I can't tell you how many people comment to me on my big family, it seems to really amaze some people that you can possibly manage....afford....keep track off......etc. etc. let alone want that many children. So I've been meaning to write down my thoughts on this matter...our convictions really. And these are my families convictions.....as I tell all who ask me....you need to read the scriptures....search Gods word....study His word and what it means to you. He will open your eyes to the truth He wants you to see. My goal in posting this is not to win you over or make you see things my way.....I want you to see things Gods way. And you must read and search out Gods truth for you and your family.

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5-6

This is where God started to work on me. God had control over some areas off my life but there were others I still had a tight grip on. After my first daughter was born He got a hold of my heart and really turned it towards Him in this area. This child was not really mine...it was His and He was giving her to me to raise for Him. His plan....His purpose...not mine. Wow! That took a while to sink in.

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. Jeremiah 1:5

I never really liked the idea of birth control....but I thought I could still control my pregnancies through natural methods. (Birth control is a whole other hot topic for another blog post....I was not educated in what birth control really does and most people are not.....please visit this really good article for more info.....http://www.joshscottfamily.com/birth_control.htm

So as I began studying Gods word more I found so many verses on this topic....God does care about and have a plan for families. Since the very beginning He has talked about it.

For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.

Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.

The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.

Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel. Psalm 128

The fruit of the womb is Gods reward....

Lo, children are a heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is His reward. Psalm 127:3

When we decide to open and close our wombs and take that control out of God's hands we miss out on the many blessings He wants to give us. The message bible says it this way