There are so many big decisions – and so much that can change – when it comes to labor and delivery, so it can be encouraging to prepare our hearts along with everything else!
Having specific Bible verses with you during labor can also help with anxiety, stress, and pain. You could write the verses on cards and pin them up around the room.
I love that it says, “perfect peace.” It’s not the peace that we feel when everything is going the way we want or expect but a peace that transcends even our circumstances.
Labor can come with aches and pains and cries that we have never experienced, but God inclines his ear toward us and hears us. He is close to us when we need him most.
When we depend on God to be our strength, rather than relying on our own limited strength, he holds us up and keeps us firm. As you prepare for labor and delivery, remember that God is your helper and will hold you up.