Welcome back to the Aspector John Podcast with John Piper.

We begin the new week with a question from a young woman named Kate.

Dear Pastor John, thank you so much for what your ministry has done for my faith

and relationship with God.

I can't fully express how much your words have changed my walk with Christ forever.

I was very encouraged by your words in episode 908 about fatherhood directed to the husband

of a wife who wanted children.

In the episode you said there are glories of motherhood too, but that is for another time.

I would like to hear about this glory and any other encouragement you would have for

me.

I have never taken it lightly to have children.

It seems overwhelmingly wady to me to be responsible for forming another person's character

for 18 years and beyond.

It is absolutely terrified me in the past and for a time I decided not to have kids.

As I have found my identity in Christ, I have also found strength to agree to willingly

have children and obey God's call on my life, but I am still so afraid of perpetuating

my own dysfunction and sins into them.

Of course I am afraid of childbirth, but even more I am afraid of ruining their hearts.

I would love to hear your advice that you would have for me.

Thank you Pastor John.

There are indeed glories in motherhood that every woman should think about and embrace

and rejoice in as God calls them to motherhood.

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