When I was pregnant with our first child it seemed like all of my related worries were shrouded in the mystery of the unknown. And now with our fourth child on the way, even in the midst of exuberant joy and thankfulness for this new life, worries creep into my imagination like looming, stone statues.
I can recall the physical challenge of carrying a baby while caring for my young children and serving my husband who struggles with chronic pain. I’m reminded of what labor feels like when I support women as a birth doula. I can remember what it’s like to feel bone-weary and emotionally spent at the end of the day knowing a long night was ahead.
If you called me on the phone right now to catch up and chat about “what’s new” I could rattle off in one breath all the circumstances that worry me. The challenges ahead of me are real, but what I need to meditate on is that God’s grace to me in Christ is the most durable reality in which I live. …
You can read the rest of “Future Grace, Baby!” on the Desiring God blog.
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Hey Gloria, just wanted to say congratulations!!! And, that I continue to be encouraged by your posts and your reminders of Christ in the everyday. May the Lord grant you the strength you need for all that He has called you to do.
Thank you so much Crystal!!
A friend of mine is facing some similar challenges, and we’ve been study through Isaiah. She pointed this verse out to me, “Like a shepherd He will tend His flock, In His arm He will gather the lambs , and carry them in His bosom; He will gently lead the nursing ewes.” Isaiah 40:11