This might seem like a strange topic, but I have talked to a few of you about birth control: whether to use it or not, what types. Well recently I've read a few different things so I thought I would share them with those of you who care about this topic!
So a couple weeks ago Ian sent me a link to this website. They basically believe that you shouldn't use any form of birth control. That's including natural birth control methods. The women on the discussion board and FAQ pages were saying that they believe that you should not try to put any barrier in the way of making a child and completely trust God with your womb. There's some other stuff on there too if you want to read more. They talk about how it's not that they all want 15 kids or anything, just that they want to trust God with that.
At first I was like, "Say what??????" Mostly because they were quoting scripture and saying this was the right thing to do. Then I thought about it for a while and read some other stuff. Personally I think it kind of sucks that they present their opinion in this manner. The bible doesn't talk at all about birth control (except in one story and it's not a blanket statement by any means), so how can we say that something is absolutely true for everyone if the bible doesn't speak about it? I tried to relate this to an experience in my own life: I believe that it was God's plan for me to have a natural child birth, and to stay at home with my child. I also believe that He lead me to scripture to show me that I was supposed to do those things. Do I believe that every woman would be blessed if she did those things? For sure! Do I believe that those scriptures mean that God wants EVERYONE to do those things? Absolutely not! It is for each individual to decide with God guiding them.
Then I applied what I thought about birth/child raising to the birth control question. Personally I believe that God is in control of every woman's womb whether they use birth control or not. And in my own life I would LOVE to be pregnant again right now. But Ian and I have talked/prayed about it and agree that it's just not the right time. Last time we really believed we were in a good place to add to our family. Now there are some truly non-biblical reasons to NOT have kids. The ones I've heard mostly revolve around another child being a burden (mostly financially, but also time wise). That's not a factor for us though, we believe that ALL children are a blessing (this is one place the quiverfull people got it right). They can be a hard blessing, but they are always a blessing. Do they cost money? Yes, but it's just money, and if you've read the bible you know what Jesus teaches about money (and clothing, food, and all other material things for that matter). Do they require most of your time? Yes, but aren't they worth it? And it's not all your time.
One thing to note, if I can say all children are a blessing when mine cried 5 hours every night for the first 3 months, then didn't sleep longer than 45 min during the day for the first 7 months, you can too! I know we haven't had the hardest time with her, she is healthy, but still she has been harder than most babies.
I found a book called Reforming Marriage that I think is mostly biblical. It has a chapter on birth control that I think also has a good point about children in general. You can find it here if you are interested. This book really made me feel even more convinced of the mindset I've adopted concerning birth control (as described above). Basically each person needs to seek God as to whether or not it is time to have a kid. If you believe that God is calling you to be quiverfull, go for it! As for us, we've committed to a group of students that we love at FF and really believe that God wants us at camp with them next summer. We are also hoping another big summer plan comes through. Neither of those things will be possible if I am 9 months pregnant/toting around a 1 month old at that time. Thus, we wait!
ps - we asked chacha how many arrows makes a quiver full and they said that many different quivers are made and hold different numbers of arrows. DANG IT! I thought they were going to tell me how many kids to have:)
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