“The Bible teaches that we are to look to God in faith not only for children, but for His provision for these children conceived in faith.”
Once again, Campbell begins her chapter with a poignant thought. Most Christians will agree that we are called to rely on God to provide for us, but they seem to limit God’s provisions by thinking that they “can’t afford” to have more children or that they don’t have enough room. It seems to me that people think they need a lot of “things” to be able to have children, but it has been my experience that you only need a lot of faith and love.
“Faith simply obeys—and trusts God!” Campbell is very direct and honest. People have told me that it isn’t that simple, but it truly is. Now, realize that I said it was simple, not that it was easy. I don’t think we were called to live an easy .life and it would be pretty boring if it was always easy, but that doesn’t mean it has to be complicated.
Let’s take a look at a few verses in Deuteronomy 28.
“Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today . . . Blessed shall be the fruit of your body, the produce of your ground and the increase of your herds, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks. Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl . . . The Lord will command the blessing on you in your storehouses and in all to which you set your hand, and He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.” (1, 4-6, 8)
If we obey God’s commands, then He will bless us. What will He bless us with first? The fruit of our body. He will increase our children BEFORE He will increase what we need to take care of those children! We need to step out in faith to see what God is truly capable of.
I have seen God bless us tremendously since we gave my womb over to His control. I can recount countless stories of how He has provided for us in a way we never imagined in His timing and not ours. I had someone say to me that she wished God blessed her in the awesome ways He does for us. In all honesty, I wish I would have had the courage to tell her that she first needs to put her faith in Him to see Him work in mighty ways. This person is a believer and has a strong relationship with Christ, but by watching how she lives her life, I get the impression that her faith is in her savings and not in God. She stock piles food, toiletries, etc. because she thinks there will come a time that she can’t afford to buy them. She and her husband both work two jobs when just one of his jobs brings in more money for the two of them than Chad makes for our family of eleven. I’m not saying it isn’t wise to plan for the future, but when you relish in the fact that you have enough food stored up to feed yourself for six months and there are people in your own church who are struggling to feed their families, there is an issue.
If you truly want to see God perform miracles, then take that step of faith. When the world is telling you that you are not being wise in your decision but you know it is Biblical, then you are most likely taking the best step. God will use the unlikely of this world bring about His will. He will bless those who are faithful in ALL things.
Campbell says it well when she says,
If we only have faith for a small family, we will receive small provision. If we have faith to believe God for the children He wants us to have, we will experience God’s larger provision to provide for them. God’s provision is for the “fruit of the womb.” And remember that God does not show up with His provision before the baby comes. He will show up when the new baby arrives. And He never fails!
I encourage you to look at where God may be calling you to take a step of faith. Pray about it to make sure it is truly what God is calling you to do and if so, then leap! He is faithful to do as He says He will.
AMEN!! Thank you for sharing!!
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