34 And Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I have no husband?” 35 And the angel said to her,
“The Holy Spirit will come upon you,
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you;
therefore the child to be born will be called holy,
the Son of God.
36 And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. 37 For with God nothing will be impossible.”
Can you imagine what it felt like to be Mary? Her first statement "I have no husband!!" So many sweet women I know are still praying for their husband. They are waiting patiently for the man God will send them and there are several women I know who have met and gotten engaged to the man they want to marry but are still waiting. Mary was betrothed at this point but not her clarity: I have no husband. Ladies no that no matter how close your relationship is with a guy until you are before God taking a vow anything can happen. An angel might not appear saying your going to bear the Son of God, but not only is it a time of waiting: life advent singleness, dating, engagement: these are all beautiful and purposeful seasons of preparation. Seasons of prayer. Seasons of pursuing God in a unique way and watching Him move. In each of these seasons there is no room for settling. No room for fantasy. No need for what you hope someone will be but rather the waiting for the one who IS the guy who will treat you like a treasure. These seasons are seasons of self evaluation. Marriage is a gift from God but a gift to not be taken lightly. It is a lifetime commitment, a covenant with God, a reflection of Christ loving the church and that reflection has been destroyed in so many ways that we can't afford to let it be cracked anymore.
But for Mary, her season was altered by an angel appearing and giving her the promise that she would birth the Son of Man, the Word of God, the redeemer, the lamb, the Christ. She's told: BTW Elizabeth is 6 months pregnant...you know the one who is well past menopause and has no chance of getting pregnant? And then the words from the angel as if to answer Mary's silent thought of "what in the world? am I dreaming?"
FOR WITH GOD NOTHING WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE.
nothing.
Friends do you believe that? Do you believe that miracles happen and that nothing is impossible?
My heart has been touched by so many that have seemingly impossible circumstances and my prayer for them is the impossible. I believe God can do it if it is His will in His perfect timing. But I also know if He doesn't He has a purpose and a reason that is much more than I can see. I need this reminder in my daily life when I feel like I don't know what I'm doing, or where I am should be. I have to remind myself to trust what makes no sense.
Friends remember that with God nothing is impossible no matter how crazy it may seem. No matter how unprepared you feel. God will work everything out all you have to have is faith.
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Anita
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