This month those of us who believe in the sanctity of life celebrated a long prayed for victory in the Supreme Court ruling of what has been true for 49 years, there is no “constitutional right” to destroy a life in the womb. It’s not a woman’s right, a doctor’s right, or a legislature’s right to murder unborn babies. And yet, as soon as the SCOTUS decision was announced there was immediate violence in the streets. Marxist Antifa and BLM used this as an opportunity to join in on an issue that seemingly should have no relevance to them. But when you look at Antifa’s manifesto, you find they want to destroy the nuclear family and what better way than to prevent families from forming. And BLM just likes to destroy and intimidate with violence for any leftist cause.
The sad part is many young people are out in the streets joining in with vulgar signs and shouts demanding that babies should be killed on demand. As Christians, we know that kind of thinking comes from Satan who wants to stop the creation of souls in the image of God. So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Gen. 1:27
How did so many people become so misinformed about the Constitution and the violent realities of abortion? How are many Christians taking the side of Satan who wants to destroy the family instead of God who is the Creator of all life?
Why are there so many abortions when birth control is so readily available? Why is abortion, the murdering of a baby, considered a viable option especially to young women? Why has abortion become a political issue with one side demanding death to babies and the other side fighting for their life?
I’ve prayed about this heartbreaking dilemma and I think in the case of young women some of the fault falls with pastors, parents, and mentors not being willing to have the uncomfortable discussions with the next generation and even the current generation.
Concerned Women of America Legislative Action Committee reports that 37% of women obtaining abortions identified as evangelical or Catholic. This is a tragic failure of the Church to truly educate women on what it means to trust God’s providence and forgiveness in difficult circumstances.
Each year in the United States, about 926,000 abortions take place, which account for about 20% (1 in 5) of pregnancies in our nation. Sixty-five percent of these abortions are occurring when the woman is seven weeks pregnant or more.
Women who obtain abortions are mostly young women in their twenties trying to forge their way through the responsibilities of adult life. They may be putting off childbearing until they feel more stable. It’s important to support women who are young and pregnant, so they don’t look to abortion as their only option.
Sadly, movies, media, music, and television have normalized casual sex. It’s almost expected that dating include sex or even just “hooking up” as a common practice. I have to wonder if preachers and parents have given up on educating young people on celibacy and saving sex for marriage. When I was growing up, most parents taught their children that it only takes one time of unprotected sex to get pregnant and many of us listened to that warning.
Abortion was not legal or readily available at that time and we knew we were taking a big risk if we chose to get into situations where sex was expected or might occur. Pastors and youth leaders in church talked about God’s perspective on sex and again many of us listened and believed. When’s the last time your pastor preached on adultery, promiscuity, the tragedy of abortion, or even the forgiveness of God for those who’ve sinned in these areas who repent and seek God’s forgiveness? It’s almost like it’s too “offensive” to talk from the Bible about sin even in church.
Today children need to hear the Truth more than ever as they’re being sexualized in school at a tender young age. Parents must be taking on the role of protecting their children from perversion.
In my book Mentoring for All Seasons, I have chapters on mentoring teens and all women on planned and unplanned pregnancies, teen moms, and girls and women considering an abortion. My first mentee was struggling with how to stop having sex with her boyfriend and we talked about it at length. She was open to hearing my advice and I wasn’t hesitant to pray and counsel her on staying faithful to her desire to not sin. When she fell into temptation, I didn’t give up on her.
I read an excellent article by Meredith Terpeluk where she said, “In my twenties, I didn’t really know the Lord except going to church on Sundays. I pray God would have put women in my life to help me make an informed decision based on their experiences and the wisdom from the Word . . . In fact, the thing that started to change my heart at that time was turning on a Christian radio station, reading Purpose Driven Life and getting a Bible. I was desperate and thank God I was.”
Like Meredith, I had my backsliding years when I listened more to the ways of the world than my heart where Jesus dwelled. I never had an abortion but I lived a worldly life for seventeen years and it’s hard for me to understand why women are fighting so hard to have abortions when they could prevent getting pregnant.
But there are still consequences of living outside of God’s ways and when I rededicated my life to the Lord, I felt God washing me white as snow, a complete cleansing and opportunity to start life new and fresh. The victorious grace of God that women need to hear from us today.
We all have a testimony and a responsibility to share victory in Christ with whomever God puts in our path. I pray each of you will find women in your circle who need to know . . .
I have the right to do anything, you say – but not everything is beneficial. I have the right to do anything – but not everything is constructive. 1 Corinthians 10:23
In God’s strength, we can choose to run from those things that could harm us and lead us away from Him and into temptation!
Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body. Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own’ you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. 1 Cor. 6:18-20
Do not fret because of those who are evil
or be envious of those who do wrong;
2 for like the grass they will soon wither,
like green plants they will soon die away.
3 Trust in the Lord and do good;
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
4 Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in him and he will do this:
6 He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn,
your vindication like the noonday sun.
7 Be still before the Lord
and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when people succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.
8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath;
do not fret—it leads only to evil.
9 For those who are evil will be destroyed,
but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land. Ps. 37:1-9
About His Work with You,
Janet
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