Want to hear how ignorant our world is today? Not even the "world" but some Christians are even effected by faithless talk. One of the things is the "danger" of having too many children or even any at all! Have you ever had anyone say any of these things to you?- Don't have them if you can't afford them
- I can't afford any more children
- Children cost too much
- I'd rather have pets than children, they are cheaper
- I want a house, so no kids for me
I find it very alarming that today's Christian can think that God couldn't provide if you have a child(ren). Sure they can have faith for all other things but when it comes to children, faith is out of the picture because God just can't provide for too many little rugrats. They just aren't important enough for God to provide finances for, so don't dare have too many or you will end up on the streets with God shaking his finger at you telling you "I told you so."
Close up your wombs, swallow some abortion/birth control pills and do all you can to prevent these things being born. We can't afford to bring another child into the world, another mouth to feed, another child to care about. God can't afford to give you more provision for another little nuisance.
What they are really saying is that God will somehow punish you for having children by bankrupting your family if you dare bear any offspring or one too many. Children are expensive to those that don't value what life is all about. Those that are so focused on material goods and money tend to view children as a liability. I find this a bit disturbing seeing how God warned us about riches and the love of money in the bible:
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Has anyone ever seen a warning in scripture about the "love of children" being the root of all evil or of financial distress because I can't find it? However, most Christians covet after money but shun children - and GOD called children a blessing! Yet, they don't want what God views as a blessing, rather they bash it as something you should do everything possible to prevent.
Psalm 127:3-5
Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
Men try to seek money to be happy but they find that it only corrupts and gives them sorrows in the end. What did God say would make a man happy? Having his quiver full of these arrows - children! Someone to take care of him when he is too old to care for himself. It's called a FAMILY and this society seems to want to do away with the family and sadly, many Christians are so ignorant, they are helping this come to fruition by their anti-children speech.
Psalm 128:3
Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
For every child we've had, God has provided just that much more. My children have NEVER been without - ever! God has actually OVER-provided to where they have clothes, toys and food busting out of this place. You mean to tell me if I have another one that God will decide to close up shop and stop providing for us? What a fool!
So the next time someone criticizes your choice for having a child or another child for any of the above reasons - remind them that you serve a God that is able to provide for all the blessings that HE gives! Last I checked, God ain't broke!
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