Re-focused

Re-focused

"I am the Lord's servant. May it be to me as you have said." Luke 1:38 NIV

"I am the Lord's servant. May it be to me as you have said." These words sound strong, heroic and faithful, especially when you consider that they came from a teenage girl. I wonder if Mary knew about the impending ridicule and the danger that lie ahead. Or, had she merely spoken out of naive youth? Either way, Mary's trust for God would lead her on an incomparable adventure that would pierce her own heart (Luke 2:35).

On the surface trust for God might seem noble, but it can be a dangerous thing too. Or in other words, when we trust God, we place our selves in harms way. I read that Mother Teresa said, "God, you would have more friends if you treated the ones you have a little better." On the surface of faith, we might utter pretty prayers and expect God to be kind in return. Little do we realize that for some, God might require a time of imprisonment or to suffer an indignity or illness. And when we are in discomfort or in the grip of pain we may have to twist our lips to say that, "I am the Lord's servant. May it be to me as you have said."

I think we experience disappointment with God because of false expectations. We go to Him hoping for riches and the removal of life’s difficulties. Truth is; we have forgotten that God’s primary mission is not our comfort, but to save the lost. And He will go to outlandish lengths to accomplish His task, even to a cross! When we have remembered the mission of God, though Satan should buffet, though trials should come, whether in sorrow or in peace, we will gracefully say that, “I am the Lord's servant. May it be to me as you have said, for this is well with my soul.”