This post is my journaling from day two, and reflection about a week after. To read the introduction post click here: Prayer for Life Mission
To read Day 1 click here: Day 1
To read Day 2 click here: Day 2
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Reflection 3
Men want to end the attack of the spiritual forces on this world, on our families? It is time to step up and lead the way God intended us to lead.
Eph 5:25-33 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, 27and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. 28In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church— 30for we are members of his body. 31“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”32This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. 33However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
Eph 6:4 Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
So men how are you doing? How have you lead your wife to Christ today? Have you served her needs today? Does she know Christ better today than she did yesterday? How have you done leading the kids today? Did you ignore there calls of Daddy… Daddy…. Daddy… Only to watch them sulk away?
Husbands are responsible to lead their family’s growing faith, and there relationship with God will become stronger based on his example of following Christ. Take the wife as the basic example. I look at Adam and his inaction as Eve is talking to the serpent, and think if Adam had just taken responsibility, would Eve have bit the apple? And it is clear that God called Adam into account first Gen 3:9 But the LORD God called to the man, “Where are you?” … So our wives are put under our responsibility. That does not mean however, that women can’t find Christ without husbands, just that once the marriage covenant under Christ is made the men become the spiritual leader of the home.
Journal Day 3
Small Victory – 7 women went in today, and 2 of those came out asking for help. Doesn’t mean they won’t still abort, but at least now the will be fully presented with another way.
A girl walking down the street to catch a bus to school had never walked down as far as the clinic today. She did today, and one of the women from A Woman’s Choice was able to talk with her. This girl’s sister was post abortion, and needed help. She herself wanted information on pregnancy prevention…. Now both of them will be introduced to Christ through the work at A Woman’s Choice.
They are not our enemy. The pregnant women, the father of the child, the mothers taking in daughters, the friends, the escorts who volunteer their time, the workers at the clinic, and the Dr. They are not the enemy. They are as worthy of the Grace of God as I am. The enemy is the spiritual forces at work, leading people astray by lying to them. Lying to them about their worth and value.
They are intimidated. The women walking down the street see the huge group standing in front of the clinic. These girls and women are already nervous about even walking in those doors, and facing the procedure. They are scared and the sight of the people standing outside the clinic can be intimidating. They see us as condemning; they see us as judging… Are we? No we are on the downhill side pushing up against forces that have gravity on their side. We are not angry with the woman. The last thing we want is for her to not experience the love of Christ. We are angry that we even have to stand there and fight this battle from the bottom pushing up. But why are they really scared and intimidated? In the bigger story, if men were doing what they are suppose to be doing, these girls and women would never be put in position to make this decision.
Jesus during his ministry moved to the bottom of the hill, and only pushed back when he saw those that know better not doing anything. When he entered the temple, and saw the money changers. He took action, and he pushed, but his push had a point. As I said on day one, these people were taught by the religious leaders standing there passively knowing better and doing nothing. Jesus knocking over the tables was not for the money changers, it was for those who stood by knowing better doing nothing. My table is being knocked over.
Where is the common ground here? If both sides of an issue don’t want to fight on the crisis side of the issue, where is the common ground? They may never believe what we do, they may never come to know the loving God that we know… But they do not want to be there any more than we do. They don’t want to be needed and frankly I don’t either.
There is a common ground… The common ground comes at the intent of the heart. Two conversations with two different escorts, one female and one male… In 5 minutes with each, by asking the right question about the issue…we found the common ground that would, if done, could eradicate the issue. Change the intent of people’s actions long before they even get close to the doors of the clinic.
From my view, the plan for life is 100% God’s and His plan is 100% truth. The answer is 100% focus on him and his plan. This answer is 100% sure to end the issue. We can only do what God tasks us with, and pray that his perfect plan and will, will be linked together through Christ to fight this spiritual battle.
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