Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

This week we are working on chapter 5 of the book which covers weeks 16-20 of pregnancy. Without giving too much of the content away, I wanted to share a bit of what I am writing about because I want to encourage any women following this blog that are currently walking through pregnancy.

Psalm 139:13-16 says, "For you created my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, Your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in Your book before one of them came to be."

We're talking a lot about fear and anxiety this chapter because at this point in pregnancy, even though you are almost beyond the miscarriage zone, you are likely still awaiting the BIG ultrasound that checks out baby's organs and growth. I remember feeling like I was holding my breath until after that ultrasound. Those feelings are completely normal, but they do not have to over take your heart and mind.

Read these verses in Psalm 139 again. Actually, if you have the time, read the entire chapter. It is one of my favorite chapters in the whole bible. What an amazing reminder of how the Lord intimately knows and cares for us. What an awesome picture of how He is knitting your child together, right now.

He knows every cell and every hair. He formed every finger and every toe. He ordained this life even before you conceived. Will you trust Him with it?

I pray you will have peace in your heart and mind as you trust Him to do this great creation work,