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It’s Time to Surrender & Sitting Among Friends #46

Jaime Wiebel — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 04:44:00 +0000

Thank you for joining me for this mini-series in honor of National Pregnancy Loss and Miscarriage Month. I hope you enjoy it and I hope it encourages your heart.

Shocked, could be the word to describe this unexplainable loss. In a matter of one minute, I went from having two babies to have none.

Why did I need to think this over? What was there to think about? I just wanted it all to go away. The hurt, The overwhelmed feelings, the confusion, the… I didn’t know what.

I wanted to remedy the situation immediately but because of a previous emergency C-section to resolve this immediately would put my life at risk because of the stage of pregnancy I was in.

One week. I had to wait. For the right doctors to be available. One week.

There I was, sitting curled up on my bed with no answers. They tried. They were twins and they are fragile. But those answers didn’t satisfy me.

I had wanted certain answers. How did they miss this? Why, with all the modern technology, did they miss this? Why? Why? Why?

I felt so many things. I felt outside my body watching the whole thing happen to this person I thought I recognized. I was certain that everyone around could sense my pain and they were all looking at me. With no words just empty stares.

The pain and the hurt, as if my heart was torn into a million pieces. I had suddenly grown a heart for not one more but two.

Would I ever get to see their faces? Hold their tiny little hands? Count their bitty toes? Kiss their little bellies?

Prayers of desperation. Prayers of dedication. Prayers of cooperation.

I had them all.

At this time in my life, I had created some distance between God and myself. Sure I could play the “good Christian Girl” but I was busy. Busy with life. Busy with my control. Busy being who I thought I was. Just busy.

Through all the tears, I decided to curl into my Bible. Certainly, God would have a word for me.

Then I came across this verse.

Philippians 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Prayer, I could do, but can’t we all when things get tough? Finally reaching out to the God I had pushed far from my heart.

Sure, I could serve on Sundays and Wednesdays and to be honest give good lip service. My real life, my real heart, they were mine and I was okay with that.

With Thanksgiving. How would I be thankful for this? I didn’t even understand it.

Make my requests known to God. I certainly could do that. Make their little hearts beat again. Make the ultrasound wrong. I have faith, well, all I needed was a tiny mustard seed, right?

Peace. That is what I wanted. No, really I wanted my babies. I wanted to hold them and watch them get big and crawl and walk. I wanted to take them to school and love them.

Promises I made. Promises. I negotiated with God to be the best mom if only I had the chance.

God had different intentions for me and my life. Just as He does for all of us.

It is called surrender.

My life had become my own.

I am in no way suggesting that God was punishing me. Although the thoughts crossed my mind. I had a rocky past, I had a selfish present, and I certainly couldn’t make any promises that I would be better than this in the future.

God, in His perfect love, is a God of perfecting love.

What I am suggesting is God knows what will bring us to our knees. It is not the same for everyone.

But for me, it was this.

One Week. The time I had to think this over. The amount of time God needed to bring peace to my heart and surrender to my life. His Timing is always perfect.

For the first time in my life, I surrendered, not only myself but my babies.

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14:27

Please come back next week to read “My Garden Prayer”. The prayer that helped me be lead to Peace and eventually Praise God in all His Sovereignty.

Then I hope you return the final week of October, I will offer the hope and peace from the only source I know it truly comes from – from My Lord and Savior – Jesus Christ.

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A Safe Place to Land

Jaime Wiebel — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 07:54:00 +0000

The other
day a lady said to me, watching my child play around, “If you could bottle that
energy, I would like some of it.” I quickly responded, “If I could bottle that
energy, I would use it.

Being the
mom of busy youngsters, I always feel like I am ON. Like a switch with no OFF
button. Not necessarily because they are so busy but because I feel like if I
am not protecting them in all that busyness, they are going to get hurt.

When we had
our first child, like many new parents, I was on top guard. From the
watchtower, I was ready for any kind of ambush.

Most parents
can relate, you don’t want anyone to get too close to your little precious
newborn because they might break. You smile through those uncomfortable moments
when someone asks to hold your sweet darling as you kindly tell them they’re a
bit fussy today. You don’t want anyone
to breathe on them or they might get sick. The list goes on and on….it is
exhausting just thinking about all those protective measures that we take.

Between my
first and second child we lost three during pregnancy, twins at 5 months and
one at 8 weeks. So the reality of losing children had gone beyond a fear. When
my second child arrived, I was nearly in full on panic mode. I was so fearful
that something would happen to him and I was gripped by this fear.

I became
hyper-helicopter momma. Everything my kids did had to meet my approval. It had
to be safe and free from any chance of losing them.

I was so
gripped by the fear of something happening to them I would tell myself if
anything did happen to them then I myself would die. I believed they would only
be okay if they were in my constant care. I would be the one to keep them safe.

Most parents
can relate to the fact that parenting comes with many fears.

I not only
feared losing them but feared something possibly happening to me. Then who
would keep them safe? My husband is a great father but I couldn’t fathom who could
take care of them when he was away?

I was absolutely
afraid to die. I was afraid to leave my kids. I was afraid of all these unknown
factors that I could not predict or control, and this fear had a tight grasp on
my life.

Fears or
anxieties are often times things that have not yet happened to us. Maybe we fear our child falling and even if
they have fallen they have not fallen more times than they have.

Some fear is
okay. It keeps us alert and aware of some present dangers. Some fears, however,
control our lives to the point of putting us in bondage to something that is
out of our control.

I learned
through grieving the loss of babies, God completely had His hand on me. I
trusted Him to get me through a time I alone could not bear. I poured out my
heart to Him, and he was always my safe landing place.

One of my favorite verses is Philippians 4:6-7, Do
not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition,
with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all
understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

I could say
this verse. I knew what it meant. I had seen the hand of God give me a peace
that I could not comprehend and He had consistently guarded my heart and mind.
I trusted His promise.

But then it
came to my kids that were in my hands. I wasn’t so sure that I could always
keep them safe and I began trying to control every situation for fear of not
being able to handle life if anything happened to them.

One night, after
a Bible study discussion, I just started crying. I said to my grandma (who shares
similar life circumstances) “I have been so afraid of losing my kids and I
thought if anything would happen to them I would just die, literally die. Tonight
I realized, I have already lost three children and I didn’t die. God rescued
me. He protected me. He saved me then and
He would do it again.”

The fears
that I was holding on to were not becoming a reality. I was so consumed by them,
I couldn’t see clearly.

In reality, I
had beautiful children. God, not me, was protecting them around the clock.
Because as much as I hovered over them, their lives still were not in my grips.
Their ultimate safety, as safe as I try to be, in not in my hands.

I had to be
able to release that fear so I could be the mom they needed me to be. I had to
ask God for forgiveness for not trusting Him with these little lives. I had to
be able to not only know the promises of God but I had to believe them to be
true for my life.

Psalm 62:8 says, O my people, trust in Him at all times. Pour out your heart to Him,
for God is our refuge.

David
reminds us in this Psalm to trust the Lord at ALL times. Does this mean with my
children? Absolutely.

We can
continue to live with those fears that have a hold of us or we can be pour our
hearts out to God. I love the promise that follows. For
God is our refuge. He is our
safe place.

Safety is a concern
with our children but it is no longer my fear. I have released my fears to God.
I have literally poured my heart out to Him and safely landed in His arms. I
have decided my only option is to trust His love for my kids is greater than my
own. He is not only my refuge but He is theirs.

I am
wondering if anyone reading this needs a safe place to land. Do you need a
refuge or a place to pour out your heart? I urge you not to wait another
moment, pour out your heart today.

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this with the people in your life. Continue the discussion in the comments
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