ProLife ...... Don't Just Stop There!

Prolife - by definition is an opposition to legalized abortion; right to life.

Let me begin by making it clear that anyone who knows me is aware of my stance regarding abortion and the sanctity of life. I am convinced that once life begins at conception no other human has the authority to end it. I know that to state such an absolute is huge. I am not naïve. I realize that there are exceptions to every rule. I am willing to adventure that there may be cases in which abortion is justified, but it is certainly not an acceptable means of ’birth control’.

That being made clear, let me continue……

We “ProLifers” are so quick to feel a sense of accomplishment when we are successful in convincing a pregnant lady not to terminate her ’crisis pregnancy’. My question is THEN WHAT? A life has been saved! Now this typically underage, under-educated, unequipped, young lady is the mom of an infant who requires food, clothing, shelter, healthcare…..then what? How does she support herself and her new dependant? Are we prolife heroes going to see to it that mom now gets and education to support herself and her offspring? Are we going to personally pay for the childcare that is required so mom can now go to school or work so she can support this precious life we have saved?


In most cases we don’t hang around beyond her choice not to terminate her pregnancy. We have served our moral duty to the sanctity of human life. Or have we? Do we take the time to think of the ramifications to her and society as a whole. What we are vividly aware of is the public assistance that she will likely require for most, if not all, of the child’s life. We complain about how these ‘abusers’ of the system eventually affect our pocketbooks. This child now becomes a product of ’the system’. He or she now lives by government assistance; acquiring the attitude of entitlement. Many of my right wing conservative friends complain about the taxes that increase annually to pay for the housing, food, and healthcare of those on public assistance. Do we stop to think who is utilizing these government programs? A large fraction are these teen moms we have rescued from the deception of the “abortion mills“! We need to stop griping about the abuse of these programs and start taking responsibility to see beyond our front door and our bank accounts.


The wake effect touches us all. Before you feel prideful in your endeavor to save these precious lives from premature demise think about the whole picture. Think about that mom and society as a whole. I am simply admonishing you to do more than help these moms in the immediate crisis. Think about ways to help long-term. Calculate ways that these women can be afforded the opportunity to save their child’s life while preserving their own lives. Challenge yourself to see her through to stability. There is much more energy that needs to be put forth by those of us who believe in the sanctity of life. These young moms are desperate for help. They need direction…………..Most don’t want a handout……Most really just need someone to have faith in them and show them a way to be a productive citizen for themselves and their families.

Complacency

Complacency

The alarm clock sounded typically obnoxious at six o'clock this morning. Following one (or three) too many usages of the snooze button, I dragged myself out of my nice cozy bed to begin the daily ritual. It has started routine enough. My youngest son, Judah, (who is six going on twenty) completed his morning tasks with relatively little fuss. Everything was executed in the manner in which he requires. I may say that 'tongue-in-cheek', but he really is the most particular of all of my children. Everything has an order and must be completed as such. Any deviation in this order could lead to a meltdown. I am writing this now with several breaks to shake the sleeping body of my twelve year old son, Jeremiah. He has no order with which things are to be done. He lives his life on the edge and without some coaxing; the morning ritual for him may never even get started. I am back now from another bout of motivating Jeremiah from his coma. Today is much like any other day for me. Nothing really earth-shattering has occurred. I guess I am complacent.

Then I realize complacent is a horrible state-of-mind!

I open my blackberry phone to get the recent status updates on Facebook. One Pastor friend writes a challenge to motivate followers to 'bring people to Christ'. He further warns that time is a limited commodity. A young lady speaks of work and then a college class later. Some speak of plans of fun. Updates are posted for those who have high scores in cyber-farming and fishing, still others remind us of birthdays and appointments. All seems very routine today....!!

Why does that upset me so??????????????????????????????????????

I sit here in my comfortable chair, in front of my personal computer, in my home office, in my warm house, in my safe community, in my prosperous county, in a growing state, in a free country! I am complacent! This is until I take the time to open my Twitter updates. I pick up my phone and press the Twitter icon on the screen. I read of still other comfortable people...music artists are promoting concerts and events. Promotions of websites and blog pages fill the screen.

Then I see the most recent page that I chose to follow. A Charlotte Observer newspaper journalist has followed a local physician to Haiti. The doctor has a private practice in Matthews, NC. After learning of the earthquake tragedy in Haiti over the last week and seeing the devastation on the news, the doctor closed his practice and arranged a flight and ground transport to Haiti. No official plan after that. He was just going and was prepared to be used! At first I thought it would be interesting to following a first-hand account.

This firsthand account of the doctor's encounters at first spurred my interest. It has since spurred my passion!

Dr. Myles Munroe says that the enemy of success is not failure. It is satisfaction. When we are satisfied with our accomplishments we fail to press forward for more. We sit! We bask in what we have achieved.

Potential is an energy that is ever waiting to be released. It is the God part of mankind! It allows us to bring the Kingdom of Heaven to the earth. When I tap into the energy of my Godly potential I will never be complacent!

Today I am aware of my stagnant state. I choose not to sit here doing nothing! I will tap into that energy......The power that was given in Acts 1:8 KJV, to be witnesses of Christ to the whole earth. It may just start in my community. It may just start in my city. But it will start!