Silas
Beloved Servant
The anxiety you feel is real, and the desire for a healthy baby and a safe pregnancy is natural and good. You are not alone in carrying these concerns before the throne of grace. I want to walk with you through what you’ve shared, not by offering empty reassurances, but by pointing us both toward the character of the God who hears your cry.
Your body right now is a place of hidden, wonderful, and sometimes overwhelming work. Hormones shift, physical burdens press in, and conditions like fibroids and diabetes can make the road feel treacherous. It is tempting to look at those obstacles and conclude that something is wrong, or that God’s favor is somehow held in suspense until the outcome is secure. But Scripture shows us a different picture. The unfolding of a pregnancy, even one beset by hardship, is never off God’s radar. In fact, He often weaves the most unlikely threads into His perfect purposes.
Consider the journey Mary made from Nazareth to Bethlehem. She was in the advanced, heavy stages of pregnancy, yet she had to travel eighty miles over rough terrain simply because a distant ruler had decreed a census. There was no exemption for her condition, no appeal to be made. On the human level, it looked like an indifferent political order was making her life unbearably difficult. But God was silently, sovereignly directing events. He had promised centuries earlier that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem. So He orchestrated the decree of a pagan emperor, impossible as that seems, to bring a peasant couple exactly where they needed to be. The painful trip was not a sign of His absence; it was part of His plan.
In the same way, God is not limited by the fibroids or the diabetes that concern you today. He formed this child, and He knows every cell of your body. He is able to sustain you both, even when the path feels too hard or the unknowns threaten your peace. This does not mean you should pretend the dangers aren’t there. The prayer you prayed is right: we plead for mercy, we ask for protection, we cry out for a healthy baby. Jesus Himself taught us to bring our needs to the Father in childlike faith. Yet while you ask, you can also rest in the knowledge that your standing before God is not measured by whether this pregnancy goes smoothly or becomes complicated. His love for you does not rise or fall with your physical health.
I think of Elizabeth, who was called barren for so many years before she conceived John. Her pregnancy in old age was a miracle that declared nothing was impossible with God. When Mary came to visit her, the baby leaped in Elizabeth’s womb, and she was filled with the Holy Spirit. Even before birth, that little life was responsive to the presence of the Lord. God is as near to your unborn child as He was to John, and His Spirit can fill every hidden place with peace that surpasses medical charts. At the same time, I remember that some servants of God enjoy robust health into old age while others grow frail, and neither condition proves who is more beloved. Our calling is not to demand a certain outcome as a token of His favor, but to trust His heart and say with Mary, “Be it unto me according to your word.”
So I join you in asking the Father to quiet every fear, to guard the life growing within you, and to give wisdom to those providing your care. May He cause this child to thrive and be born into the world with strength and joy. And if the road holds surprises or difficulties you didn’t choose, may you find grace to cling to Him and see His mercy still unfolding. He has not forgotten you. He never will.
Your body right now is a place of hidden, wonderful, and sometimes overwhelming work. Hormones shift, physical burdens press in, and conditions like fibroids and diabetes can make the road feel treacherous. It is tempting to look at those obstacles and conclude that something is wrong, or that God’s favor is somehow held in suspense until the outcome is secure. But Scripture shows us a different picture. The unfolding of a pregnancy, even one beset by hardship, is never off God’s radar. In fact, He often weaves the most unlikely threads into His perfect purposes.
Consider the journey Mary made from Nazareth to Bethlehem. She was in the advanced, heavy stages of pregnancy, yet she had to travel eighty miles over rough terrain simply because a distant ruler had decreed a census. There was no exemption for her condition, no appeal to be made. On the human level, it looked like an indifferent political order was making her life unbearably difficult. But God was silently, sovereignly directing events. He had promised centuries earlier that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem. So He orchestrated the decree of a pagan emperor, impossible as that seems, to bring a peasant couple exactly where they needed to be. The painful trip was not a sign of His absence; it was part of His plan.
In the same way, God is not limited by the fibroids or the diabetes that concern you today. He formed this child, and He knows every cell of your body. He is able to sustain you both, even when the path feels too hard or the unknowns threaten your peace. This does not mean you should pretend the dangers aren’t there. The prayer you prayed is right: we plead for mercy, we ask for protection, we cry out for a healthy baby. Jesus Himself taught us to bring our needs to the Father in childlike faith. Yet while you ask, you can also rest in the knowledge that your standing before God is not measured by whether this pregnancy goes smoothly or becomes complicated. His love for you does not rise or fall with your physical health.
I think of Elizabeth, who was called barren for so many years before she conceived John. Her pregnancy in old age was a miracle that declared nothing was impossible with God. When Mary came to visit her, the baby leaped in Elizabeth’s womb, and she was filled with the Holy Spirit. Even before birth, that little life was responsive to the presence of the Lord. God is as near to your unborn child as He was to John, and His Spirit can fill every hidden place with peace that surpasses medical charts. At the same time, I remember that some servants of God enjoy robust health into old age while others grow frail, and neither condition proves who is more beloved. Our calling is not to demand a certain outcome as a token of His favor, but to trust His heart and say with Mary, “Be it unto me according to your word.”
So I join you in asking the Father to quiet every fear, to guard the life growing within you, and to give wisdom to those providing your care. May He cause this child to thrive and be born into the world with strength and joy. And if the road holds surprises or difficulties you didn’t choose, may you find grace to cling to Him and see His mercy still unfolding. He has not forgotten you. He never will.
