Series: Wow! Whose Beautiful Young Daughter Is That? (Part 9) When Is A Child Better Than Seven Sons?

SERIES: “WOW! WHOSE BEAUTIFUL YOUNG DAUGHTER IS THAT? (PART 9) WHEN IS A CHILD BETTER THAN SEVEN SONS?

1. Ruth 4:13 So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. When he made love to her, the Lord enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son. 14 The women said to Naomi: “Praise be to the Lord, who this day has not left you without a guardian-redeemer. May he become famous throughout Israel! 15 He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.” 16 Then Naomi took the child in her arms and cared for him. 17 The women living there said, “Naomi has a son!” And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.

2. Ruth 2:5 Boaz asked the overseer of his harvesters, “Whose Beautiful Young Daughter Is That?”

INTRO: Wow! Whose Young Daughter Is That? (Pt. 9) When Is A Child Better Than Seven Sons?

SERIES: An Intro (God Can Change Your Story); Love Is More Than Kissing; Getting Out Of Mara – Dealing With Bitterness; Father’s Day Message - Where Did Elimelech Go Wrong?, Behold A Woman Lay At His Feet; Characteristics Of A Good Spouse (What Do People Know About You?); Who Was Boaz This Eligible Bachelor?; I Will Not Marry Ruth & Endanger My Heritage – She Is Not My Type; Be The Kinsman Redeemer In Your Family – Deal With The Family Curses; Here Comes The Bride; The Benefits Of Godly Advice; When Is A Child Better Than Seven Sons?; The Dating Game; When The Honeymoon Is Over - How Satan Attacks Christian Marriages; What Do You Do When You Realize You’ve Married The Wrong Person; The In-Laws Factor; You Can Begin Again (About Divorce Or Death - Life Without A Spouse), etc.

SOME COMMON REASONS WHY PEOPLE HAVE CHILDREN?

Natalie Denise Doud-Suleman (Octomom) is a single mother who, in 2009, already had 6 children when she gave birth to octuplets. Nothing Wrong With Having Children, But Why:

1. To Have Someone To Love Me & Take Care Of Me When They Get Old. What if they don’t love you? Children are not insurance that matures and is ready to use when you are old. You better save money for retirement.

2. To Carry On My Family Name. Whose family name? The father or mother? What is it about the family name to carry on? Christ, Paul, never had children but their names go on. Do something remarkable, then maybe your name will live on.

3. Because I Love Babies. They are cute! If this is your reason, you have forgotten that babies will eventually turn to children and adults. Join a pediatric department, or apply for a job as a nanny or nursery teacher. You will not run out of babies.

4. It's Human Nature. Yeah right! Stopping at one or two is definitely not human nature. So if you view procreation as human nature, you should continue creating children till you no longer can.

5. Pregnancy & Childbirth Are Life Experiences. The world is full of wonderful things to experience. You might as well try a number of them. You just want to experience pregnancy and childbirth? Think about your unborn children and not about yourself.

6. To Let My Children (Who Don't Exist Yet) Experience The Joy Of Existence. Existence could be enjoyable, but it also could be something else. There is a big difference between existing and living. You let a child suffer because you want them to exist?

7. To Give Your Parents Grandchildren. What if your children don't like being with them? You bring a child to please someone? You cannot please everyone.

8. To Embody Our Love For Each Other. Humans are gifted with imagination. We can other things more helpful that embody our love for each other.

9. I Want Children Of My Own, With My Own Bloodline. By this reason, anyone who donates blood to another person should become family.

10. To Fit In With Others. Some people want children because others would somehow isolate or stigmatize them if they did have. They might seem “less than” women or men.

11. To Give Your Life Purpose Or Sense Of Importance. While it’s true that raising a child can give your life focus and purpose, it’s a lousy reason to have a child. You are the only person who can define what gives your life meaning. A child’s job isn’t to make your life look better.

12. To Keep Your Marriage Together (Or To Obligate Someone To Marry You In The First Place). Some people believe that a baby can heal a relationship already under stress. No.