One week ago we had our baby girl! Picture is above. I had so much joy in her delivery and afterwards that I decided to share what made that possible.
When I had my first child, Joshua, two years ago, I was hoping that it would be pain free, but I prepared myself for what many others described as incredibly painful. Both my husband and I are dedicated in our relationships with God. Everything that we do, even the small things, are all for Him, because we love Him. We aren’t sacrilegious. Me and my husband have daily communication with God. I didn’t always, however, over time, God began to use different people to teach me about His heart and mind. Once I started to understand God better, I began to have my own relationship with Him where I could recognize when He was speaking to my heart and what He wanted me to do based on the Word of God. As I learned more about Him, I was more drawn to His personality. So, when it comes to the details in my life, I love to have God’s will in the little things. He is so perfect and desires what is best for me, so I choose to rely on Him for everything. The perspective that I had about giving birth may seem like a small thing, but makes a difference and must matter to you as well being that you want your experience to be joyful and positive. Mine was. It wasn’t pain free but it was joyful both times and positive both times. I had peace both times. The joy that I had which became the strength that pushed me forward through the delivery was understanding that the suffering I was going to experience for just a moment was worth the life of my child and not only his but the new life in Christ that he would bring to many. We knew our son was called by God as we all are to win souls. As his parents, we would train our son to help people understand their need for God and set their eternal destination to Heaven. So, not only would he have life because of my pain, but thousands of others that he would minister to in his lifetime that would come or renew their relationship with Jesus and life forever. Forever. That’s eternal joy. Jesus suffered temporary pain for my eternal relief and for the relief of billions of others. When I was finally in the hospital room and contractions started to increase, I focused on the joy and how it was worth it, rather than focusing on the pain. In everything, the delivery was extremely painful, but I was graced that it was short. I also didn’t mind being humble in my position. I really didn’t know what to do. It hurt and the nurse was telling me to breathe then hold my breath and when I told her, “I don’t know what I’m doing. I haven’t learned the breathing thing.” She lead me through the pain and I followed her instruction. She knew it hurt, but because I was humble, the delivery was much shorter with her comforting words and advice than it would have been. Another way to have joy during the labor process is to openly say aloud what you are thankful for. As my constructions increased with my second child in the hospital room, I thanked God for things that were well in my life. This I learned from a teaching Kenneth Hagen on healing. Being thankful takes your mind off of the pain and diminishes it’s strength. I began to thank God that my arm wasn’t hurting, that we lived in a country where medical care is available, that my husband was there with me, that I knew Who God is, that I had the strength to deliver, that I didn’t have to have a c-section, that my baby is healthy, that it was a girl. Even now, it helps the heart to search for things to be grateful for. After delivery, without intentionally doing it, I was so overwhelmed with gratitude for every person and aspect of the delivery. I was grateful for my husband encouraging me, my midwife, Patti Smith, for knowing what she was doing. The nurses for being available to serve in their jobs, for willing to do the dirty work, for holding my hand, encouraging me, working together. All necessary parts and I was so grateful. I verbally thanked them aloud. I thanked the Lord. Their response was, “You did all the work. You did a great job!” You could tell they weren’t expecting a thank you. I was grateful that Amayah was finally here and out of my body. Grateful to have my body to myself again. Grateful that everything is okay with her that she is healthy. Literally floods of gratitude without forcing myself to do it. I had so much enjoyment being at the hospital and with my new baby girl. So, if you want a joyful labor, be thankful and consider the benefit of giving life to your child. Love, Cute Little Yellow Lemon Girl (My Auntie’s nickname for me 😊)
