#becouragous

This morning, after apologizing yesterday and today again and praying for courage (cause I know He has already forgiven me but Satan still sends me these bad feelings of guilt) relying on His grace, He showed me Daniel 3.

In Daniel 3 three men are in the midst of such a big, big fire. Even just standing near it would cause death. And they are in the midst of it. Well, it would even be another great miracle if God would've "just" saved them out of it. But there is one sentence that is so important:

>> He answered: "Look! I see four men untied, walking around in the midst of the fire and they are not hurt! And the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods! << (Verse 25)

God isn't looking at us from above, with His eyes full of "I know you will fall. You are weak, let's see how long you will make it." ! He is in the midst of the fire with you! In the midst of it! He is right beside you, He is fighting with and for you! That's what it means to have the authority about Satan by God: cause God is right beside you, facing the fight, showing the cross, showing His wounds, with the win in His hand.

So don't give up to Satan, cause you weren't looking at the biggest soldier fighting for you on your side.

By: Alexis Barrett

Breastfeeding has picked up a lot of support over the years. Amazing right? I know. We are normalizing in it the US. Women are even meeting in public to breastfeed together to support the movement. Even more amazing. 

I am currently breastfeeding my youngest and when he is hungry I feed him. I don’t pack a cover because he doesn’t like one, I don’t pump milk and bring it because he won’t take a bottle. I certainly don’t sit in public and let my child cry in hunger. I feed him. Yes with my boob. 

There have been more and more polls on Facebook on local news channels asking the public if it’s okay for a mother to breastfeed in public. I started reading some answers and let me just tell you I was fuming. Here are just a few.

“Covered up yes”

“These people are so desperate for any kind of attention that they don't care how moronic they seem to everyone else. I understand feeding your baby, but be a decent human being and try to cover up a little. Otherwise head outside and do like the rest of the animals.“

“She just wants attention and drama. Big deal, cover up for teen kids.”

My thought on these replies:

My son hates, absolutely hates being covered up. H e pushes it off, and kicks it and eventually screams at me if i continue to make unwanted efforts. Also I will not move from where I am sitting, go in a dirty public bathroom and feed my child, nor will I go outside in the cold and rainy weather. 

Another thing, there is a law protecting mother who breastfeed in public. You can not ask a mother to leave a store, or restaurant, or school for feeding her hungry baby. So why is this still a question. 

Me not covering up is not hurting anyone and it defiantly isn’t showing disrespect to those around me.

If you think that breastfeeding in public is immoral, taboo, wrong, disrespectful, or anything related. Check yourself. A mother has the option to cover up. Covers were not made for mothers to cover up, they were made for a mother who wants to cover or has a baby who gets easily distracted in public place and has trouble latching on when there is so much going on around them.