Unexpected: God’s Ways Are Not Our Ways… They’re Better | PART ONE
The Heidi St. John Podcast
Heidi St. John
4.8 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 9 December 2021
⏱️ 20 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Have you ever thought about what it must have been like to be Mary? In Scripture, we’re allowed a glimpse into Mary’s heart when she received the most unexpected news in history. When Gabriel appeared to Mary to tell her of what would soon happen, her response (after she asks one quick question) is that of submission, trust, and faith. She said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” (Luke 1:38 ESV).
I don’t know about you, but that wouldn’t have been my initial response. This pregnancy had the great potential to ruin her reputation, her impending marriage, and her life as she knew it. She could lose everything she ever knew.
I often wonder if the reason God chose Mary was because her heart was postured toward His heart. She knew that no matter what unexpected thing might happen in her life…
His Ways are Not Our Ways… They’re Better
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Do you guys like this show? |
| 0:01.8 | Do you want to make your own? |
| 0:03.0 | Let me tell you about anchor. |
| 0:04.8 | It's free. |
| 0:05.8 | They have creation tools that are going to let you record and edit your podcast right from |
| 0:10.1 | your phone or your computer. |
| 0:12.4 | And now you can even add any song you want to from Spotify directly to your episodes. |
| 0:17.4 | You guys, it's really cool. |
| 0:18.8 | The possibilities are endless for what you can create and you can encourage people right |
| 0:22.8 | from your home. |
| 0:24.2 | Anchors then going to help you distribute your podcast and then it can be heard on Spotify |
| 0:27.8 | and Apple podcasts and many more. |
| 0:30.6 | And you can make money from your podcast with no minimum listenership. |
| 0:34.6 | It's everything you need to make a podcast in one place. |
| 0:37.9 | Download the free anchor app or go to anchor.fm to get started. |
| 0:41.9 | Hey, everybody. |
| 0:42.9 | This is Heidi St. John. |
| 0:44.6 | Thanks for tuning in today. |
| 0:45.8 | You guys have found me at my little corner of the internet today is Thursday December |
| 0:50.8 | the 9th. |
| 0:51.8 | And today we're going to talk about just the miracle that is Christmas. |
| 0:55.2 | You guys, we have so much to be thankful for and so much to rejoice over. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Heidi St. John, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Heidi St. John and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.