FJWL_02:184
         Babies, babies, babies--what a wonderful thing! My dear precious one, I have given you a love gift. This is a token of My love to you. This is not a punishment or a judgment, but a gift!--A gift of love! And as you nurture it, you will find it will bring you great joy and satisfaction.
         I know it is not as you had expected, but believe Me, this is a gift and a blessing. Do you remember the story about the woman to whom I gave a gift and she counted it a burden? I had wrapped the gift in old brown rags and told her to carry it with her as a token of My love. It was a test to see if she would believe what I had said. Although she carried it around all her life, she never really looked at it or accepted it as a gift and a blessing from Me, but more as a burden and a duty for her to carry. So it never brought her the joy that it could have.
         On that blessed day when she came to Me, we unwrapped that gift together. To her amazement, inside the old brown rags were jewels and unspeakable blessings! She looked at Me with sad remorse and said, "Oh, if I had only known what was inside, I wouldn't have looked at it as a burden all those years!" My dear sweet child, do not be like her, but believe Me when I say that this baby I'm giving you is a gift and a blessing.
         I cannot explain to you all the many, many ways this experience will be a help and a blessing and a joy to you. But I do give you a word of warning that it will only bring as much joy and happiness to you as you allow yourself. It is your choice to believe Me when I tell you that this is a good thing.
         I am reaching out My hand. Take hold and come fly with Me into the Spirit! Together we will have this child, and you will experience all the joys and thrills of motherhood if you keep your precious eyes on Me and not on the circumstances.
         And now a special treat! Would you like to hear what your baby has to say?:
         "Mama, I love you! We will have such fun together! I picked you out especially. There is so much we can teach each other. Please do all you can to prepare for my coming, because when I get there, there won't be much time to study up. I love you, Mommy, and I can hardly wait for you to hold me!"



Copyright (c) 1998 by The Family