Hold up- shes going to do what????

 I am sure , even if you aren't of faith, you know the story of the birth of our amazing Savior! 

But did you know how it happened? Like how it REALLY started. Let me give you a little insight. 

First background- I went to visit my friend Hannah 2 weeks ago to surprise her and because I felt like I needed to go see her. She has been Gods gracious gift to me for this entire journey. There every day to talk to, vent to, encourage me, bless me in ways that God knew I needed. She is truly not only my sister in Christ, but family. And I had had a particularly bad evening. I decided at 4 am I was going to drive the almost 2 hours to her church and surprise her. Thinking it was because I just needed to see her and hug her and thank her.

Yall. God had a bigger plan and reason. And It didn't become apparent until tonight. I needed to hear the message at the church that day- and no it wasn't some blow your socks off im speaking directly to you message , or so I thought. It was about before the birth of Jesus. How Gabriel came to Mary to explain to her what was going to happen. And that she was going to be a virgin giving birth. And im sure she was like "Wait, what?" I have told Joseph Im a virgin how is he going to understand this!!" Welllll im sure it blew her mind but im also sure that it was explained to her in great detail. So she was like Ok sure im on board. 

However, there was still the matter of Joseph having his little get together and understanding. And im sure most men would be like " woah sir.... dont you know what people are going to think??? to say!!" And of course he didn't want her to be shamed etc. He loved her. 

So yeah, great message but nothing overly mind blowing to me. Until tonight.

I had this message come across me twice today- Stay patient when it gets weird. Remember, the Lord spoke to Joseph AFTER he talked to Mary, not before. 

See, while we might have the picture of Gods plan finally falling into place, while we might see and understand what the puzzle is going to look like once finished, the other person might not have been clued into the image just yet. God might have worked it out with you- but HE still has to go explain it to the other person involved so we are all on the same page. 

I realized that tonight. God has shown me this past 2 plus months everything I have asked for in His plans for me. He has been revealing pieces of the puzzle a little at a time , allowing me to understand fully what is going to happen. But now that I know, he still has to go to the other person and explain to him what the plan is. You know how people ask you "Where you going?" I dont know..... "Who's going to be there?" I guess whoever comes.... " What y'all going to do?" Im not sure yet im just going along for the ride....

Yeah. Same thing. The person you are meeting will probably know Where, who, what , when, how and why lol but until you get there and have the talk, you will not understand anything.

Wait patiently on the Lord. He will not let the other person get lost. I promise.

Stephanie Jones