A Losing Battle

[Far Side Of the Moon]

Definitely. When you choose to abort your child rather to have it and be poor, you are choosing convenience over having a child. There's always charity to go to if you can't afford a child; there's also giving it up for adoption like my sister chose to do. She also could have dropped out of school and took whatever job she could get to help pay for it. But she didn't want to be a possibly single, poor mother. She wanted instead to finish school and have a career. I'd say that's choosing convenience over having a child. Lots of people can't afford children, but they make do whatever way they can. If you are in a place where having a child is financially impossible, it would be a good idea to choose abstinence. Yet, with abortion so acceptable by society, this is often not what people choose to do.

The thing that people professing the Christian faith need to understand is that God doesn't put people in this world to enjoy happy, comfortable lives. That would be wonderful if everyone's life was that way, and some people's are. However, every life is valuable and bears the image of God; therefore it should be considered something that is not to be discarded for trifling reasons. And yes, not having the ability to afford a child is a trifling matter when the course one would choose to avoid this is to abort it. We don't know what reasons God has for bringing souls into families that are destitute; we who are professing Christians should do what we can to help those who don't have that much temporal wealth.

But would you be willing to help that mother out financially? Its so easy to Say just struggle and get a job, give up on your dreams and what they should do...but if you dont help them ..financially or otherwise...why not keep your opinions to yourself?This is why I opt to not have kids because everyone is so quick to point fingers and tell you what you should do but not lift a finger to help, just shame you..and that's not right.

 

[Emmy]

Dear amariselle. To be a Christian is never someone to fight a losing battle. Christ is our leader, and He died that we might live and be victorious. In Matthew 22: 35-40: Jesus tells us: " The first and great Commandment is Love God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. The second is like it: love thy neighbour as thyself."
In verse 40 we read: on these two Commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets. God is Love, and God wants loving sons and daughters. The Bible tells us: "Repent and be Born Again," give up all selfish desires and wishes, and start loving and caring, be kind and forgiving, always be friendly and considerate. God sees our loving efforts, and God will approve and Bless us. The Holy Spirit will help and guide us, and Jesus our Saviour will lead us all the way:
JESUS IS THE WAY.
A Christian`s weapon is love and joy, we keep asking for Love and Joy, then thank God and share all love and joy with our neighbour. "Matthew 7: 7-10:" our neighbour is all we know and all we meet, friends and not friends. Love is very catching, and we will find that people treat us the same as we treat people. Gradually we will change into the men and women which God wants us to be: loving and caring, forgiving and kind to each other. That is was our Heavenly Father wants us to be, and we will change. Unless we try we will never know. I say this with love, amariselle.
Greetings from Emmy, your sister in Christ.

 

[amariselle]

Dear amariselle. To be a Christian is never someone to fight a losing battle. Christ is our leader, and He died that we might live and be victorious. In Matthew 22: 35-40: Jesus tells us: " The first and great Commandment is Love God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. The second is like it: love thy neighbour as thyself."
In verse 40 we read: on these two Commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets. God is Love, and God wants loving sons and daughters. The Bible tells us: "Repent and be Born Again," give up all selfish desires and wishes, and start loving and caring, be kind and forgiving, always be friendly and considerate. God sees our loving efforts, and God will approve and Bless us. The Holy Spirit will help and guide us, and Jesus our Saviour will lead us all the way:
JESUS IS THE WAY.
A Christian`s weapon is love and joy, we keep asking for Love and Joy, then thank God and share all love and joy with our neighbour. "Matthew 7: 7-10:" our neighbour is all we know and all we meet, friends and not friends. Love is very catching, and we will find that people treat us the same as we treat people. Gradually we will change into the men and women which God wants us to be: loving and caring, forgiving and kind to each other. That is was our Heavenly Father wants us to be, and we will change. Unless we try we will never know. I say this with love, amariselle.
Greetings from Emmy, your sister in Christ.

Thank you so much for your encouragement and support Emmy, I agree. That is why I continue to stand up for the unborn.

 

[Arsenios]

But would you be willing to help that mother out financially?

The answer is yes... We do so all the time...

Its so easy to SAY:
"Just struggle and get a job,
give up on your dreams, and
what they should do...

Those ARE easy things to say - Getting all judgemental is easy... Finger pointing is easy... Children are a HUGE intrusion... Being a single mom is NOT NATURAL... Kids need a mom and a dad...

So yes, you are pregnant, and what to do?
Abort or Deliver?

Aborting kills the child in your womb...
Delivering hands you a baby with needs...

Babies can be adopted shortly after birth...
Or you can keep the child and seek financial help from the father, if known...
Or find a husband as a pregnant woman - No small matter... This is my first option...
Or find a husband as a new mother... My personal second option...
All are real life decisions...
You have to play the cards in your hand...
Life is never fair...

Growing up is hard...
Life is hard...

Becoming an Orthodox Christian is a good idea...
A Parish Community with a married priest opens doors...
Doors to Heaven, to God, and to loving persons...

But you are the person who has to live the life you have...
And doing so self-sacrificially for a child is a good thing...
Smelly diapers and forsaking parties and no sleep...
Never enough money and expenses everywhere...

but if you don't help them ...financially or otherwise...
why not keep your opinions to yourself?

Why not indeed!

This is why I opt to not have kids

Look - If there is nothing worth giving your life to have, then life is not worth living...
Giving your life for a child you have brought into the world is a good thing...
Making that child a gift to others to raise by adoption can be a good thing...
Destroying a child within you is a terrible thing...
Best is to marry and raise a family...
And raise that family in a Faith community...

because everyone is so quick to point fingers and tell you what you should do but not lift a finger to help, just shame you..and that's not right.

