mess that is Heather.
We are glad and blessed to have you and yours (including Andy!!!) around.
Thanks for being consistently you.
Mark
Hey Mark, wow, you're welcome here any time. Just the fact that you stopped by made my day! Thank you.And thanks for EVERYTHING you do as our valuable tech guy.
Post a Comment