Siblings are wonderful....  I have an eleven year old (Ashley) and a six month old (Mark III) and just now, I peeked over, and saw her reading her history book to him.  He was just as content as ever, listening to her read.  I never really got the benefit of seeing this for so many years, because Ashley was an only child.  She has been a tremendous blessing and help to me for her brother.  If only I had known sooner about what they don't tell you about birth control, I probably would have a few others by now.  After my eyes were opened to the truth, (B.C. causes abortions, as it causes the womb to not allow a fertilized egg to thrive, thus aborting it) it baffled me that we, as Christian mothers have been lied to, misguided, and mistaught about this subject.  Why is it that we have come to this place in church history of accepting the world's system of birth control?  How could we have been so blind as to see children as only "materialistic decisions", like buying a new couch or something.  Or getting a family pet.  We just "decide" we are or aren't going to have one, whenever we feel it is convenient. 

Over this past year, I have come to realize that everything in my life must be based on the Bible, and if it doesn't stand the "Bible test", then I need to throw it out.  Does "Birth Control" stand the Bible test?  Well, let's take a look:

Ask yourself these questions:

1)  Do we see Birth Control mentioned in the Bible?  .....NO

2)  Is our current popular family size (1-2) mentioned in the Bible?  ....NO (In fact, the more children they had, the more blessed they were deemed to be, and it was seen as a CURSE if women were barren)  Hosea 9:14, Deu. 7:14

3)  What does God say about bearing children?  Well, the very first commandment in the Garden of Eden was, "Be fruitful and multiply...." Gen. 1:28, and again He said to Noah after the flood:  "Be fruitful and multiply..."Gen. 9:1 

Also, other references as to God viewing it as blessing us with fertility:  Gen. 17:6,20  Gen. 28:3, Gen. 35:11, Gen. 41:52, Lev. 26:9, Psalm 107:34 (curse referred to unfruitfulness of the womb), Psalm 128:3, Psalm 127:3 Hosea 9:16 (speaks of a curse by cutting off the fruit of the womb) Deu. 7:13 (speaks of the covenant blessings, one of them being the blessing of the womb and multiplying the fruit of the womb)

So I will pose another question to ponder:  Are we willingly taking on a curse by cutting off our own offspring?  Hmmm.....think about that for a minute.  Who is God the creator of?  LIFE!  But yet, we prefer to cut off that life because of our own selfish endeavors, or carnal fears, or our uncomfort or our own preference?   Do we think God is pleased with US being the lord over our wombs, or is Satan pleased?  Well, the answer is obvious.  God wills for the righteous to produce Godly offspring, the devil prefers the other way around - no offspring.  Why?  Because God's people can thwart his wicked plans, and produce more Christians by way of evangelism or even just by raising up more Godly offspring in Christian homes! 

You see, birth control was started only in the last 100 years, by an athiest, who wanted to control the races, eliminating the "inferior" races, but we have adopted it into our modern culture as a way of "convenience".  Are we trying to play God?  Can we tell God, "No, Lord, we don't want to raise up more children for you, or allow you to bless us with more children, because it's too expensive, or because it will mess up my plans I have for myself and my future."  Whatever the reason, you need to examine your motives right now before God, and ask Him to search your heart.  I've even heard people say, "The Lord told me we were going to have 3 or 4, so we're stopping there."  Oh really now?  Well, if God is who opens and closes the womb (Gen. 30:2) , and if He really told you that, then you shouldn't have to depend upon birth control to live out God's will, right?  You can trust Him to fulfill His word!  He won't give you any more, right?  Who are we really trusting in, God, or the flesh? 

Precious ladies, (if you even made it this far) the real question is this:  Who is lord over our wombs?  Is it us, or is it the LORD?  Who has control?  Us or God?

Who are we really submitted to?  Our wills, or the LORD's will? 

Think about it....