How to Give Birth in the Presence of the Lord: A Biblical Guide to Be Fit for the Masters Use During Your Birthing Journey

By Pastor Rich Walker and Pastor Karla Walker

At Last!
You can have a phenomenal pregnancy and child-birthing experience that can be pain-free. Wouldnt it be amazing, to give birth easily and naturally? You are probably saying, yes, but how is this possible? Well, the answer can be found in this book, How to Give Birth in the Presence of the Lord: A Biblical Guide to be Fit for the Masters Use During Your Birthing Journey

By the time you finish reading this book, you will have learned:
How to prepare your spirit, soul, and body for birth from a biblical perspective.
How to break-free from the curse of a painful pregnancy handed down to Eve in the Garden of Eden
How to overcome the negative effects of fear on your pregnancy and baby
How to have a beautiful pregnancynaturallythrough the power of Holy Spirit.
And how to avoid the potential side effects of drugs on you and your baby when possible.
And, much more.


The Lord has anointed us to Equip You to Excel in Your Health and Fitness by the Explosive Power of Holy Spiritwhich will lead you to Divine Healing, Divine Health and Wholeness in every area of your life. So, you can be Fit for the Masters Use.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jan 6, 2009
• ISBN: 9781462822829

Pastor Rich Walker

The Lord has anointed us to Equip You to Excel in Your Health and Fitness by the Explosive Power of Holy Spirit- which will lead you to Divine Healing, Divine Health and Wholeness in every area of your life. So, you can be Fit for the Master’s Use.

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Copyright © 2009 by Rich J. Walker II and Karla Walker.

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Contents

Acknowledgments

A Word from Our Doctor

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1

Why Should You Refuse to Fear Childbirth?

Chapter 2

This Kind of Praise Overpowers Fear of Childbirth

Chapter 3

This Level of Worship Eliminates the Fear of Childbirth

Chapter 4

How Do You Control Your Fear and Control Your Labor Pain?

Chapter 5

How Does Fear Affect Your Body While in Labor?

Chapter 6

When You Understand My Pain, You Will Understand My Passion

Chapter 7

How Do You Give Birth in the Presence of the Lord?

Testimonies

About the Authors

Appendix A

Sample Birthing Vision (Based on a Fictional Child)

Appendix B

Choose Natural Birth Whenever Possible

Appendix C

Basic Fitness Recommendation Safe for Most Pregnancies

This book is dedicated to

Imani Vera Walker

We have sought the Lord for the individual theme of your life. Imani (pronounced ee-mon-ee) means faith in Swahilli. Vera means true in Latin. Our last name is Walker, which means to walk. Always remember the theme of your life is to walk in true faith. It took true faith in God’s word to give birth to you the way we did, and it is by true faith that you will fulfill the call of God on your life

—in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ!

We love you!

DaDa and MaMa

Acknowledgments

We thank our Heavenly Father and our Lord Jesus Christ for giving us the assignment of writing this book. We are thankful for the divine process that Holy Spirit has led us through during this season of our lives. We love you dearly.

We thank Vera Ford (Rich’s mother) and Harold Guidry for their love and support in helping this project move forward. We would also like to thank Sharron Hampton (Karla’s mother), Bennie Hampton (Karla’s father) and Jeanette Pittmon (Karla’s grandmother) for their gifts of love that indirectly helped us complete this project.

We would like to thank our pastor, Bishop Keith A. Butler, and our first lady, Pastor Deborah Butler. We appreciate you both for being huge examples of what it means to be a living sacrifice unto God. Your mentorship has contributed enormously to our effectiveness in following the Lord in our lives.

We also thank Ptolemy and Tosha Pruden, Chemeka Linson, and Julie Domey for your faithfulness, love, and support.

And a very special thanks to Dr. Sharon Miller for writing the foreword and being so dedicated to your profession.

We pray that God will meet your every need and desire for all the love and support that you have shown to us.

With deep gratitude,

Rich and Karla Walker

A Word from Our Doctor

Dr. Sharon G. Miller,

Providence Hospital

Providence Park Hospital

Board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology, Sharon Miller, MD, specializes in obstetrics and gynecology. She offers a wide range of services to assist her patients with their health care needs. Her special areas of interest are in adolescent gynecology and infertility. Dr. Miller joined the Providence medical staff in 1995. She is a graduate of Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and completed her residency at Sinai Hospital. Dr. Miller is board-certified by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Her professional affiliations include the American Medical Association, National Medical Association, Michigan State Medical Society, and Oakland County Medical Society.

In my professional opinion, this book is a must read for any patient who wants a natural child-birthing experience. Why? Well, here are some reasons:

•    A successful natural child-birthing experience starts in your mind. You must believe you can do it, which takes faith. This book discusses faith and practical principles needed to cope and address the pain of natural childbirth. The coping skills that I have had the opportunity to observe Karla and Rich do include, but are not limited to calming music, a birthing ball, the use of water, different rocking movements, and Rich giving Karla spiritual encouragement and emotional support. They have labored and delivered using natural childbirth techniques with each child.

For instance, Karla has labored in water and given birth on a birthing stool, as well as a traditional queen-size bed and a regular hospital bed. During the birth of their first born baby (Imani Vera Walker), Rich put gloves on and literally assisted with the delivery by guiding the baby out of the birth canal. It was a priceless moment to have their baby first touched by the hands of the father while I observed closely so I could intervene—if necessary.

Their various natural birthing experiences coupled with their ministry gives the Walkers an ability to provide skillful and Godly wisdom on ways to enhance your birthing experience. In this book, the Walkers also express the importance of working cooperatively with medical professionals who believe that giving birth was intended to be a natural process. The ob-gyn must be committed to a nonintervention approach unless the health of the mother or baby is compromised.

As a veteran ob-gyn attending, I strongly believe it is important for the patient to have a doctor who will not force them into a cookie-cutter medical approach. The physician must individualize care, respect patient’s autonomy and be wholeheartedly invested in the success of their natural child-birthing plan whenever possible.

I personally believe that when the patient, their support team, and the doctor reach a consensus, it eliminates controversy; and the birth progresses more smoothly. Therefore, it is essential for patients who are interested in a natural childbirth to partner with a physician who will allow them the autonomy of executing their desired birthing plan in a safe and healthy manner.

•    The Walkers have a tremendous spiritual, soulful, and mental connection with each other. They fit each other like a glove fits a hand. They compliment each other like peanut butter and jelly. They are perfectly matched to travel through the birthing process together and to lend valuable counsel to others trying to do the same.