Birth control methods:

Yahweh recently shared something with me in scripture, but before I can bring up the scripture verse He showed me, I need to first share with you briefly how each of these methods work. I am not going to get into full detail, but I will share with you some links that you can go to for further information on it. Also, just doing a search on the different types, will really broaden your view on it all and I would highly encourage you moms to do just that.

There are numerous ways that we can “take” control of our womb. Some of those ways are the PILL, the IUD, and the use of spermicide with other things. What I would like to share with you is the results that take place when you use such methods. Then we will hit on the “natural family planning method” and what I believe scripture has to say about them.

The Pill:

First,let’s look at the PILL. Do you realize that most times, the PILL does not stop ovulation and conception, it just kills the newly conceived baby early on? The same is with the IUD and many others.You can read more here.

Last year or the year before I read a mind boggling book called “In Defense of Life”. Within that book, the abortionists explained that they didn’t understand why Pro-life people were making such a big deal about abortions, when they themselves were on the PILL. You want to know why they couldn’t understand this? Because they went on to explain that the PILL is the SAME EXACT formula that they used in medicated abortions, they just used a stronger dose, depending on how far along the baby was.

You can also ask most doctors this and they will tell you that this is correct. It does not stop conception. It just prevents the baby from being able to implant and grow.

I would like to share a testimony with you all. Before my family realized the truth about letting Yahweh control our womb, my mother did take the pill. We had no idea what it was at the time and fully regret ever taking it. But Yahweh had great mercy on our family and I am so, so very thankful. While my mom was on the pill, she conceived. Yes, you heard right. It didn’t work. My sister is a strong girl and with Yahweh’s great mercy and help, she survived! She is now almost 23 and an extremely dear friend of mine. I can’t imagine life without my sister! But the reason I share this is to tell you that what they are telling you is the truth. It does not prevent conception, as my sister is living proof of.

IUD’s:

IUD’s again do not stop conception. They prevent the baby from being able to implant on the uterine lining.

This is a quote from this website:

“It is indeed possible to get pregnant with an intrauterine (IUD) in place, because IUDs are not 100% effective at preventing pregnancy. Around one in 100 women can get pregnant with an IUD, according to clinical trials conducted with IUDs, and the outcome of the pregnancy varies, depending on the woman, the IUD, and the situation. Due to the fact that pregnancy is a potential risk with an IUD in place, it is important for women to keep track of changes in their bodies while using the IUD, so that a pregnancy can be identified in the early stages.

An intrauterine device prevents pregnancy either by preventing sperm from reaching the egg, or by altering the uterine lining so that fertilized eggs cannot implant and develop into fetuses, making it difficult to get pregnant with an IUD. Copper IUDs accomplish this by secreting copper into the uterus, while hormonal IUDs release progesterone. IUDs are actually the most effective way to prevent pregnancy after abstinence, with hormonal birth control failing in one to two percent of cases, with a failure rate which is even higher when the pill is not used properly.”

Another site to look into is this one.

So again , Sisters, these methods do not prevent children and conception, but prevents those children from living once conceived. This is why they are also know as abortifacients.

Do you realize how many abortions are being preformed because of the use of these “contraception” methods?

Read this quote from “The Cost of Abortion” by Lawrence Roberge.

 “Although 1.6 million surgical abortions take place each year in the U.S., Dr. Bogomir Kuhar, a pharmacist concerned about chemical abortion, has calculated that in combining all forms of induced abortion — the IUD, Depo-Provera, Norplant, surgical, and the Pill (and injectables, implants, and oral products that work in a similar fashion), between 9.6 and 13.4 million young lives are terminated in the U.S. alone each year.” -Lawrence Roberge, The Cost of Abortion. La Grange, GA: Four Winds, 1995, p 7.

My dear sisters, these things do NOT prevent children, they are just another form (most of the time) of early term abortions, which brings us to the natural method of preventing children…which we all know does not cause abortions.

NFP or Natural Family Planning:

The main method that people are using is called “NFP”, which results in being apart before, during and after, ovulation. This is where I would like to bring scripture back into our discussion. In order for NFP to work, a couple must be apart for about *11-14 days (*Note: After having a couple of people contact me and point this out, I did farther research and the average time that most couples would have to be apart is about 7 days. For our family, it is more like 11, which is why I said 11-14. So I stand to be corrected, it is 7-11 days + or- a couple, depending on how long your cycles are) . Now let me ask you a question. How does this verse play into us staying apart each and every month, for sometimes up to 1-1.5 or more weeks at a time? And since we know scripturally that we have to be apart for the week of our cycles (Lev 15), that brings us to a total of about 2-3 weeks being apart and only being able to be “together” for two, maybe three, weeks.

Now lets take a look at what scripture has to say about this.

I Corinthians 7:5 says, “Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.”

The ONLY time that Yahweh has ever given a couple permission to refrain from each other, is for a set time, that we may give ourselves to PRAYER and FASTING. Why? Because He went on to tell us that we were only to do this for set times of prayer and fasting, because Satan would tempt us otherwise.

So how do we, as believers, justify being apart for such long periods of time, to prevent the conception of children? Can we honestly say that this is a “Biblical” method and approach? Ladies, just because it does not conceive a child, does not make it right. Yahweh has given us two commands that we are violating when we do this. Remember, he first gave the command to be fruitful and multiply. Then He gave us yet another command and tells us “don’t refrain, except it be for a time of prayer and fasting”. Can you honestly say that you are fasting the days you are refraining? Do you honestly think this is healthy? Look at the verse above! Yahweh tells us not to do this (a command), but He didn’t leave it at that. He went on to give us a clear warning if we did do it and said Satan would tempt us. He did not create us to refrain like this.

Yes, there are ways that you can prevent conception for children, but I believe it is only in the context of also going against scripture, too.

So why do I believe neither we, nor our parents, are in charge of when we will or will not conceive? Because I believe that Yahweh is ultimately the one in control here and He has also commanded us to be fruitful and multiply. He has also told us that children are HIS reward and HIS heritage. They aren’t ours, my precious sisters. They are His. We are just temporally given the role to nurture and protect them. But they are only “ours” for a time.