EXPECTANT MOTHER: A WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT

Congratulations on the impending arrival of your child. Since I had my last baby 28 years ago, there have been a lot of studies regarding the world of the unborn and how we can influence it. It has been found that an unborn child can hear quite well from about 23 weeks gestation and that what it hears can influence its thoughts and reactions- even after birth!

These days it is not considered silly to talk to your unborn child or to play music or even to read to it! In light of my observations of my grandchildren when they were first born, I think that this is true. How else does one account for the fact that a crying newborn can immediately recognize its own mother’s or father’s voice and stop crying?

I have experienced this myself with my grandson Mitchell. He was born by caesarean section and I was present in the operating theatre (his father didn’t make it in time) As his Mother had a general anesthetic, she was of course unable to hold him or talk to him. He was born screaming and inconsolable! The nurses cleaned him up and cut his cord and then placed him in my arms! I said to him, “Hello Nanna’s little boy!” and immediately he opened his eyes and stopped crying! It was awesome and my heart just burst with love for him!

Why did he recognize my voice? you ask. His Mother had had a very problematic pregnancy and I had nursed her through the entire 9 months. With permission, I had laid hands on his Mum’s stomach and prayed for him. I had talked to him on a daily basis and encouraged his Mum to as well. She had not bonded with my first grandchild and I tried to encourage her with the beauty of pregnancy and to bond with this child before it was born. It worked- she mothered him well.

Now to the reason of this article. Our children have a spirit before birth as we find in Luke 1:39-45 where the pregnant Mary visited Elizabeth and the sixth month fetus, John the Baptist, leapt in her womb when he heard Mary’s salutation! I believe that we can minister to our unborn children by praying for them whilst in utero, playing worship music, reading the Word or having the Word played. As the brain records memories from before birth, I believe that a love for the LORD and His Word and worship can be fostered from pre-natal days.

As a study showed, new mothers were asked if they watched a particular soap opera throughout their pregnancy. Of those that did, they were asked to join in a simple experiment. When their babies went through that fussy part of the day where they play up, their Mothers played the theme song of that soapie. Without fail, all the babies settled!

If worldly things can influence our unborn children, what a wonderful opportunity we have in instilling a love for the things of God in them right from the womb. I believe it starts in the womb…science tells us the unborn do respond to outside stimuli, I have experienced it with Mitchell….what a wonderful start to a new life!

WOMAN'S CORNER:KEEP TRUSTING ......... AND WAIT ON THE LORD

Are you passing through a testing? Is your pillow wet with tears?
Do you wonder what the reason and why it seems God never hears?

Why it is you have no answer to your oft-repeated plea, and
why the heaven still is leaden as you wait on bended knee?

Do you wonder as you suffer, whether God does understand?
And if so, why He ignores you, and fails to hold you in His hand?

Do black doubts creep in, assail you, fears without, and fears within,
till your brave heart almost falters and gives way to deadly sin?

All God's testing have a purpose---some day you will see the light,
All He asks is that you trust Him, walk by faith and not by sight.

Do not fear when doubts beset you, Just remember---He is near;
He will never, never leave you, He will always, always hear.

Faithful is He who has promised, He will never let you fall,
daily will the strength be given; strength for each and strength for all.

He will gladly share pain with you, He will gladly give you peace,
till your tired and weary body finds its blessed, glad release.

When the darken veil is lifted, then dear heart, you'll understand,
why it is you had to suffer, why you could not feel His hand .

Giving strength when it was needed, giving power and peace within,
Giving joy thru tears and trial, giving victory over sin.

So till then just keep on trusting, thru the sunshine and the rain,
thru the tears and thru the heart-aches, thru the smiles and thru the pain.

Knowing that our Father watches, knowing daily strength He'll give,
victory for each passing hour, this is life, so let us live!
-author unknown