If you or a friend are pregnant and need help avoiding abortion, I recommend you contact OptionLine.org. They will help you locate a pregnancy care center (PCC) anywhere in the world. PCCs offer a listening ear and practical support. You may be amazed at how much they can help you. Their services are free of charge and confidential. 24/7 chat, text, or hotline: 1-800-712-4357.
If you've had an abortion and regret it, you can be made right with God. These resources are available:
If you've taken an abortion pill but would like to reverse the process, contact
ReverseAbortionPill.com. Or call
(855) 209-4848. It may not be too late!
Are you planning to have an abortion because you're afraid to tell parents or others you're pregnant? In order to impress upon you it's wiser to save sex for marriage, your parents may have made threats or said some harsh things. This doesn't mean they'll abandon you and your baby. In fact, they'd be pretty heartbroken to learn something they said could have been the cause of an abortion. It's generally better for you to trust them. Yes, they will be hurt, angry, and disappointed, but they would feel even worse if they learn their grandchild is dead. Trust them to eventually respond with maturity and grace. Remember, they've probably faced other major problems in life and they should have the emotional and spiritual resources to cope with this problem. Be humble and ask for their help:
"Mom and Dad, I've messed up. I've committed sexual sin. I need your help to avoid abortion. Please help me."
Is your girlfriend planning an abortion without your consent? Could it be because she doesn't trust you? Why are you having sex with her without first being married? Sex outside marriage puts everyone in danger. Your girlfriend is in danger of becoming a single mom living in poverty. Your baby is in danger of being killed by abortion. This lifestyle also puts you in danger of being entangled with commitments you're not ready for. You need to ask her forgiveness for putting her at risk. Help her find a pregnancy care center and take responsibility for her and your baby's needs. Stop having sex until you get married. And keep reading...
Are you planning an abortion because you're ashamed to admit you went against your church's teaching about sexual sin? Shame is a reasonable response, but it should lead you to confessing your sin to God and not covering it up by committing another sin. If your church and parents have taught you that God designed sex for marriage, then there's every likelihood they also believe abortion is wrong. They would be heartbroken to think you had an abortion because of their strong teaching about sex. I dare to say they want to help you avoid abortion, so take advantage of that. Be humble when you talk to them.
Some women are afraid God will send them to hell for having an abortion. Is that your fear too? Abortion is a serious sin, but so is sex outside marriage. For you to have right standing with God, He needs to forgive all your sins.
The way to forgiveness is through His Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus died on the cross so we could be saved from the penalty of sin, which is death. Trust in Jesus to save you from all your sins, and then you'll be able to live a new life of freedom from sin. See
Galatians 5:1,13,19-21. Trust Jesus to help you avoid abortion. Keep reading...
Do you plan to ask God's forgiveness after your abortion? That's actually a terrible idea. While many women have found forgiveness in Christ after their abortions, I've never heard a woman say,
"My plan to ask forgiveness later worked! All is well between God and me. I'm so happy!" Even though it may be possible, I just haven't heard any woman give that testimony. The problem may be that committing one sin upon another hardens a person against God. You may think you'll have the same mindset
after abortion as before, but you can't be sure that will be the case. I recommend you
trust God now for help to avoid abortion. If He is so great and loving as to forgive sins (and He is!), then He is also great and loving enough to help you through your pregnancy and beyond. When we are tempted He provides a way of escape:
Matthew 6:13, Mark 14:38, 1 Corinthians 10:13, Hebrews 4:14-16.
A lot of women know abortion is wrong, but find they're pregnant at a really bad time. You too may have many problems, but God knew all about them before He gave your baby life. Yes, abortion is always wrong, but this pregnancy is your opportunity to grow in faith, to see God supply your needs for doing the right thing. He has invited us to ask Him for "
our daily bread." Will He give you everything you need all at once? Probably not, because faith is an exercise in learning to trust Him day by day. You can also ask Him for
wisdom, which He gives "without finding fault" because you've been sinful or foolish. Finally, God wants to help you
overcome temptations, including the temptation of abortion. Take Him up on the offer!
Do you regret a past abortion? Do you wonder whether God will forgive you? I have good news for you: It is God's nature to forgive sin (
Exodus 34:6-7, Psalm 86:5, Psalm 103, Isaiah 43:25, 1 John 1:9-2:2). He has forgiven people who've done terrible things, including murder (
David, Manasseh, Paul). He even invited the people who killed His Son Jesus to be forgiven (
Acts 3:14-20). God's family is made up of people who've done very bad things (
1 Corinthians 6:9-11, Ephesians 2:1-10, 1 Peter 2:9-10). When God forgives, His forgiveness is complete (
John 8:36, Romans 8:1-2). I recommend you click and read all the Bible passages. They will help you trust God for forgiveness.
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