10 Scriptures for the Weary Pregnant Mom

Isaiah 50:4 “The Sovereign Lord has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary.”

I have this scripture written on a post-it in my most legible handwriting, hanging on my work station. It’s the first thing I see each morning at work. Many of my patients need more than just a pap smear or an ultrasound. The circumstances of life have left them weary. Nothing that I can write on a prescription pad is going to help them. Each day I pray for wisdom and guidance, both in my medical decision making and for the encouraging words my weary patients need.

Weary. I can think of no better word to describe the last few weeks of pregnancy. Yes their weariness is temporary, but often it feels endless.

• Swollen ankles
• Back aches
• Sleepless nights
• Constipation
• Nausea
• Heart burn
• Endless contractions

Sometimes when I see women in the last days of gestating, as I ask them how they are doing, they take a deep breath and attempt to smile, then lie through their teeth “OH, Just fine”. {I understand that some really do breeze through their entire pregnancy, I am not talking about those 3 women.} It’s OK to be miserable, I reassure them. Often there comes a point in pregnancy where the kicks no longer fill you with the joy, but rather stabbing pains of wakefulness shooting through your liver. Admitting you are uncomfortable doesn’t mean you don’t love your baby. The last month’s miseries often leave you too uncomfortable to worry about labor. You just want to serve an eviction notice to the squatter in your womb.

I cannot cure their discomforts, but can hopefully give a simple word of encouragement or listen patiently to their concerns. Perhaps I can tell a joke or anecdote to lighten their load, or reassure them that they are not alone in their misery.

Here are some great scriptures to encourage the weary moms who struggle with the miseries of pregnancy. {These would make great labor scriptures as well.}

1 Chronicles 16:11 Look to the Lord and seek His strength; seek His face always.

John 16:33 I tell you these things so you might have peace. In this world you will have trouble, but take heart! I have overcome the world.

Phil 4:13 I can do everything through Him who gives me strength.

Isaiah 40:29 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.

Isaiah 40:31 but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings of eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Isaiah 12:2 …I will trust in the Lord and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord is my strength and my song.

1 Peter 5:10 And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.

Matthew 11:28 Come to me all who labor and are heavy laden, I will give rest.

Galatians 6:9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

Colossians 1:29 To this end I labor, struggling with all His energy, which so powerfully works in me.

Did you find the last few weeks of pregnancy miserable? Was there anything that helped you feel better and rest?

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