So, as many of us do…today I was trying to clean house. I have become such an expunger and need to rid myself of excess furniture, clothes, shoes, trinkets and clean house! I ran across our triplet stroller and decided to post it in Craigs List. Soon, I was contacted by a pregnant mom who was in the early stages of her triplet pregnancy and had a few questions. She was interested in the stroller but also was contemplating “reduction” (medical term for early abortion as a means to save the other multiples) as recommended by her Doctor. She asked me how I came to my conclusion to carry all three and how I am doing today. Odd for a Craigs List posting eh? Ok God…..I’m always ready to share! I didn’t hold back….I told her the story.
The point came that I had to decide what I truly believed in and what was I going to stand on. Facts, Fiction or Faith?
Doctors had Facts. They gave me statistics and scenarios and even people I could discuss them with that had been on the same journey.
The world had Fiction….was I going to believe what this world was trying to tell me? The lies the enemy was about to put in my head and the insecurity he would try to sell me now?
Faith……the one thing that I knew that I knew that I knew and had not failed me! No, not all my prayers have been answered the way I wanted them to but they had been answered and always to my betterment!
I think we all get to a point in our lives where we are stripped of the exterior and are left to see what truly lives in the inside. Sometimes, we don’t even know what it is until its exposed. Here is what I found:
1. Facts…they constantly change! New discovery, new science and new findings!
2. Fiction…it’s what the world would like us to believe and what the enemy speaks!
3. Faith….is constant….His word never changes! It is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow! (Hebrews 13:8)
So, here I am, on the other side of the story. Yes, you may think it’s easy for me to preach this now but know that there was deep loss that we went through along this journey. The journey….this path you are to walk alone with nobody….but God to look to. I can only tell you what the bible says and I can share my life with you. At the end, you have to decide on your own F word. Which is it?
And I venture to say that yes, sometimes it’s ok to even use the 4th F word…..it’s ok to admit that sometimes things just stink! But you'll have to decide at some point leave that spot, wipe the tears and sweat and walk... or even drag yourself out if you have to! I did.
Scriptures to lean on:
Isaiah 54
