For WITH God??

Some of you may be asking how my blog received its name, so let me give you the lowdown. The day after Adam announced our life changing plans to me I woke up feeling a little unsettled (OK, so that was an understatement...I was a lot unsettled!!) For those of you who don't know me, I have slight OCD, lol. I like to be in charge, organized, and always working with a plan. My mind was already running 100 miles an hour trying to figure out how to pack for deputation, what kind of apartment we would have in Boston, how I would travel with three kids and home school, and give up control of just about everything and...I could go on and on! Finally, through the loud, anxious voice of my mind I heard God's still small voice calling me to spend some time with Him. So, I grabbed my Bible, sat in my favorite chair, and began to do my devotions. I was doing a Bible study at the time of women in the Bible, and "just happened" to be reading about Mary that day. As I began to read a passage that I have read countless times before God began to speak to my heart. The conversation went something like this...

God: "Think about Mary and how scared she must have been! I was asking her to trust me completely in a situation that seemed impossible. What I was asking her to do could have cost her greatly, even her life."

Me: "That's true Lord, she must have been terrified!"

God: "Don't you think she had questions and feelings of uncertainty? Don't you think she asked the question "Why me?"? Do you honestly think she was thrilled with the prospect of a possible stoning when Joseph found out what had happened to her?"

Me: "I guess I have never thought about it in that way because we know the end of the story."

God: "Keep reading."

So, I kept reading and I found out that Mary certainly did have questions for the angel. But then verse 37 arrives which seems to answer every question she has. "For WITH God nothing shall be impossible." That verse hit me so hard! After Mary heard the angel say these words her response is so sweet..."Be it unto me according to thy word." WOW!! What faith, what complete abandonment to the will of her Father! Conviction swept over me a I realized my sin...my lack of faith and sweet obedience. God made me realise that I don't need to have all the answers; I simply need to go WITH Him. Not running ahead or lagging behind, but WITH Him step by step, day by day, and only then will NOTHING be impossible!