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1.Premarital sex is a sin. Extramarital sex is a sin. PREGNANCY IS NOT A SIN. Children are gift and a reward. Imagine such grace - for the result of a sin to be a reward from the Holy God.
2. On which note, please do not terminate. The choice is yours, but I hope you will choose life. Do not sow what you are not prepared to reap. Please go for an ultrasound. LOOK AT THE SCREEN. There's a reason abortion clinics turn the screen away from women.
3. God, not your baby's father, is your Provider... Your Source is God, not your job, your friends, your rich parents or relatives, your church, sirikali ya kusaidia. And boy, will He provide, everything from the doctor to shopping to bills! Always on time!
4. If you have to choose between a midwife and a doula, choose a doula. Get a doula if you can. @EstherTheDoula is amazing and fairly affordable. Labor does not have to be a screamfest.
5. Do not go to the delivery room alone. Get a trusted person and tell them your birth plan. No matter what the doctor suggests, this person will help you stick to it and will, while you're begging for Pitocin, say "No. She said not to give it to her even if she demands it."
6. Pray about the pregnancy but also beyond. Pray against reflux, jaundice, delayed milestones, harmful vaccines, burping and sleep challenges, abuse, disfavor, disease. Pray for a peaceful & smooth 4th trimester. Pray even beyond that into the years ahead. If you know, you know.
7. Make peace with your situation so that you can see that anyone who tries to shame you is dealing with issues that have nothing to do with you. Your pregnancy exposed your sin, and that is God's grace to lead you to repentance. Many whose sins are not visible to man will judge.
8. If your child's father does not want to be involved, please, I beg you, let that man be. You cannot be raising a child and teaching a man sense. Maybe he needs to heal, or grow up, or accept the situation.. Not your business. God is a Father to the fatherless.
See 3 above.
See 3 above.
9. Remember that God does not call the qualified; He qualifies the called. You've been called to the best duty a woman can get. Make it count. You will not have all the answers. You will make mistakes. But walk with God, and you'll be alright.
10. In Daddy's words: "Hey! Be a proud mother!" Refuse to be ashamed of your child,the stretch marks,the belly. If you're single, refuse to let mushy couples at clinic make you feel bad about yourself. If you have God, you have more than a thousand men by your side. Be confident!
Bonus: God has trusted you with a precious project. Going by the queues at fertility clinics, many would love to be in your shoes. Get your priorities right. Sort out your focus. If you have repented, He has forgiven. Go, and sin no more.
Shalom
Shalom
