so many today are so
overwhelmed with life. maybe you are.
look at what mary did
when she heard that she was to become the mother of JESUS. luke 1.39 (niv), mary didn’t waste a minute. she got up and traveled to a town in judah in
the hill country straight to zachariah’s house and she greeted elizabeth. elizabeth was her cousin. but that’s not important. what is important is what elizabeth was.
one, she was a very
GODly woman. she was married to a
priest, zachariah. she was a very GODly
woman so she could pray for mary. that
was a good thing.
second, she was an
older woman. an elder woman so she had a
lot more life experience and she could give wise advise to mary.
third, she was also
pregnant. in fact, elizabeth was
pregnant with her own miracle pregnancy.
she and her husband had been childless all throughout life and right at
the end, GOD made her pregnant through her husband (this wasn’t a virgin birth)
and she was carrying JESUS’ cousin, john the baptist. it was a miracle pregnancy. she was six months pregnant.
so not only was she
wise and older and GODly but she was just a little bit further ahead than
mary. mary was brand new pregnant. elizabeth is six months pregnant and she can
help her younger cousin to go through this situation.
here’s the point, when
you’re overwhelmed you need to find an elizabeth. you need an elizabeth in your life. what is an elizabeth? here’s what you look for:
first, a strong
believer. find somebody who is a strong
believer, who can be your spiritual partner, your mentor, your co associate
through life.
two, probably somebody
a little bit older than you. they’ve had
a little bit more of life experience than you’ve had.
find somebody who’s
just a little bit further along than you are.
they don’t have to be perfect. in
fact, you’ll never find a spiritual partner or mentor. you find somebody whose just a little bit further
along than you are and they can help you out.
everybody needs a
partner like that.
just a thought from
the front porch…
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