Paul's Travail in Birth Again

Galatians 4:19 KJV
Paul said, "My children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you."

Paul had started the Galatians church and they were born again. Paul had won them to the Lord through the travail in spirit of prayer like a spiritual mother brings forth a child. Now Paul was travailing again. It was not for being born again, but it was more like "a growing pain" to be like Christ in His character. For Paul, it took spiritual prayer of agony like he had to travail and be in pain again until Jesus becomes real in their lives, and until they become like Him in His character.

Why was Paul doing this for the churches of Galatia? The churches were going through some kind of mixed doctrines influenced by some "deceptive (deceiving)new people" who came to church and tried to confuse the "new born babe" in Christ. The "new born babe" in Christ were only drinking "milk" in God's Word and it took a lot of time to really get to know the "teachings of Christ" from God's Word.

I want to share this because I have several ladies who are great prayer warriors who are suffering in great pain physically as well as spiritually. One lady shared with me saying that she felt like a contraction birthing in her body and recognize it to be spiritual birthing, like Paul said, "travailing in birth again." She said that often it is so painful that it drove her crazy. She cried to God to relief her. So I shared the great news that God is moving among ladies who are turning to the Lord. And now we are "travailing in prayer" that the ladies will grow into more of Christ's awareness as well as their life-changing.

If some of you are going through this "painful feeling," just know this, God need you to suffer a little bit for your friends, your families and your church members. It is not pleasant, but very necessary in spiritual growth if we are to see many Deaf turning to Christ and to grow spiritually and to be like Him.

Let's bear the "pain" a little bit together and support one another in prayer! God will bless your endurance in Him!

Song: To Be Like Jesus.
To be like Jesus,
To be like Jesus,
All I ask to be like Him.
All thru life's journey
From earth to glory,
All I ask to be like Him.
(Inspiring Choruses)

Trust God today!