Is Interference in the Birth Process Fooling with God's Plan

Published on February 7, 2007 By JillUser In Religion

I've been enjoying reading the responses I've gotten about whether or not we create out children and it got me thinking. If people believe that God creates babies and gives them to us, do they believe that inductions and planned C-sections are interfering with God's plan? If it's all God's doing, shouldn't it happen naturally?

I personally don't know anything more about God or Jesus after having had 3 babies and 2 miscarriages. I know a lot about the science behind fetal development and childbirth though. If I had simply waited for my first baby to come out on his own, I would have ended up in surgery and possibly one or both of us would have been in life threatening danger.

Doctors do a lot of interfering with the whole conception, development and birth process these days. Is all of this simply God's plan? Did he give the doctors this ability in order to help things proceed as he wishes?

I simply don't believe in a personal God. I believe God set things in motion for our planet and we have the responsibility to see our lives through. I don't see him hovering over waiting to pick us up when we're down, smite us or otherwise interfere on a daily basis.

Perhaps he adjusts things from time to time but I think we are pretty much on our own to live, love and even destroy. I don't believe in giving God the credit or blame. So I believe I created my kids and have say in how they developed fetally, when they were born and I have a great deal of influence in what kind of people they become. It sure would be a lot less pressure to leave it in God's hands!

Comments

Dr Guy

on Feb 07, 2007

Even beyond what you write, how about the premies? The ones that are born as early as 24 weeks, and that the neonatal technicians bust a gut to save - and often suceed. Whereas just a few years ago, the child was doomed to die.

INteresting question, but then I think my answer on the other one took care of this one as well. An over protective parent can smother a child and never allow them to grow and mature. If parents realize that, would not God be at least as wise?

Jythier

on Feb 07, 2007

You can't fool with God's plan. He's God. His plan goes down no matter what we try to do. Women with their tubes tied get pregnant. If God wants a baby born, it gets born. If God doesn't want a baby born, it doesn't get born. Why would he not want a baby born? I have no idea. But either He's God and all powerful, and there no way I can understand him, or He's understandable, and not all-powerful.

My wife is not having a second C-Section, and is going to try and have a VBAC (vaginal birth after C-Section), and at home. Because having doctors there or not there is not going to change the outcome. God is in control, not doctors, not me, and certainly not anyone else.

If something starts to go wrong, we'll go to the hospital, because when something's wrong, you go to the hospital. But until then, we're staying right here. Pregnancy is normal, and is certainly not a disease.

lifehappens

on Feb 08, 2007

An over protective parent can smother a child and never allow them to grow and mature. If parents realize that, would not God be at least as wise?

Exactly what I was going to say. God put us here to grow and learn just as we hope our children will grow and learn. It would be pretty self centered to assume God has nothing better to do than wipe our snotty noses. He gave us free will and expects us to us it. So it's not interference in the birth process.....it's using out God given skills and talents to improve our lives. hopefully we can do that in a manner that He would approve of.

MasonM

on Feb 08, 2007

If God is omnipotent then we can't possibly interfere with His plan. If we can, He isn't God.

I actually believe in a similar fashion (but not exactly) as far as God not taking a direct role in the every day affairs of Man. When someone says "God saved me/mine/ours" it is more a reflection of vanity and arrogance than faith. Besides, I'm sure God would be doing us a really big favor if he took us out of this crappy, violent world and took us to Heaven, so that sentiment doesn't make a lot of sense anyway.

JillUser

on Feb 20, 2007

Couldn't agree with you more MasonM!

Pregnancy is normal, and is certainly not a disease.

Death is "normal" too. So if your wife and child die during childbirth you just accept that as "God's plan"? I'm not judging, just asking.

So if you can't interfere with God's plan as so many of you have said, then there shouldn't be any problem with IVF, abortions or stem cell research because those are all things that God gave us the ability to do. It must be part of his plan. Babies that die form their mothers taking drugs, all the bad along with the good.

I guess "It was God's plan" doesn't satisfy me in the least.

Texas Wahine

on Feb 20, 2007

Jyther:

My wife is not having a second C-Section, and is going to try and have a VBAC (vaginal birth after C-Section), and at home.

I'm VERY surprised your wife is considered a candidate for a home birth. Some HOSPITALS don't do VBACs because of the risk.

lulapilgrim

on Mar 20, 2007

JILLUSER POSTS: I've been enjoying reading the responses I've gotten about whether or not we create out children and it got me thinking. If people believe that God creates babies and gives them to us, do they believe that inductions and planned C-sections are interfering with God's plan? If it's all God's doing, shouldn't it happen naturally?

Although I didn't read the posts to which you are referring, I'm one of those people who believe that God created us and gave the command to be fertile and multiply. In most cases at least that I know of, inductions and planned c-sections are for the good of the baby and mother. And if something is for the good, then that wouldn't be interfering or against God's plan. God also gave each one of us certain talents, intellect, and knowhow that we are to use for the good of mankind. This is where those doctors and medical technology comes into the equation.

Parenthood is the most important vocation ever in the world. We are to use our talents, intellect, and knowhow for the good of our children. To the point that we have free will, we are on our own to love or hate. That is the moral element of our lives and it's there whether we admit it or not. Our children's happiness depends on us and how they see us loving or hating one another.

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