It's easy for us to give up because life always seems to find a way of hindering our plans. The odds never seem to be in our favor. Well, I want to tell you something today...it's all in God's design. If everything was always 'just right', there would be no room for the miraculous in your life. We would also fall into the trap of thinking we made it all happen. God wants to do things that will prove to the world that it was no one but Him that made it happen. He just needs a willing vessel.
This is what the young, obedient, virgin Mary found out. When it was time to bring our Savior into this world, she had no place to stay, no nurses or doctors, and nothing to stop the pain. And the promise she received from God had to be wrapped in rags and placed in a feeding trough. Now I know your odds of success are nowhere near as bad as that. So as you look forward to 2008, I want to encourage you to take hold of your dreams, don't look back, look toward the Father, and GIVE BIRTH!
"While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn."
~Luke 2:6-7 (NIV)
