Last week I was walking past the bookshelf and the Lord led my eyes to an older book called "Systems of Midwifery". And then He spoke to my heart and told me that I was a midwife! Hmmm, I thought that was interesting.
And then a few things happened. I heard quickened conversations, observed signs, and received pieces to this whole midwifery puzzle. Vanessa and I talked, and I realized that the Lord had shown me that I was to act as her spiritual midwife! I was to help her see her promises 'birthed'. I was to help with deliverance, not deliverance from evil, but deliverance into good.
See, we all have spiritual promises. We all have something God has told us to expect in our future. And these gifts may not come to pass as we expect. For Vanessa, they haven't. And sometimes that's hard. But all we can do is hold on to the promises. All we can do is trust God.
"Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of the LORD tested him." Psalm 105:19
So, we're being tested. And God was telling me that I had to assist Vanessa with this struggle. I had to help her as that one moment came to pass, as it continues to come to pass. I had to assist as a midwife to those big promises. And I understood that God was giving me a clear assignment here.
See, the Word can still become flesh and dwell among us (John 1:14). It can still bring into fruition something tangible. The Spirit of Jesus is still moving active on the earth. That's all it takes for a promise to be fulfilled! And this manifestation takes a spiritual birthing--and before that, it takes a spiritual pregnancy. It takes effort and time. It is a testing, and it is a struggle. Midwifes help.
"My dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you."
Galatians 4:19
The pieces of this rhema puzzle came together when I read the above verse. Paul was in pain while Christ was being birthed in others. He was in pain and longsuffering because of the slowness of the process. He bore their burdens, and shared in their trials. Paul was a spiritual midwife!
"For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now." Romans 8:22
I believe that all Spirit-filled Christians are called to midwifery at some point. In fact, I think we're called to being midwives at most points. We all have a brother, sister, daughter or father in Christ who is in the midst of seeing God's promises come to pass. They may have just received that otherwise impossible promise, or they may be almost ready to birth God's word into existence. But they will need assistance either way. They will need to be encouraged--they will need to be encouraged to hold onto their promises! They need to have their struggle distributed among others who can support them. They need someone who personifies God's kindness and steadfast love--someone they can count on to help them deliver.
And then a few things happened. I heard quickened conversations, observed signs, and received pieces to this whole midwifery puzzle. Vanessa and I talked, and I realized that the Lord had shown me that I was to act as her spiritual midwife! I was to help her see her promises 'birthed'. I was to help with deliverance, not deliverance from evil, but deliverance into good.
See, we all have spiritual promises. We all have something God has told us to expect in our future. And these gifts may not come to pass as we expect. For Vanessa, they haven't. And sometimes that's hard. But all we can do is hold on to the promises. All we can do is trust God.
"Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of the LORD tested him." Psalm 105:19
So, we're being tested. And God was telling me that I had to assist Vanessa with this struggle. I had to help her as that one moment came to pass, as it continues to come to pass. I had to assist as a midwife to those big promises. And I understood that God was giving me a clear assignment here.
See, the Word can still become flesh and dwell among us (John 1:14). It can still bring into fruition something tangible. The Spirit of Jesus is still moving active on the earth. That's all it takes for a promise to be fulfilled! And this manifestation takes a spiritual birthing--and before that, it takes a spiritual pregnancy. It takes effort and time. It is a testing, and it is a struggle. Midwifes help.
"My dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you."
Galatians 4:19
The pieces of this rhema puzzle came together when I read the above verse. Paul was in pain while Christ was being birthed in others. He was in pain and longsuffering because of the slowness of the process. He bore their burdens, and shared in their trials. Paul was a spiritual midwife!
"For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now." Romans 8:22
I believe that all Spirit-filled Christians are called to midwifery at some point. In fact, I think we're called to being midwives at most points. We all have a brother, sister, daughter or father in Christ who is in the midst of seeing God's promises come to pass. They may have just received that otherwise impossible promise, or they may be almost ready to birth God's word into existence. But they will need assistance either way. They will need to be encouraged--they will need to be encouraged to hold onto their promises! They need to have their struggle distributed among others who can support them. They need someone who personifies God's kindness and steadfast love--someone they can count on to help them deliver.
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