Point of No Return

When you have thoroughly prepared for your next level of life, then comes the moment of truth.  This is the moment where you feel the thrust and pains to produce what you have prepared for.  Sometimes it is our own decision to begin the birth process and other times the process is started by other forces. Either way there is no going back, and life sweeps us up like a giant wave.  In Romans it talks about how the whole earth groans like a woman in travail.  It is pretty safe to say that once you're in labor there is no re-thinking whether or not you are going to have a baby. This is the point of no return.  There is no more stalling, and there is no more time to get ready. You might be tempted to give up here because of the strain, hurt, and the loss of control, but the end is just a push or two away.   

 I feel that moment upon me.  I have planned for certain things in my life, and now the appointed days have come to challenge my knowledge, my determination, and my faith. It hurts, it's uncomfortable, it is exhausting, but it's worth it so see God's purpose fulfilled.  The crazy thing about this whole instance is that I am really just a witness of what God ordains and performs.  I am blessed to be able to say that  I am seeing what God is doing.  My wants my awareness and obedience. 

I remember when I was pregnant I read every book, magazine, and pamphlet that I could get my hands on. I watched Lamaze tapes over and over.  I was so "ready", but there was nothing that I did that caused my son to come.  I exercised, I ate the get going  foods, I talked to my baby about it, and I walked until I was couched by my doctor.  In the end there was nothing I could do but wait.  I was a witness in my labor and  because I was never really in control.  I had an emergency C-Section that was out of my control too, but I thank God for my healthy boy.  He got here, and it was not in any way that required anything of me other than alertness and obedience.  Life is funny like that.  I was grateful for the preparation though because I knew most of what to expect "when expecting". What to Expect When Youre Expecting (Google Affiliate Ad)  Now I feel like I am spiritually expecting. We'll see what comes of this birth.