A colleague stepped into my office sharing that today was the day that she finally reached full-term in her pregnancy. I was excited as we did the normal goo-goo ga-ga, girl chatter.
As she turned to walk out of my office, I felt a quickening in me. It was that all-too-familiar nudge from God reminding me that there was something more to share with her. In obedience, I asked her to come back in because there was something that I needed to say to her.
Although I knew the answer to this question, I felt led to ask anyway. I softly asked "Monique, you DO believe that Jesus is your Lord and He died for you, right?" "Yes", she replied. Then I said, "I know that what I am about to say to you will sound crazy and I'm OK with it sounding crazy." She nodded and said "OK".
Next I said, "When Jesus died for you, he released us all from the curse, right?" She said, "Yes." I continued, "Well, when Eve ate the forbidden fruit, part of the curse was pain during childbirth. You don't have to have pain when you deliver your baby. The only reason that we believe there will be pain is because we watch other women writhing agony, yelling and cussing. But when Jesus died we were redeemed from that curse. You don't have to have a painful delivery." As soon as I finished, she looked at me perplexed with a somewhat shocked look on her face and said, "You know what, you're right".
She dilated 4 centimeters before she felt any pressure at all. The
i. Fear that the message would be rejected ii. Fear that I would be rejected iii. Fear of whether she would have the faith to make it manifest iv. Fear that what I told her was enough. There was more to the message that I didn't share v. Fear that I told her too late in her pregnancy for her faith to be built up. Lesson 2) Delayed Obedience is Still Disobedience
It was similar to Mary when she believed the Angel which told her that she would be pregnant. She said "Be it unto me according to thy will". When Monique said, "You know what, You're right"!, it was as though she was saying, "Be it unto me according to God's will."
In that very moment she said, "I think my water just broke". She looked down to check to see if she could see anything. She said "Something is happening"! Then her eyes darted towards me and she exclaimed, "You did this!" She waddled to the bathroom and sure enough, her water had broken.
Monique and her twin sister Monica were amazed at the ease of her delivery. I praise God for allowing me to share that message with her, right on time.
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So, what's the lesson in this? Actually, there are a few:
Lesson 1) Fear Not - for God is with You!
Monique was the 3rd person to whom God had urged me to share this revelation with. The first 2 laughed at me, especially since I have never been pregnant. So this truly is a testimony of how obedience does give birth to blessings.
Trust me, I had fear about the whole situation:
But the bottom line was that the little bit that I shared was her mustard seed. That was all she needed to believe God!
[Matthew 17:20 Amplified/Paraphrased - If you have faith like a grain of mustard seed...nothing shall be impossible for you. - We'll discuss this more later.]
Had I allowed any of those fears to stand stronger than what God needed me to say & do, Monique may have endured an excruciating delivery because that was what she had expected. Had I waited, she may not have had an opportunity to believe the message/God's message because of her own fears about delivery.
Lesson 3) Be the willing vessel
In the moment you feel the nudge from the Holy Spirit, Yield! You never know what kind of blessing He will allow to move through you!
Call for Stories: Will YOU Give Another Woman HOPE?
Ever since this experience, I have come across many women who have shared stories of Pain-Free birth/deliveries. Of course, I don't mean that it's a walk in the park, after all, it is giving birth and discomfort is obviously a part of it. However, the unbearable excruciating pain, the screaming and wailing doesn't have to be a part of your experience.  |
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| » [- Dec 14, 2007 at 8:53 PM -] Monique says: This was such an amazing time for me. The way things happend was just awesome. My sister came back to Atlanta just 2 days before I went into labor. And with Mia coming 3 weeks early she got to spend more time with her. She originally would only get 2 weeks with Mia before having to head back to Alaska. She ended up being able to spend 5 weeks with us...and I don't know what I would have done without her! It's just truly amazing how things happened. I'm still learning how to accept it all! I was having some back pains since the day before my water actually broke. It turned out to be labor...and I didn't even know it. That's the pain that went away as soon as you delivered that message to me...that I could be pain free. During labor I didn't feel any pain which surprised the nurses. In fact it wasn't until the doctor said I needed to speed up the delivery and I got a dose of Pitocin that I felt anything. That's when I asked for the epidural. I was a little bit afraid to get it. I mean they were going to stab this big needle in my back! But how amazing was it when I didn't feel a thing! And usually you get some other type of pain medication before an epidural which eases some pain and apparently makes you a little more at ease. I didn't get that though because of Mia's slow movements. Bottom line...I went from no medication to epidural and the needle still didn't hurt. In the end Mia came with only 2 pushes and she has truly been a joy. I love walking past your office because it brings back memories of that day. I'm ready to do it all over again...the pregnancy and the delivery! » [- Dec 15, 2007 at 9:47 PM -] Queenie! says: Monique, I'm so glad that God chose you to be the example of His manifested promise. And I am so grateful that I could be a part of such an amazing experience. All 3 of us (including your sister Monica) were blown away by it and I am sure that your story of a pain-free birth experience gives more women hope in the possibility. Thank you for your obedience and willingness to trust God. I would have never thought that you and I would share such a unique bond and I am just honored to know you. May God continue to bless you, Mia and Monica. Hugz, » [- Feb 11, 2008 at 6:15 PM -] Abraham says: Abraham » [- Jun 14, 2008 at 1:58 PM -] Karen says: Karen » [- Aug 19, 2008 at 5:26 AM -] anaefrectbato says: I'm new here, just wanted to say hello and introduce myself. |
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