Standing on the Front Lines

I have been hesitant to write, talk, or even give my opinion on the abortion topic. But as Planned Parenthood has continued to have light shined down on them, with the selling of tissues, organs, and bones of the child. My heart has been ripped out and torn a part. I couldn't finish some of the videos or finish reading when the doctors made comments as: "There's an eyeball," "Here's a femur," "We are very skilled to obtain body parts during the procedure."

Its heart wrenching to read and hear these stories. Besides people posting and talking about it. My question to you is, what are YOU doing to bring change to this topic? Are you sitting back and just being angry about it? And it stops there? Are you just posting about it because its the "right" thing to do? Are you wanting to debate the topic?

Yes, you have every right to do the above. You have every right to be outraged with Planned Parenthood. I would be lying if I said I wasn't upset about it. It breaks my heart. It kills me. But what is your plan to get Planned Parenthood defunded? And to see babies saved from abortion?

There are many ways for each of you to take a stand. Yes, write on social media, share your heart, and be an activist for this movement. Ways you can make a change in the industry: You can volunteer at pregnancy crisis centers, you can adopt a child who could have been aborted, you can pray, you can go out to the front lines of the abortion clinics and pray, talk to the girls walking in, share other options with them. Ultimately show the LOVE of Jesus. That's what they need.

I'm not one who shares about standing on the front lines at the local abortion clinic but I do. About two years ago I was convicted to go share the love of Jesus with these girls. They didn't need people yelling at them that they are "murderers", or "killers", or "you're going to hell." They need to hear that they are loved and that there are other options for them. Approach is a huge game changer from the Pro-Life community. Because inside the clinics they are lying to these girls its just a "clump of cells," " this will take away all your problems," "It won't hurt," "you won't regret this". These are just a few lies that are told in the clinics to keep the women in for the procedure.

Yes, abortion is wrong! Yes, it hurts the woman long term. Yes, it causes psychological issues. Yes, it causes PTSD. But what are we doing for these women who have already made the decision of having an abortion?  Are we loving them and meeting them where they are? Don't they deserve to hear the truth that we have a God that loves them more than they could ever imagine and that there is hope for their pain?  We forget about this side of abortion.

Yes, we need to stand for life and be a voice for the voiceless. But we also need to meet the women who have been lied to and already chosen to abort. They need to see grace, hope, love, acceptance, forgiveness. We need to be the voice for these hurting women too. We don't need to shame them more than they already feel shamed or alienated. Offer a listening ear, a prayer, an hour of your time to listen to their pain, to hold their hand, to walk through healing that they need and only Jesus can fill. Being a friend to a woman who have chosen to abort can be a life changing thing for this woman. To know she's not alone or alienated is huge.

My last word for you is to consider both ends of the abortion. Stand for life but also stand with the women who live in regret. They need Jesus just as much as you and I do! They have beautiful souls too and you may be the only one to love them in their pain. Be the game changer in their life!!

 I said one last thing. But Saturday before work I drove to our local abortion clinic to stand in the gap for these women. The good news is I did get to talk to one young girl who came in with a friend. For privacy reasons I'll keep her name as "P". She listened intently with what I had to say and I encouraged her to walk away. I showed love that she needed to hear because no one else was showing it to her. I listened to her as she shared her reasoning. I understand in times of crisis her reasoning. But for her to choose life would be the choice I pray and hope she chooses. She was a beautiful young woman who had some rough things going on. But if God used me to plant one seed, I fulfilled what he had called me to do that day. Please continue to pray for "P" and her unborn child.

I pray you are blessed by this even though it is a hard topic to swallow! And to talk about. But the approach of love and gentleness is the way to go.