Any mother will tell you that you will never be truly
prepared when your first baby comes. No amount of advice or wisdom from other
people will prepare you for the experience of birth or caring for your baby.
How this tiny human will become your whole world and change who you are as you
care and love someone before yourself. The sacrifices you will make, the pain you’ll
feel, the time and expense. But also the joy of seeing them laugh for the first
time, seeing them take their first step, their first word. These moments of joy
will erase all the moments of pain. And at that moment you realize you would
willingly give your life for your child. A baby changes everything.
2000 years ago a baby came into the life of Mary and
Joseph. It changed the outlook of those around them as Mary was looked down on
as an unwed mother. It changed her body as the baby grew within her. It changed
her mindset at the mystery of the child within her being conceived of the Holy
Ghost. The mystery that this helpless child that needed her and His earthly
father to care and protect Him was also her Savior and Redeemer. No wonder in
verse Luke 2:19 it says,” But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in
her heart.” A baby changes everything.
A baby changed my life. When baby Jesus grew into a man and went to Calvary to
take away my sins. He saw the moments of pain that I would cause Him, but He
saw the moments of joy and then He knew He would willingly give His life for
His child. I’m so thankful for my risen Savior who has given me eternal life.
He’s changed the way I walk, the way I talk, the way I act.
He can change whatever you need today. He can give you salvation today. Whatever
trial, sickness, or hardship you’re going through. He can change everything.
-Written By: Katie Linsey
