God’s Solutions for Today’s Problems #4
Our passage from the Word of God today is Psalm 30:5. It reads, “For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”
Our quote for today is from Ralph Waldo Emerson. He said, “What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.”
Our problem today is “Abortion” (part 4) from the book, “The Guide to Biblical Counseling” by Dr. Tim Clinton and Dr. Ron Hawkins:
Today, we want to share some “Wise Counsel” to help those dealing with abortion:
It is important to understand that you are making a decision for both your life and your baby’s life. Rather than going to college next semester or keeping your place on a sports team, choose to see the longer perspective. Feel free to talk with a counselor of your choice about any behaviors such as suicide or substance abuse that endanger your safety.
1. Ask God for forgiveness. 1 John 1:9 says, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
2. Accept God’s forgiveness. Psalm 32:1-2 says, “Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.”
3. Forgive yourself. Psalm 103:10-12 says, ” He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him. As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.”
4. Seek professional and pastoral care. Proverbs 11:14 says, “Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.”
5. Visualize God holding your baby. Psalm 139:14 says, “I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.”
6. When God gives you grace, serve in some capacity to help pregnant young women. John 13:12-14 says, “So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet.”
In our next podcast we will offer some “Action Steps” to dealing with abortion.