She didn’t sit at home waiting for Elizabeth to
come and pay homage. As the saviour’s mother,
Elizabeth should have made the trip to visit Mary.
So, when Mary travelled to see her, it was a display
of humility. cause. Mary endured shame to birth the saviour of
the world. Many did not understand the concept of
her getting pregnant and put it down to fornication.
Her reputation was tarnished so that the world
could be saved.
5.
Great women know the power of silence.
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They are doers and not talkers. Mary did not talk a
lot. She did not go all over the village announcing
that she had seen an angel and was pregnant with
the saviour of the world. When the wise men
visited her and
the young child,
she
considered
their words in
silence. She did
not respond to
their comments.
You don’t have to
have an answer for
everyone that has
something to say
to you. Stop talking
and start doing.
Everytime
you
talk, you expend
your energy, and
you are unable to
take action. 9.
Great women get involved in a cause bigger
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than themselves. Mary’s consent to become a vessel
through which the Messiah of the world would be
born was a cause bigger than her and one which
would not just benefit her and those close to her
but the entire world. If all you
strive for is for your benefit
or the benefit of those
closest to you, greatness is
still far from you.
6.
Great women are deep thinkers. Mary
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considered things in her heart. She thought deeply
about everything that happened to her, from
the moment, the angel greeted her. You need to
cultivate the habit of thinking. Those who think
are never stranded, they always know what to do,
and they succeed at what they do.
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7.
Great women make sacrifices. When Mary
decided to do God’s will, she was making a huge
sacrifice. She was sacrificing her marriage to
Joseph and of course her reputation.
8.
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Great women are
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willing to serve. Mary could
have refused the assignment
God was giving her, but
she did not. She wanted to
serve. She said, “I am the
handmaid of the Lord let it
be done to me as He wills”
(paraphrased). She was
willing to serve, and service
led to her greatness. Today,
Mary has as many followers
as Jesus Himself. It came to her on the platform of
service. Who are you serving? Great women serve
and small women wait to be served.
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Great women do not allow fear to stop
them. Mary was about to do something that no
one before her had done. Naturally, she would
have been afraid; afraid of what people would say,
afraid of how they would view her going forward,
afraid that she would be stoned to death, afraid that
Joseph would put her away. But she let none of her
fears stop her and yielded herself an instrument in
bringing forth the saviour of the world.
Great women endure hardship for a great
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