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Teach you how to never be weak again. Awaken your heart to be just like the love in God's heart. Lead you to one of the most freeing experience you can adopt to your relationship with Christ. Teach you how to regain love from and for others that have been lost. Guide you on how to strengthen every relationship in your life. 1 Corinthians 13: 7 AMPC Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything [without weakening]. I have such a reservation when it comes to loving those who have hurt me. I have resisted relationships because of past hurt. It is God's will that I trust Him wholly with my heart and the love that I show. I have hope in others to believe the best in them, but the recall of memory for how they responded, teaches me, to reserve and discount that hope. Proverbs 13:12 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire is fulfilled, it is a tree of life. I don't want to give up my barriers to make sure my heart isn't sick, but God is requiring that we let down out defenses and offenses to allow love to show through. You cannot be reserved, or resentful and love. It is one or the other. Even as my two-year old son has shown, he is quick to forgive and doesn't remember the wrong done to him. Even offenses that he has because he was disciplined, he is easy to forgive because he would rather love. It is better for him and for me as a parent to correct and he let go of any offense. The freedom that I found in this was God was giving me permission to hope and not care if I was wronged or got hurt. To not make decisions of my love based on anyone's responses in the past, present, or future. But be free to hope that he means well, even if that isn't what it looks like. To be free to hope that they care for me at a level beyond what it actually is. This isn't an imagination about this person, because in reality, I am not just loving them, I am loving God by loving them. God has an endless, fade-less hope for me. I literally don't have to worry about making sure this person understands how he or she hurt me. I am free to show love regardless. Regardless of any circumstance. Whether they have lied, talked about me in a negative manner, even if they hate me, in any and all circumstances, God gave me permission to hope. Not just a spotlight at the end of the tunnel, but KEEP the same hope that I had when they were in love with me, when they delighted in me, when I was their friend. The hope that they cared for me sincerely, that they still love me, that they are sweet, that they can be trusted. That extent of hope is the hope I can have for them even in times of sorrow and regret. I can still hope and not let one bit fade or die out. This may seem silly to most people, but think about the God we serve. His hope that is fade-less for us seems silly. He loved us when we could have been resented. This is the love He has, and the love we can have. I am going to let God be the one to take my defense from here. He is going to be the one to protect me. But I don't know of one person that can resist the love of God. Not in action, not in display. His love turns hearts. So I will let Him use me by keeping the hope fade-less. I encourage you to take this step of faith with me. To hope without weakening. To love without weakening. To let go of any hurt as if it never happened. Love, Sweet Little Yellow Lemon Girl When you seek comfort for yourself, look to comfort others. As I was praying and looking to the Lord for rest and ease of my heart, He spoke to me and showed me in a vision to comfort others in the moments that I am seeking comfort for myself. It is in this place of seeking comfort that you can sympathize with others the desire to be comforted. When you are in that place of need, you can identify what actually brings comfort and what only comforts in theory. God’s desire was for me to take my seeking and widen it to satisfy others. Seeking only my comfort only satisfies one, but He desires to satisfy others’ needs. He can do that when I am intentional about taking times of self-seeking comfort and turning it into multiple people being comforted. When you are seeking comfort, you are open to His source and supply. When you are open, you can bring comfort and joy to others even when they weren’t seeking for it.
God is interested in exponential growth. He isn’t interested in things that benefit only one and that is it. If you look at what God has been, what He speaks, and His will at work, you will see that everything He does brings exponential growth. The trees that were developed thousands of years ago are exponentially growing today. Adam and Eve were the first two and now there is over 7 billion people on the planet today. The 7th day of God’s creation is the day of rest, the Sabbath, it is now observed by millions. When it comes to asking God for things, even comfort, consider who it is going to benefit and how it will bring exponential growth. Will the comfort you desire or seek benefit only you without contribution to growth in any aspect? What do you do after you have received your comfort? Are you more productive towards the assignments He has given you to do? Are people ministered to or helped after you’ve been comforted? How is receiving the comfort you want right now, going to bring growth somewhere else? Is the comfort you seek going to strengthen or damage your relationship with God. How to comfort others: 1. Praying 2. Giving 3. Acts of Kindness 4. Words of Encouragement 5. Positive Interaction |
AuthorJasmyne has experienced encounters with God as He shared His intense love for people with Jasmyne. These experiences, although only lasting for a few moments, have made a lasting impression on her. Her view of people has changed and her heart has been opened to how deeply God cares. Jasmyne is now an ordained minister and mother of two children. She is married to Apostle Shane Wall of The Feast of the Lord church. Jasmyne is currently serving at her church and is a local art teacher. Archives
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