©Millie McNabb
I saw an ad on TV with different celebrities promoting “saving children” somewhere. The thought crossed my mind that these same people would probably support the right of a woman to choose, over the right of an unborn child to live.
When we lived in Maryland, I was in the pediatrician’s waiting room. The news channel was reporting a mother-drowns-preschoolers kind of story. The receptionist and the woman at the counter exchanged “Isn’t it awful” comments. The next news story was people with signs protesting and marching around an abortion clinic. Again there was an exchange at the counter, but this time it was disgust at the protesters. “Why don’t they leave them alone? Don’t they know women have a right to choose?”
I intentionally talked to the receptionist about the conversations I had overheard, and the apparent discontinuity in her thinking. I asked her the question, “At what point does a child’s life become important enough that you think the mother should no longer choose?” I think a bumper sticker I saw reflects when: Pro-choice before conception; Pro-life after.
We make choices all the time. God wants us to make choices that honor Him and give us life. "So choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendants, by loving the LORD your God, by obeying His voice, and by holding fast to Him; for this is your life and the length of your days….” (Deuteronomy 30:19b-20a)
We make poor choices as well as good ones. The Good News is that God offers forgiveness through His Son, Jesus Christ. We need to know and we need to teach our children, that whatever poor choices we’ve made, we can always humbly come back to God. He’ll be happy we chose life--again.
How have you taught your children about God’s love and forgiveness?
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at http://www.christianvalueslegacy.com./
About Me
- Millie McNabb, BA, BMus
- After raising and homeschooling four daughters, Millie McNabb founded Christian Values Legacy in order to help parents intentionally raise their children to become Christian adults. She brings the experienced wisdom of receiving and passing on important values through her seminars and teleseminars, which parents and grandparents, as well as homeschoolers, find invaluable. Audiences appreciate her quick wit applied to a serious topic, and find her detailed seminar notes to be a valuable resource. Millie is a certified temperament consultant and is pursuing a Christian counseling degree. She and her husband live in Pocatello, Idaho. Learn more at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
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I was unsure of if I would ever be able to be a mommy and experience the joy that comes with housing one of God's miracles right inside my own body. It is so sad to think of the people, who can't ever have kids when their are people that just throw the chance away. I agree with you, the pro-choice option is most effectively made when you choose to keep your pants on!
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