Why I'm Thankful for My C-sections and What I'm Learning From Them
You know, in some ways it's a little embarrassing to even share this since c-sections are such a minor trial compared to many things that my friends are currently going through or have gone through. And yet I know God works in even these small things, and I hope this can be an encouragement to others. 1. They forced me to face my bitterness and jealousy. After our daughter's birth, I wanted a vaginal delivery, I planned for one, I set my mind to have one. I listened to everyone who told me I could or even "would" have one and ignored the possibility that I might not. I chose a facility with a high VBAC success rate. I wanted to prove my previous provider wrong, who told me that a vaginal birth would be unlikely. I knew that was bitterness in my heart, but having the second C-section brought that bitterness and jealousy out in the open and made me wrestle with what I believed about God (next point). 2. They forced me to deepen my trust in God's sovereignty and goo...