Living your life well is more important than avoiding other people's opinions...

Trying to please judgemental hypocrites is a waste of your life...

God Bless You, my Little Sister...

You do not have to live on the far side of the moon...

Genuine men are hard to find these days, granted...

Single and childless is a reasonable alternative...

Finding a life worth giving your life to is best...

It is a worthwhile and loving and kind thing to do...

Forget superficial social dissolution...

Real is good...

OK - I am done rambling!

Arsenios

 

[Arsenios]

The good news is that the culture war on unborn children is being won by those defending them...
Reports of the psychological havoc women on women after aborting are very consistent...
And unreported in the media...
These are living unborn human beings, and they are AWARE...
And they die alone and unloved in blood and gore...
And we pray for them...
And we advocate for them...
A woman does not have the right to kill a human being just because it is small and growing inside her...
Nor because she is responsible for it...
Neither does a man...
Abortions are statistically down...

Arsenios

 

[amariselle]

The good news is that the culture war on unborn children is being won by those defending them...
Reports of the psychological havoc women on women after aborting are very consistent...
And unreported in the media...
These are living unborn human beings, and they are AWARE...
And they die alone and unloved in blood and gore...
And we pray for them...
And we advocate for them...
A woman does not have the right to kill a human being just because it is small and growing inside her...
Nor because she is responsible for it...
Neither does a man...
Abortions are statistically down...

Arsenios

I do hope so.

 

[Far Side Of the Moon]

The answer is yes... We do so all the time...



Those ARE easy things to say - Getting all judgemental is easy... Finger pointing is easy... Children are a HUGE intrusion... Being a single mom is NOT NATURAL... Kids need a mom and a dad...

So yes, you are pregnant, and what to do?
Abort or Deliver?

Aborting kills the child in your womb...
Delivering hands you a baby with needs...

Babies can be adopted shortly after birth...
Or you can keep the child and seek financial help from the father, if known...
Or find a husband as a pregnant woman - No small matter... This is my first option...
Or find a husband as a new mother... My personal second option...
All are real life decisions...
You have to play the cards in your hand...
Life is never fair...

Growing up is hard...
Life is hard...

Becoming an Orthodox Christian is a good idea...
A Parish Community with a married priest opens doors...
Doors to Heaven, to God, and to loving persons...

But you are the person who has to live the life you have...
And doing so self-sacrificially for a child is a good thing...
Smelly diapers and forsaking parties and no sleep...
Never enough money and expenses everywhere...



Why not indeed!



Look - If there is nothing worth giving your life to have, then life is not worth living...
Giving your life for a child you have brought into the world is a good thing...
Making that child a gift to others to raise by adoption can be a good thing...
Destroying a child within you is a terrible thing...
Best is to marry and raise a family...
And raise that family in a Faith community...



Living your life well is more important than avoiding other people's opinions...

Trying to please judgemental hypocrites is a waste of your life...

God Bless You, my Little Sister...

You do not have to live on the far side of the moon...

Genuine men are hard to find these days, granted...

Single and childless is a reasonable alternative...

Finding a life worth giving your life to is best...

It is a worthwhile and loving and kind thing to do...

Forget superficial social dissolution...

Real is good...

OK - I am done rambling!

Arsenios

I choose not to have kids bc i dont want to..there are other ways I can be of use to the world than procreating..saying life isn't worth living BC of lack of kids is messed up to say

 

[Arsenios]

I choose not to have kids bc i dont want to..there are other ways I can be of use to the world than procreating..saying life isn't worth living BC of lack of kids is messed up to say

We live in a messed up world, but you are right:
Saying that life is not worth living because of lack of kids is messed up...
I can't imagine anyone ever saying such a thing...

The preferred life in the Orthodox Faith is not giving birth and having kids...
It IS one's relationship with God...
And CAN include spouse and children...
And normally DOES include them...

Arsenios

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

This has been on my heart lately. The last few days I have been trying my best to take a stand for the sanctity of ALL human life. Sometimes it feels like this is a losing battle to be honest, but I know I have to keep trying.

You might be like as Noah's wife was,
for
one hundred years Noah preached to repent , to return to Yhwh, to be saved,
and no one , not one, turned to Yhwh to be saved,
except his family with him, who entered the Ark
and everyone who rejected Yhwh's Word ,
everyone who rejected Yhwh's Plan for their life ,
perished.
and no one who was saved,
not Noah,
nor his wife,
nor his sons or their wives,
could save ANYONE else.
Everyone died for their own sin.

 

[AACJ]

This has been on my heart lately. The last few days I have been trying my best to take a stand for the sanctity of ALL human life. Sometimes it feels like this is a losing battle to be honest, but I know I have to keep trying.
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I have decided to remove the rest of my posts because although I was only trying to share what was on my heart and take a stand for all the precious, unborn babies and their mothers and families, and I was hoping to share that with other Christians, I was instead accused of seeking adoration and likes.

I have no need to be adored, I was only hoping to find more Christians who are also heartbroken by what they see happening in the world today.

My apologies to anyone I hurt or offended.

I don't think I read any of your other posts on this topic, but I daresay that you are in good company. Many on this site are fighting the good fight against abortion and who believe that a fertilized egg is actually human. Stay encouraged. Your posts I have read thus far are greatly appreciated.