Mary the Mother of God

This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about : His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit."
Matthew 1:18

 ²⁶ In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, ²⁷ to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. ²⁸ The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
 ²⁹ Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. ³⁰ But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. ³¹ You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. ³² He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, ³³ and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”
 ³⁴ “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
 ³⁵ The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. ³⁶ Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month. ³⁷ For no word from God will ever fail.”
 ³⁸ “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then the angel left her.
-Luke 1: 26-38


     When things happen in our lives that we don't understand, it can be very scary. Imagine how terrified Mary must have been when she found out she was going to birth the SON of GOD. She had to be confused, horrified, and scared for her life.
     It's easy to think that it would be the greatest honor to be chosen by God for Mary's job...but think how incredibly difficult it was. I don't think she jumped for joy, or felt lucky in any way. I think she felt exactly how we feel when something new and scary comes into our life and we can't understand why.
     Hopefully we can take example from Mary and say "I am the Lord's servant", even when we don't like or understand what He is asking of us. God doesn't promise to make things easy, but He promises to sustain us and He has proven Himself faithful.  So as I was thinking, "Why God? Why is this happening? I don't understand..."  I thought of Mary - pregnant, scared, scorned by others.... She trusted the Lord, and I can too.

My best friend and I rely on this verse throughout the ups and downs of life....

 ¹³No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; he'll never let you be pushed past your limit; he'll always be there to help you come through it

-1 Corinthians 10 : 13