Verse of the Week:
"The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?" (Psalms 118:6)
Safely in His Womb
My husband and I were so excited last Friday as we went to our OBGYN. We were going to get to meet our second child through a sonogram. I get tears in my eyes as I recall seeing our little baby boy/girl moving about our womb at 9 and half weeks. He was an active little bugger, moving his arms and legs all over the place. I could hear his strong heart beat, and he seemed so content and protected in my womb. This wasn't a embryo or fetus floating around doing nothing; this was a baby!...A live being!...He was already living life and trying out his new limbs, experiencing the gift of movements for the first time. It brought Brian and I so much joy when we viewed him/her.
What a gift it is to carry our little child. A child who is wrapped safely in my womb. A place of refuge to grow and develop and get prepared for the outside world. I thank God for the gift of seeing our little child (only an inch long) living life to the fullest inside of me...such sweetness that it makes my heart ache.
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| Our sweet Child's head (slightly cut off in the pic), arms, legs, and umbilical cord. Fingers are there too, even if you can't see them! |
I love to think of God in the same way. When I became a child of God and asked Jesus into my heart, immediately, my new heart was wrapped safely in His arms. Protected. Loved. Allowed to grow and develop and prepare for eternity with our Lord!
Hebrews 13:6 says, 'So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?”' In this world, we will face hardships and troubles. Men may try to hurt us, abuse us, kill us, and break us. But there is one thing mankind does not have access to, our heart. It can't be touched because it is safe in the arms of Jesus. People sometimes don't understand why God didn't protect them from certain situations, but my answer is that He did! Your heart has not been touched. If you recieved Jesus into your heart, it is His, and no one else's.
Yes, God will always protect me. Even when death claims me someday, my heart will go safely into His arms.
Thank you Lord, for protecting my heart. Allow it to continue to grow and develop, just like a baby inside a womb. And someday, I will emerge outside of the womb and see you face to face, Jesus. What a day that will be! Until then, thank you for your never ending love and protection.
My heart is Yours!
