Mary woke up one morning, expecting to marry Joseph, like she had the morning before that. Then an angel came and told her she would be expecting in a whole different way. From small town girl with a fiancé to the mother of the Son of God and a whole new life that was nothing like the one she had planned. How about you? Has your life gone as planned? Chances are, you have also had disruptions and detours and destination changes. Nicole and Sharon talk about all of this and more on today's podcast. We hope it is an encouragement to you.
[su_spoiler title="Read transcript for When God Changes Your Plans - Mary's Story" icon="arrow-circle-1"] Speaker 1 (00:04): Welcome to the Christmas edition of the Sweet Selah moments podcast. We are so glad that right in the middle of decking those halls, you have decided to stop for a while with us. We hope you will feel refreshed and blessed as you listen today. The Sweet Selah moments podcast is brought to you by Word Radio and Sweet Selah Ministries. Nicole (00:29): Hey friends, welcome to the Sweet Selah moments Christmas podcast season. This is episode 25 'When God Changes Your Plans: Mary's Story'. Sharon and I are so excited about these next three episodes. We will be looking at key characters in the Christmas story and talking about how their stories intersect with ours. And we are offering a special Christmas Selah moments section in each episode, as a bonus. I'll be sharing an idea for moms with children to help celebrate the reason for the season. And Sharon will be sharing an idea each week on how you and I can meet with God in a special Christmas Selah moment. Whether you are wrapping presents or baking cookies or collapsed by the Christmas tree, listening to this podcast, we hope we will contribute to you having a merrier Christmas because you listened. Sharon (01:14): Nicole, this is fun. I love Christmas. Nicole (01:18): Me too. Sharon (01:19): Well let's get right to it. We are talking today about changed plans. In a moment, we're going to look at the life of Mary who thought she was just going to marry Joseph and settle down and have kids and a quiet life in Nazareth. As we all know that didn't happen. So, Nicole, can you point to a time when God changed your plans? Nicole (01:40): Goodness, I think 2020 has been the year of plan changes. Sharon (01:45): Yes. Nicole (01:45): But I think our big one, one of our big ones, also dealt with babies. Before we had kiddos, Josh and I had like the five-year plan. You're going to wait five years before trying to have kids and get some adult things taken care of first. Well, we only made it to three. At that time I was two months away from major jaw surgery. I had, I have terrible jaw pain that they think is caused by my jaw alignment being off. So we were going to do some surgery and hope that would correct it. I had braces on for a whole year. The braces were on to keep my jaw wired shut for six weeks after the surgery. So this was going to be quite an ordeal. And after a year of braces as an adult, I was ready for the surgery. But at this point I was also battling various health issues and I didn't think we could have kids, or at least I thought we'd have trouble. So I hadn't really put a lot of hope or thought into kids yet. Just kind of a 'we'll cross that bridge when we get to it' kind of hope. So it was a huge surprise right in the middle of all of that to find out that we were pregnant. Sharon (02:52): Okay then. Wow. Nicole (02:55): So no jaw surgery, no big home repairs. On to baby books, huge vitamins, and trying to wrap my head around impending motherhood. Sharon (03:04): Wow. Nicole (03:04): I really like to plan and b...
