Unplanned ~ Episode 7
My life was going well until something unplanned happened. Life keeps twisting and turning. In this episode, we discuss how we as Christians can stand together when life happens.
The movie unplanned has had a ripple effect upon the general population both for and against. It is the turn of the conservative media to take ownership of the ability of a well-told story to change hearts. Especially in this case when the movie depicts a true story.
In this film, it is the true story of a young woman, Abby Johnson becomes a clinic director of Planned Parenthood and is vehement about her stance on abortion. She is asked to assist during an abortion and what she sees changes her life forever.
How did this young woman come to the decision that abortion on demand was every woman’s right was such a proponent that she took a job as the clinic director? We base our decisions on life experiences and for the young, those experiences are limited to what we are told or what we experience.
We are a product of our education and the forces behind education today are fighting for the minds of our children. In my book, “One More Child,” I discuss the decisions I made based upon preconceived notions and ones that were drilled into me as a product of the 1970s. It was a time of freedom from the shackles of the past. Women were equal to men if not better and our decisions should be based on “what feels good,” vs. what is good for our souls.
The decision for my husband and I was not abortion, it was a vasectomy to limit the size of our family. Just like abortion is common so is birth control. And, again I ask — how did we get here? Our story ended happily in that we had, “one more child,” and two more after that as we decided that a vasectomy was not what God intended for our family. A child is not unplanned it the eyes of God.
The silent majority is silent. But no more. This movie has peeled back a layer of what has been kept under wraps for way too long. And there is another layer of truth that the actress in the feature film learned that her mother almost aborted her! She didn’t learn this until she had accepted the role and was on set. Her mother called to chat and ask what she was doing and when she shared she was on set and staring in a role, and the topic of the movie her mother began crying. She told her then that she had a previous abortion and when she was pregnant again went to the clinic to have an abortion but couldn’t go through with the second.
‘Unplanned’ Actress Ashley Bratcher Learns Dark Secret: ‘I Was Almost Aborted’
What is an amazing turn of events and one I would call a “God incident.” With God, there are no accidents. There is nothing unplanned.
We as Christians and people of faith cannot be silent any longer. How do we do this?
- Pray – pray – pray for an end to abortion (shared a prayer on the podcast)
- Support pro-life films.
- Vote for pro-life politicians.
- Stand at pro-life marches, rallies and at abortion clinics in prayer.
- Sign petitions and support pro-life organizations.
It only takes one person and that person is you! We have the ability to change the world, one person, beginning with yourself at a time.
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