Reproduction

I was at church this weekend and the guy teaching got up and said that he had a challenge for the singles out there. Oh, brother. He’d come to His People to talk about God in the marketplace and what our attitude should be towards work, but decided to preface his teaching with this:

For those of you born after 1974, congratulations. I say “congratulations” because in 1974, legislation was passed that could have legally prevented you from every being born (Roe v. Wade). The enemy had a plan to eradicate an entire generation of God’s seed from the earth, and he’s actually succeeded with a good portion of his plan. Now, we’re seeing his plan B. In large metropolitan cities across the world we’re seeing more and more single people who are of marrying age who, instead of choosing to marry and reproduce, are focusing instead on careers, climbing corporate ladders and building that “nest egg”. Plan A was to keep you from being born … plan B is to keep you from reproducing. Where will the next generation of godly seed come from if you continue along this path?

I have to admit that I’ve never thought of it that way. You see, I have friends who are (desperately) wanting to marry, but haven’t been able to make that connection – the “I’m-interested-in-you-and-you’re-interested-in-me-and-I-think-God-is-calling-us-in-the-same-direction” connection. Do I even have to mention that most of these are women? I know so many godly, incredible, beautiful, strong women who would make amazing wives and mothers who are waiting on God.

I also have friends who are dating/married, but have no intention of starting a family any time soon. Some are waiting until they’re financially more stable, until they can survive on one salary, until they’ve paid off some debts, etc.

I have to admit that, while I would like to get married someday, up until this point I was still wavering on the issue of having children. Whenever someone referred to my biological clock ticking away, I wouldn’t be bothered by the rudeness of the comment because I didn’t think it affected me. To be hones, I wasn’t so keen on having the load of the responsibility that comes with children. After this guy’s teaching and admonition, I also think – wow, what a privilege. What am I waiting for?