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Ever been told children are a distraction or a burden? Me, too! But the problem is that scripture doesn't agree with that. So, if we are agreeing with scripture then we are also believing that children are a blessing from God and should be desired and loved!

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Lie #1: You have to give up so much to raise children.

• Psalm 127:3 says, "Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him".

Lie #2: Having children destroys your body. Be ready to be weak and to pee your pants every time you sneeze or laugh too hard.

• Proverbs 23:25 "May your father and mother rejoice; may she who gave you birth be joyful!”

Lie #3: Children are expensive.

• Psalm 127:3 "Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him".
• John 15:12-13 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”

Lie #4: Why would anyone want to bring children into this messed up world?

• Genesis 1:28 “And God blessed them. And God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on earth.’”
• Genesis 9:1 “And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.’”

Lie #5: When you have children you have to focus on them instead of focusing on God’s calling for you.

• 1 Corinthians 7:7-8
• Psalm 139:13-14 “For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made…”
• Psalm 8:4 “What is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?”
• John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
• 1 John 3:1a & 2 “See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are…Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared, but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.”
• 1 John 4:9-11 “In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.”
• 1 Peter 4:8
• Galatians 5:1

Questions to ask yourself:

1. Have you been taught that children are a burden and/or distraction? If so, pray that God walks you through this lie and shows you the truth. If not, stop right now and praise God for his blessing to you!
2. If you’re a mom, think about this: have you been reflecting God’s love to your children lately? And if you’re not a mom, ask God to give you His heart for children—whether that’s for your future family or for the kids already in your life.
3. Do you notice any defensiveness rising in you toward the lies we discussed today? What might that reveal about an inner conflict you’re carrying?
4. Which Scripture from today’s teaching is God prompting you to study more deeply? How might understanding His Word more fully shift the way you live and believe?