So that prayer calendar that I posted - I was looking at that lady's blog and she is a HARD-CORE quiverful minded gal. Here are some quotes on her site:
"We will either spend our fertility for the glory of God, with our eyes on Eternity, trusting (and maybe even asking) God for the increase, or we will live with our hearts firmly fixed on these few fleeting moments of earthly life, bury our talent and concentrate on what is most comfortable for our flesh today." ~ Valerie Jacobson
"By confusing the issue [of birth control], the enemy has been allowed to take a holy and precious eternal decision and confuse potential parents into thinking that it is the equivalent of a materialistic decision. The decision to have [or not have] a child affects eternity." ~ Rachel Scott
I'm gathering that they believe that any kind of birth control is sin. . . Ok, you want to know what I REALLY think?? That's CRAZY!!! If you don't feel like you could handle another child at this time or ever - use birth control. You aren't doing anyone any favors by getting pregnant over and over, living off of welfare to do it, just cuz you are scared to be sinning if you don't. Now, I'm not saying that I think big families are silly - have as many kids as you want, but to say that birth control is sin and it should be left in God's hands - that's just dumb. To say that, I think you'd have to say the opposite, too - that getting fertility help is a sin - you're taking it out of God's hands. Maybe God doesn't want you to have any kids. While we're on those lines, maybe ANY medical help is a sin. Don't put a bandaid on that scratch, if it gets infected, than that's God's will. Come On!! Where do we draw the line? BTW, I still think her prayer calendar is awesome.
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So... how do you really feel, Gwen? I just love you!
Yes, Gwen. That is the FIRST thing I noticed when I followed that link. I may be overly sensitive, though. I don't think that mindset is dumb; I can see where they are coming from. But, providing for many children is very difficult--material and non-material needs are great. I don't really think it's fair to make people feel like they are sinning by making a choice to not have more children or to wait. I think that it's possible that by having fewer children, you can do a better job parenting them. Plus, it may give you more time to minister to others outside your family. For us, we just had the desire (might it be God-given?) to minister to people who aren't in our family as well as those in our family. If we keep having kids, there's just no time to do that. I'm stuck at home with the babies and he's stuck at work to make enough money to provide for them. I really did pray about this. I did not feel like it would be fair to put my family through another pregnancy. . . and daddy was ready to move beyond babies. . .So, I'm "trusting the Lord with my family" that if He meant for us to have more, He can work around a vasectomy!
Let me clarify: I don't think that never using birth control is dumb. I think that it's dumb to think that EVERYONE has to follow these rules in order to not sin.
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