
Should I Keep My Baby?
Are you pregnant? Afraid? Don't know what to do? Looking for direction? Read on and find the hope that you are seeking.
If you've found this page, I can only imagine the fear, confusion, and turmoil you must be feeling. Perhaps you're young - too young it would seem - to have a baby, and you're afraid of what your family and friends will think. Perhaps you're afraid that your partner will leave you if you keep the baby, and he's pressuring you to abort. Perhaps you've received a prenatal diagnosis, and you're afraid of what it will mean to have a child with health concerns. Or perhaps you're older, you thought you were finished having children, and you're afraid you won't be able to cope with having another child. Whatever the situation, you've come to the right place.
Let me speak from the heart. First of all, you're stronger than you think. You're more loved than you think. And you're more precious than you think. How do I know? Because the God of the universe says so. Here's a message from Him to you (click on the links to read these truths):
My Child,
You may not know me, but I know everything about you (Ps. 139:1). I know when you sit down and when you rise up (Ps. 139:2). I am familiar with all your ways (Ps. 139:3) - even the very hairs on your head are numbered (Matt 10:29-31).
You were made in my image (Gen 1:27)... I knew you even before you were conceived (Jer 1:4-5). I chose you when I planned creation (Eph 1:11-12). You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book (Ps 139:15-16). I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live (Acts 17:26). You are fearfully and wonderfully made (Ps 139:14). I knit you together in your mother's womb (Ps 139:13), and brought you forth on the day you were born (Ps 71:6).
I have been misrepresented by those who don't know me (John 8:41-44). I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love (1 John 4:16). And it is my desire to lavish my love on you (1 John 3:1), simply because you are my child and I am your Father (1 John 3:1). I offer you more than your earthly father ever could (Matt 7:11), for I am the perfect Father (Matt 5:48). Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand (James 1:17), for I am your provider and I meet all your needs (Matt: 6:31-33).*
In the same way that God loves you with an everlasting love (Jer 31:3) and wove you together in your mother's womb (Ps 139:13), He loves your baby and is weaving him/her together in your womb. Isn't that an amazing thought? He knows your child already, even before you?
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You are loved. Your baby is loved. God has a plan for your life. God has a plan for your baby's life. (Jer 29:11)
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Does this mean that the way forward is easy? No, not at all. But is it possible? Yes, most definitely. How do I know? Because of the promises of God and my own experience of God's faithfulness. Here are some of those promises:
"The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you or forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged." (Deut 31:8)
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"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those crushed in spirit." (Ps 34:18)
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"Now glory be to God, who by his mighty power at work within us is able to do far more than we would ever dare to ask or even dream of—infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, or hopes." (Eph 3:20)
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Please hear my heart as I say: There is hope. You are not alone. There is a God in heaven who is close and loves you and your child dearly. Your sweet baby is a gift (Ps 127:3), whether you raise him/her yourself or let him/her be adopted by someone who will love your child as much as you do. There are people in your community who are ready to support you. Check out this website to find a church or pregnancy care center near you that is just waiting to welcome you or to just talk to someone. And if you need help finding support, reach out to me and I'll do all I can to connect you with someone who can help.
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Here is the ending of the letter from God to you:
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I am your Father, and I love you even as I love my son, Jesus (John 17:23). In him, my love for you is revealed (John 17:26)...He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you (Rom 8:31), and to tell you that I am not counting your sins against you (2 Cor 5:18-19). Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled (2 Cor 5:18-19). His death was the ultimate expression of my love for you (1 John 4:10): I gave up everything I loved that I might gain your love (Rom 8:31-32).
If you receive the gift of my son, Jesus, you receive me (1 John 2:23), and nothing will ever separate you from my love again (Rom 8:38-39). Come home and I'll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen (Luke 15:7). I have always been Father and will always be Father (Eph 3:14-15). My question is: will you be my child (John 1:12-13)? I am waiting for you (Luke 15:11-32).
Love, Your Dad
(Almighty God) *
* (Source: Barry Adams, Father's Love Letter: An Intimate Message from God to You, https://www.crossway.org/tracts/fathers-love-letter-tract/)