YAHWEH Has Placed In Our Possession A Soul
May
YAHWEH bless all of HIS people! My name is Sister Stacey. I am twenty-two years
old and I have been living at Victory for three years. I am very glad to live
with Brothers and Sisters of like precious faith. First, I would like to say
that I thank YAHWEH, my ABBA (FATHER), for saving me and bringing me to this place in
my life. I thank HIM for HIS son YAHSHUA MESSIYAH, for without HIS love I would
be lost in the depths of hell. I would like to say, as a foreword, that it is
not of myself that I write this article but of HIS strength and guidance.
I met and married Sean Plourde here at YAHWEH's Victory Community. He has been a great comfort to me and I thank YAHWEH for him. We have been learning to love and care for each other for two years now. Marriage is a sweet blessing when we follow the principals and guidelines given to us in the fifth chapter of EphsiYah-(Ephesians).
As I sit down to write about pregnancy and childbirth, there is something I must say before I begin. Because of the state of this world and it’s present evil, I do not believe we are in a favorable time for having children. For those of us who believe the return of YAHSHUA MESSIYAH is nigh, we know that a great many horrors will unfold on this earth. As man, in all his depravity, tries to destroy any remnant of YAHWEH. It will be a great trial of our faith to watch our children and babies suffer with us. However, if you find yourself pregnant, it is now your responsibility to care for both your physical and your spiritual self. One is as important as the other.
Many, many books have been written on the subject of physical care so I do not feel obligated to speak much to that point. Although, there are a few things I would like to stress. Beginning with our eating habits. Contrary to popular belief, you are not required to eat gluttonously because you are “eating for two”. Neither is it necessary or beneficial to allow your flesh to be overrun with so-called “cravings”. Good exercise is advantageous to everyone but especially the pregnant woman. It helps to bring oxygen to your baby and throughout your body, to drive away “cravings” and to dispel the depression that may overwhelm you at times when you realize the great responsibility now facing you for the rest of your life. I, myself, walked an average of three miles a day until the day before my son, Aaron, was born. I breastfeed and had returned to my pre-pregnancy weight by the time he reached six months of age. In America, we tend to believe that pregnant women should be coddled and stuffed with junk food. While it is necessary to take special care of our bodies, we often look on pregnancy as a sort of illness. Most healthy pregnant women are able to carry on with their usual tasks. It is really only in this lazy nation that pregnant women are expected to be slothful and gluttonous. It is a great disservice to our bodies and our babies. The flesh has shaped many of our ideas about pregnancy. We do not even question many things that have been passed down to us. It would do us well to break these modes of belief.
As I speak to the point of spiritual health there is a great scripture that YAHWEH brought to my attention in about the third month of my pregnancy.
Timtheous Alef-(1 Timothy )2:13-15 For Adam was first formed, then Eve. And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression. Notwithstanding, she shall be saved in child bearing, if they continue in faith and love and righteousness, with sobriety.
We
know that in Bereshith (Genesis) we are told that we will bring forth children “with
sorrow” which is to say great pain. The above scripture should be a comfort to
us who seek to please YAHWEH. For we know that HE will not put on us more than
we can bear. However, that is not to say that if you do good things for others
your childbirth will be without pain. Also, I must add that YAHWEH has a purpose
for everything in our lives. Whether it be joy and happiness or sickness and
death.
There are certain situations that we should avoid at any time in our lives but especially while we are carrying our unborn children. Everything we partake of has an effect on the child within. Whether it is a fight with our husbands, an argument with a Sister, or just a hateful attitude. These things invite spirits in ourselves and the child within. It is rather disconcerting to see two and three month old babies with hateful, sour dispositions. How can one so small posses these attitudes? It is because of spirits imparted in them by their parents.
I would like to speak, in particular, to us wives. We must, at all times, seek to please YAHWEH and our husbands. In this modern world, we are encouraged to be independent and to “be our own women”. Even to the point of shunning our men. This is to our own peril. While Eve was tempted and deceived by one serpent, we are faced with many. To hearken to the voice of the serpent is to place ourselves in the path of the whirlwind.
So let us do all to posses our spirits and to walk in righteousness with YAHWEH, our Brothers and Sisters, and our husbands during our pregnancy and throughout our lives. Taking care to keep a joyous, thankful spirit. For what are we that YAHWEH should care for us?
Concerning labor, I can only give my own testimony. I do not imply that my labor was a result of anything I did of my own strength. Without YAHWEH I am nothing. I prayed every morning for YAHWEH’S strength in helping me to practice all that I have written above. I went into labor with the assurance that HE alone is my help.
I had three Sisters, who are dear friends, and my husband with me. Which is one of the many, many blessings of living on a Community. Our husbands are not pressured to leave us daily and there are many Sisters at hand. I felt the first pains the morning of Sunday, December 21, 2003. However, serious labor did not begin until 11:30 am. I was able to walk around until about 12:15 pm. Labor pain is something only a woman who has had a child can relate to. It comes in waves and is not something you can halt while you catch your breath. You must learn not to brace yourself against these pains. You cannot stop them anymore than you can stop a river by standing in the middle of it. Labor is a natural body function. We tend to focus on the pain alone when, actually, our bodies are doing what they are designed to do. I had already read about the importance of accepting these waves of pain and allowing my body to do it’s job. So, I was prepared to relax at every contraction. This will not be your natural response to such pain but you must ask YAHWEH to give you a clear mind. HE is able to do all things. I kept calling out to YAHWEH for strength and mercy.
I had Aaron in my home at 1:47 pm after about three hours of serious labor. I know that the world would consider this fast and relatively easy labor out of the ordinary for a first time mother. I give YAHWEH all the praise because I have no power of myself.
While I do not pretend to guarantee that following these guidelines will entitle you to the type of labor I experienced, would it not be wise to do all in our power to keep YAHWEH’S Commandments for us? Also, to do things that we know are beneficial to us?
Last of all, but definitely of great importance, the birth of your baby may seem like an end. An end of pregnancy and the end of your life as it once was. Keep in mind, however, that it is the beginning of something huge. You now have placed in your possession a soul. Not merely a cuddly, sweet bundle of joy. Which, by the way, you will soon discover there is no such thing as a cuddly, sweet newborn! But you are given a little soul. To raise in the fear and the admonition of ALMIGHTY YAHWEH. This will require a lot of your time to be spent in prayer. I ask YAHWEH every morning to help me to be a good mother, to teach me so that I may teach Aaron. Let us be sober as becoming righteous daughters of YAHWEH. May HE strengthen and provide the wisdom needed in the coming days.
In YAHSHUA MESSIYAH,
Sister Stacey
Back
Sisters Index
Next
Sister To
Sisters Exercise This Page
Letters Index