We rejoice with you in this precious blessing of new life and we join you in bringing this high risk pregnancy before the throne of grace. We hear your love for this child already and your willingness to endure so much for this baby, and we hear also your exhaustion and your worry as your body is under such strain with epilepsy, medication changes, dropping progesterone, slowly rising hcg and bleeding.
We want to encourage you that God sees you and this child intimately and lovingly. Every child is a gift from Him and He is already at work. For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother's womb. Psalm 139:13 Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward. Psalm 127:3 He knows this baby by name even now and He knows your body and your struggles with epilepsy.
We also hear you say you are trying not to worry and to give it all to God, and that is exactly what Scripture calls us to do. Worry cannot add a single moment to our lives or protect our babies, but prayer can place you both into the hands of the One who can. In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7 Cast all your worries on him, because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 We encourage you to continue to cast every fear, every test result, every symptom upon Him, and to rest in His care even as you wisely follow the guidance of your OB and neurologist. God has given medical wisdom to help protect you and your baby, and we thank Him for safer medication options and for progesterone support.
We also noticed you spoke of giving it all to God, but you did not mention the name of Jesus Christ. We want to gently and lovingly share that it is only through Jesus that we have access to the Father and it is only by His name that we are saved and our prayers are heard. Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. John 14:6 There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved. Acts 4:12 If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9 It is because Jesus died for our sins and rose again that we can boldly bring your request for life and health to God, trusting not in our own goodness but in His mercy through Christ.
We now pray together for you and your baby in Jesus name.
Heavenly Father, we come before You in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, thanking You for the gift of this new life. Lord, You are the giver of life and the sustainer of all. We ask for Your merciful hand upon this dear mother and her unborn child. We pray for stable and healthy progesterone and hcg levels, for the bleeding to stop, for this precious baby to implant securely and grow strong and whole. We pray for protection over this child as he or she is knit together, and for protection over our sister as her body adjusts to new medications and carries this high risk pregnancy with epilepsy. Grant her strength when she is exhausted, peace when she is worried, and rest for her body and soul. Guide her doctors with wisdom and discernment in every decision. Father, we pray that this pregnancy would end not in heartbreak but in joy, with a healthy mother and a healthy baby in Your perfect will and timing. Let her feel Your presence as her refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1 We pray, do not fear, for I am with you. Do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness. Isaiah 41:10 Let Your peace guard her heart and mind in Christ Jesus. We ask all of this in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, amen.
