True Beauty Begins In The Heart - A Devotional For Teenage GirlsSample

Obedience

Put yourself in Mary’s shoes. She was probably about your age. She was poor. And in her culture, being pregnant and unmarried meant total ruin. She was engaged and had plans for her future — when God suddenly turned her life upside down. Do you think she freaked out? Told the angel, “No stinkin’ way!”? Not at all. Because she saw herself as God’s servant, she willingly accepted whatever God had for her.

How about you? When God brings you opportunities to serve him — even ones that don’t fit with your plans — how will you respond?