When you think of quiverful families, you usually think of super-size families like the Duggar family of 17 children or the Arndt’s with 14 children, or any other family with many children. Obviously these families have been blessed with many children and it’s easy to see they are quiverful by the fruit of the womb; but what is not always evident are those families who are equally as committed to the quiverful movement, yet their family size is not equal to their faith and devotion.

Being quiverful is first and foremost about leaving your family size up to God, and for God to decide the number of children you will have, and God does not always choose to bless every family with large numbers of children. It does not mean He is angry, nor not blessing the families with fewer children - it just means that He has a different design and plan for every family. We should not compare our family with that of another! Just as with any other area of our lives, this is definitely not an area to be “keeping up with the Jones’”. Contrary to what non-Christians may think, or even some misguided believers think, being quiverful is not a contest to see how many babies one can “pop out” before the eggs dry up. It truly is about faith in God as provider and head of your household, and seeing children as the blessings (reward: Psalms 127:1-5) God says they are and as the future generation to carry on your family and to lead this country, but more importantly to be a light for the world and to spread the good news to the lost. We are to train them up in the way they should go (Proverbs 22:6 ) so they can then be salt and light and warriors for God. That’s what Christian parents are to do!

Sadly, I see so many parents today (quiverful or not) who are focused on the next thing (the next baby, the next day, the next job or whatever - Matthew 6:34) and they are not enjoying this baby, this day and this moment. We are never promised by God any tomorrows - we only have today. Live in the moment. Yes, it is wise to plan for the future and not be lazy, we need to work, we need to save money and all that - I’m not suggesting to be total free-spirits and all that. I’m saying stop worrying and stop being such a dreamer about the future and forgetting about today!

Before you know it, your children will be grown and gone. Stop worrying about whether God will give you twelve children and how you will manage that. God does not give twelve children all at once - he usually gives them one at a time (sometimes two at a time ) and so if you will be a family where you chooses to bless you with twelve children, you have a few years yet to adjust. Stop worrying about finances. If you have debt - work on getting out of debt and start right now. There are many Christian based debt-free programs, Mark and I are doing Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University; there’s also Jim Sammon’s Financial Freedom Seminar.

If you are a family who is quiverful in your heart and convictions, and God has not chosen to bless your womb with a super-size family - know this, you are still blessed! Even if you have no children from your womb, you are still blessed in your faithfulness to Him! Yes, you can be quiverful and have no children! I can not stress this enough: being quiverful is an attitude of faith, and is not judged on how many children a family has or doesn’t have. God sees and judges from our heart’s intent (Hebrews 4:12).

I justed wanted to give this word of encouragement today to quiverful families of all sizes; and to those who may not realize that not all quiverful families are super-size.

Written by Traci Knoppe ©: Aside from her roles as wife, mother of six, mother-in-law and grandmother, Traci is a Christian parenting instructor, Sunday school teacher, and business owner.

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