According to online information published by the World Health Organization: Around 73 million induced abortions take place worldwide each year. Six out of 10 (61%) of all unintended pregnancies and 3 out of 10 (29%) of all pregnancies end in induced abortion.
If these statistics are accurate, the most dangerous place for a human being is inside the mother’s womb.
The thought of this reality makes me sick to my stomach. What should be the most cherished and safe haven known to mankind has somehow become the most life-threatening.
How have we come to this reality?
What depravity has filled our hearts that society could turn against children in such a violent manner?
How have we become so desensitized to horror?
How has the taking of human life now become a form of birth control in our minds?
This devaluation of humanity is a danger to us all.
And yet we continue to race unrestrained, the blood of the innocent pooling at our feet.
We are a people given over to depraved selfishness, the root of which lies in our failure to honor God. Our senses have been rattled because we are no longer thankful for His goodness and blessings.
Romans 1 warns:
For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts . . .
Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind to do what ought not to be done.
They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. They are senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless.
Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things but also approve of those who practice them. (v.21,28-32, emphasis mine)
Senseless.
Faithless.
Heartless.
Merciless.
Utter depravity.
Inventing new forms of evil.
Filled with every kind of wickedness.
This is the danger we face without God.
And as the blood of the innocent is spilled, I can’t help but listen for the voice of a dying Savior crying from Calvary’s cross, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.”
Unfortunately, this is a heavy post today with no chance of a happy ending unless we turn our hearts heavenward.
I cannot rescue babies from the danger many will experience at the hand of a broken world. The blood of the innocent continues to spill as I type these words. And I’ve no means to stop it except through prayer and speaking out to remind us of our fallen state.
The world needs what only God has to offer.
May He have mercy on us all, and turn our hearts to save our souls.
And our children.
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This post was written in conjunction with https://fiveminutefriday.com/2022/06/02/fmf-writing-prompt-link-up-danger/ Teaming up with an online group of writers who encourage others to share the words God has given them. The gist is to write for five minutes on a one-word prompt, then post your writing and link up with others who do the same — no overthinking, no deep editing, just free-writing in a short amount of time.
EVERY LIFE is important to God, and as such should be treated as precious!
FMF #17
It’s truly tragic and heartbreaking. May we continue to be faithful in prayer and advocating for the value of all lives. But I agree with you – the only hope of a happier ending is turning to God.
Visiting from FMF#14
This is a good question, Barbara, “How has the taking of human life now become a form of birth control in our minds?” May the Lord have mercy on us.
Barbara, Thank you for writing about this. My heart hurts so bad for all of these babies. Abby Johnson said we need to change the hearts of people so that it’s unthinkable to have an abortion. God grieves with us.
“How has this become our reality?” Indeed. It is more than my mind can comprehend and, often, more than my heart can handle. And yet, I am guilty of shying away from it. Thank you for taking this prompt and speaking so clearly and boldly – especially to those of us who should be doing so ourselves. I join you in praying for our nation…and our unborn babies.
I tend to steer clear of overly-sensitive topics, but this is what immediately came to mind with Friday’s word, and I realized I could no longer remain silent. The thought that a mother’s womb is a high-risk area for babies is heartbreaking. These statistics literally brought me to tears. My husband made comment the other day that a baby is fortunate to “survive” birth in today’s world. Oh Father, forgive us. And show us how we can share Your love and truth with those we encounter daily.
I agree, it is heartbreaking. So sad to read these statistics.