How to avoid labor pains!

Don’t laugh it’s true. Some women can have babies without the horrible birth pains portrayed in movies and family stories. I have proof. My first daughter was born that way. It was a wonderful experience. I hope this information will get into the hands of the right person so that they can have wonderful birth experience as well.

 

When I was pregnant with my first daughter, I knew I would receive information that would make my labor a breeze. It happened in my seventh month. I was in the bookstore, and it was as though something took over the cashier. She could not stop telling me about this book. She went on and on. It just so happened that they had a copy of it in stock. The name was Supernatural Childbirth by Jackie Mize. Now, I keep a couple of copies at my house just in case I find out someone is pregnant or having trouble getting pregnant. 

 

This is actually a book about putting faith into action and really believing what God has promised. In that regard, these principles can work for a plethora of problems not just labor pain. I want to give a quick summary of this short book.  First of all, you must find out what God’s Word says about your situation. Next, you have to confess it over yourself and your situation. Finally, you have to believe the promise so deeply that it becomes a fact for you. It is simple yet immensely profound; you have to know that you have what you are desiring. For that reason, I feel like you have to give yourself time to let the message really sink in before your due date.

 

The will of God is whatever His Word says. It is very clear that God wants us to have children. You have to put out of your mind what society, your doctor or even your mother says about the situation if it is contrary to God’s Word and the desire of your heart. God gives us those things for which we long.  That is to say He makes us long for certain things. Therefore, He puts the desire in your heart and actually gives you what you want. That is a part of salvation; so, stop wondering why you cannot just let it go. For the purpose of this blog, I will focus on what the book says about labor and delivery.

 

Everyone tells us that we must have terrible labor pains. We have all heard the stories of sweet women who curse their husbands to their face on that great day of reckoning. Many people accept this as the only option. What do they use to back this up? The sin of Adam and Eve.  Unto the woman I will greatly multiply they sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband and he shall rule over thee. Gen 3:16. That scripture really says a lot, but we all focus on the labor pain interpretation. Most Christians happily leave this scripture out of the many curses that “Christ hath redeemed us from.”

 

In contrast, one of the most important scriptures that Supernatural Childbirth points out is Exodus 1:19.  And the midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; for they are lively and give birth before the midwives come to them.”  The Hebrew women were different and gave birth quickly.  After this scripture comes I Timothy 2:15. Nevertheless she will be saved in childbearing if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.  There are many other scriptures that you can come to know about the subject, but these two that stick out. The Word of God can help you to start thinking differently about the birthing process.

 

One surprise was the book’s emphasis on paying your tithes. God has promised so many blessings upon the house of the tither. An interesting promise is against miscarriage.  Malachi 3:11 states“ And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, So that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field,” Says the LORD of hosts. To be sure God does not need my money. It is I who needs discipline and faith which the tithe helps me to build. When I am obedient in this, I can boldly remind God of what His Word says. Most importantly, do not be in doubt about God’s willingness to give you what He has promised. All of His promises are yes and amen(2 Cor 1:20)

 

Another great moment in the book is when God explains to Jackie why it is possible to have children without pain. He tells Jackie to contract the muscle in her arm really hard and hold it as long as she could. Afterwards she realized that muscle contractions may be uncomfortable and tiring, but they do not have to hurt. The uterus is a muscle and it contracts to give birth to the baby. If you can believe that delivering a baby is not supposed to hurt, the process will go better for you.

 

Fear is the starting point of labor pains. When one is unaware of what the body is doing, it is easy to let fear enter the equation and interpret the normal working of the female body as pain. Am I saying that you just imagined that you were in pain in the past? No. I am not trying to belittle anyone. I am saying that if you had had access to these promises and principles it may not have been as bad. You have to mentally, spiritually and physically prepare yourself. Society offers Lamaze—mental preparation. That is not enough for this miraculous process. Relaxation techniques are essential; however, knowing your spiritual rights is quintessential. When things do not go as planned, it is very easy to be overtaken with fear. You must know that labor pains are the exception and not the rule for you. Your body was fearfully and wonderfully made to squeeze a watermelon through a garden hose. It just sounds really bad. Excepting that fact will empower you to receive the best labor process possible for your body type and medical condition.

 

Also remember, as Jackie points out, that you never know where your starting point is. Maybe any child you have is a one in a million miracle, or you could be fertile Myrtle. Realize that the lessons contained within Supernatural Childbirth will optimize your results. This is how I put it into perspective. You may have needed a c-section under normal circumstances but got away with just an epidural to assist you. Even more seriously, you may have lost your baby under normal circumstances but only needed a c–section by being prayed up, determined and prepared.

 

Do not be discouraged if you tried all of this and still did not get the results you hoped for or deserved. Sometimes as part of His special plan we become the exception to the rule. We may not understand how being in that situation helped move humanity forward, but one day we will. Other times we are on our time and God is on His own schedule. Delay does not mean denial. More than likely you will not win the 10 million dollar lotto ticket which also means you are probably not the exception to the rule. Stay hopeful for the promised results even if it takes 5 years.