Could someone remind me please and tell me where to find this passage? I would like to read it.<p>Thanks,
tinlizzy

Genesis 16:1-15 is the story of how Abraham came to have a OC (Ishmael) with Hagar.<p>Genesis 21:8-14 is where Sarah tells her husband Abraham to cast out Hagar and Ishmael from their family. Abraham gets upset at first, but is told by God that he (God) will care for Ishmael.<p>In my humble interpretation of the bible I see it as God's being OK with the fact that I the BS can feel no desire to have the OC/OW in our lives and that He will watch over them. It also tells me that my husband's primary responsibility is to me, his wife and his family, not to OC or OW.<p>Happy Reading,
Z. [img]images/icons/grin.gif" border="0[/img]

Thank you, Zebrababy!

I can speak from my personal experience, in that I wrestled in prayer with God over OC...and this is exactly the passage that God gave me and He also told me and I quote, " Don't you worry about OC...I allowed her to be conceived, I will take care of her. My thoughts are not your thoughts and My ways are not your ways."<p>I have been at peace with our decision ever since.<p>Unfortunately, sin has consequences and ours is having to pay for a child that my H didn't really want and ex-OW has to raise the child alone, as per her choice. Adoption was one option Mr "T" had wanted to do with his "half" of the child, but of course that conflicted with ex-OW's idea of what to do with "her half" of the child.<p>No one wins. God did tell me that does not negate my responsibility to pray for the child and her mother. That was God's directive to me, I'm not saying that others should or have to do that...<p>I got peace that God confirmed in His Word (The Bible) what He said to me.<p>Like Z says, "Happy Reading".<p>Hugs,
Twiisty

I read it and I cried.