Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Philippians 4:6

Be anxious about nothing,

But in everything by prayer and petition,

with thanksgiving,

let your requests be known to God

Philippians 4:6

Pregnancy can cause your mind to do crazy things.  Weird dreams at night, pregnancy related forgetfulness, crazy emotions due to hormones, etc.  I definitely have experienced all of the above symptoms while pregnant.  My biggest "pregnancy symptom" however is worry.  Now, I know this has everything to do with my job and the children I see every day in the hospital and in the clinic.  It's amazing how many terrible things happen during normal pregnancies and knowing too much is always scary.  There are so many things that could go wrong while in uetero, and, trust me, I have envisioned all of them.  The baby kicks or jerks too much?  For sure it has a seizure disorder.  The baby doesn't kick enough?  Something terrible is going wrong.  I worry about autism, cerebal palsy, tumors, an abnormal newborn screen.  It's absolutely ridiculous how many scary things I can come up with.  (I was this way with prenancy #1 too)

NONE of these things are things I have control over.  Being a healthy pregnant mom cannot stop weird things from happening, which is why I worry about them.  And, as everyone can understand, it's hard to not have control over things. 

I saw the above verse the other day and realized that this is EXACTLY what I need to remember.  Anxiety and worry are going to get me nowhere.  All they lead to is stress and mental discomfort during a time of excitement and preparation.  God knows this baby, God knows our family, and God knows that no matter what we are blessed with, it's not more than we can handle.  Instead of worry, He is asking me to pray to him for emotional/mental comfort and to let Him take care of this pregnancy and my sweet baby boy. 

I do have to say that since I have done this, my anxiety level has decreased significantly.  I'm not going to say that there aren't moments of worry ever, but I can say that this pregnancy is very healthy and until something bad happens, worrying about the things that COULD happen is a waste of my time and must be incredibly frustrating to God that I am not putting enough faith in him.  So, I've let him take over my worries and I just pray to him.  I do this for all of my friends (who have had SO many prayers answered), so why would I think that He would ignore my petitions? 

I hope that the above verse will give at least one of you comfort today as it has me.  Thank God for God!

7 comments:

  1. It's always been a favorite verse of mine. It applies to all of us worrying mamas! It's hard to let it go and give it to God, but he wants us to. Thanks for the reminder today.

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  2. Thinking of you, lady. Thank you for sharing that verse; it's something this worrier needs a reminder of too.

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  5. I so needed to hear that verse today. Thinking about you and knowing baby boy will be perfect!

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  6. This verse has been a comfort to me. My dad has been Ill and we are taking one day at a time. Thanks or sharing your need...I pray God fills u with peace and give u a strong healthy baby. Jannifer

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  7. Thank you. This is EXACTLY what I needed this morning! I have an appointment on Wednesday which will entail blood tests, and I am petrified of needles. I started the day off with a panic attack about it, and just a few minutes ago, I had another. Felt like I was either going to throw up or faint. Reading your post was the sign I needed to know that God will get me through it.

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