I have been struggling with last week’s post just a little. It is very likely that some of you have had an abortion. And, for what it’s worth, I include both fathers and mothers here. It was not my intention to accuse you or hurt you.
So……..what if I had an abortion decades ago? What does that mean for me today? What lies ahead?
As a Christian, I believe in eternity past and eternity future…..that is……paradise. These two eternities are separated by a tiny sliver of time that we call our life. Our life seems very important and very big from where we stand today. But……if you look at the big picture……..our life is actually tiny. It is only important to the extent that we have one critical decision to make. To accept God…….or deny him. That is the only important decision because it is the only decision that we will ever make that has eternal consequences. I suspect that much of what happens to us during our life happens to prepare us for that decision.
So…….what in the world does this have to do with abortion?
Your child existed from the instant of conception………and probably long before conception. Your child is in paradise right now…….and you will meet her after your brief time in this world. What will that meeting be like?
First off, let me deal with what it will not be.
She will not walk up with tears in her eyes and say, “how could you have done that to me!”
What will happen is this:
She will run to you with open arms and shout “Mommy…Daddy, I’ve been waiting for you!” There will be a group hug, tears, laughter…….and then eternity spent at peace in the one place that you were created for.
So…….if you look at the big picture…….the eternal picture, your abortion changes the outcome very little. The only rub here is not whether your child will enjoy paradise, that is a given…….it is whether you will enjoy it with her.
And this all hinges on that one critical decision…….to accept or deny God.