Forgiven And Set Free!

Forgiven and Set Free
10/11/10

One subject that doesn't get talked about much is abortion. It is not something that people like to think about or talk about, but the fact of the matter is that abortion is real and is happening everyday. Statistics show that one in three women in the church are post abortive, meaning that they have had an abortion. When I think about that number it is just amazing to me.

Not only does abortion kill an unborn child, but it emotionally damages both the woman and then man of the aborted child. Some abortionist tell women who are considering abortion that it is not yet a baby, but just a blob of tissue... That is a LIE. Life begins at the time of conception! The Bible does not say do not have an abortion, but it does say thall shalt not murder and that is exactly what abortion is, the killing of a child whether it be done at 8 weeks or 30 weeks. If you are in a position where you are pregnant and are considering abortion because you can not care for your child you have another option. There are many people who want to have children, but for various reasons are unable to and they would love to adopt your baby. It is better to let your child live than to abort them without giving them a chance at life.

If you have had an abortion there is still hope for you. We serve an amazing God who is full of grace that covers ALL of our sins. If you have accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior and have asked for forgiveness then He has forgiven you. He can also provide healing for your emotional hurt and scars. If God has forgiven you then you need to forgive yourself, because if you don't then you are saying that the Lord's forgiveness is not enough.

I know someone who had an abortion at a very young age. She didn't even know what an abortion was at the time. Her mother took her to the "doctor" and they just told her that they were going to remove some tissue and that she wouldn't be pregnant anymore. She was told that she couldn't tell anyone and she didn't. She carried around all of the pain from the guilt for nine years before she told her secret to anyone. She has learned that the Lord has forgiven her and He has healed her of all of the hurt and pain that she carried around for so long. She did a Bible Study with other post abortive women and during that study she wrote two letters. One of the letters was to her aborted child and the other was to God dedicating her unborn child to Him. She has given me the privilege of including her letters in this blog so that if this blog may reach someone else who had had an abortion they can see the healing and freedom that the Lord has brought to her and know that He can bring it to them too.

Here is the first letter that she wrote to her child:

To my precious child,

Though I have never had the chance to meet you I think about you all the time. I often wonder what life would be like with you by my side. Would you love me? Would you call me mom? These are the questions that I ask myself all the days long.

I am sorry that I was unable to give you the chance to experience life and because of someones selfish decisions you had to die. Your silent screams have awakened me many times at night and I have laid in the dark and mourned the loss of you, the baby that I killed. There have been many times when I have contemplated ending my own life as I ended yours.

When I think about where you are now I am at peace in knowing that you are with Jesus. He loves you more than anyone in the world ever could, including me. I long for the day that I will get to see you face to face, but until that day please know that you hold a special place in my heart that nobody could ever replace.

I speak to the Lord everyday and ask Him how you are. He has comforted me more times than one. He has told me that He is holding you tight and keeping you wrapped in His loving arms until He brings me home. He has given me assurance that He has forgiven me and you have too. He has also told me that you love me very much, way more than I will ever be able to understand. I don't know how many more days we will be apart, but your never really far because you are always in my heart. I love you baby.

Love,
Mommy

This next letter is the letter that she wrote to God dedicating her baby to Him:

Dear God,

Oh how I wish I had words to say and stories to tell about my baby who is in heaven now. I wish I could hold her in my arms and tell her how much I love her. I wish I could have had the chance to meet her and give her a life that would have honored and glorified you.

Lord you know my heart and you know my circumstances and you know that I did not have a choice at the time. I know that my baby is with you and you are taking better care of her than I ever could have. Lord I am ready to dedicated her to you and allow you to continue to care for her as you have been, until you bring me home. Keep her wrapped in your loving arms and please continue to tell her how much I love her. She is yours Lord.

Love,
__________

What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. Romans 6:21-22