"I'm too young to be a good mom—I'm still figuring out my own life."
How it sounds in your head: Your friends are backpacking Europe and you're up to your elbows in diapers. You haven't even figured out your career, your identity, who YOU are—how are you supposed to raise a whole human?
"Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity."
-- 1 Timothy 4:12World's lie that motherhood requires a fully formed self and financial stability before you're 'ready.'
You're navigating adulting milestones (first apartment, first real job, student loans) while simultaneously keeping a tiny human alive. It feels like too much, too soon.
Mary was likely 14-16 years old—unwed, no career, living with parents—when assigned to carry the SAVIOR OF THE WORLD. No prep time. No 'figure yourself out first.' Just 'Yes, Lord,' and the most important motherhood assignment in history.
I REFUSE the lie that I'm too young to be a good mom. IT IS WRITTEN: 'Let no one despise your youth.' God doesn't make mistakes in timing—He assigned THIS child to THIS version of me. IT IS WRITTEN that before I was formed in the womb, He knew me and SET ME APART. I don't need to have it all together—I need to be CONNECTED to the Vine. The BARAK blessing that protected teenage Mary protects me. I am not behind. I am APPOINTED.
The Father is grinning, saying: 'I didn't wait for you to be 35 with a 401k—I gave you THIS baby NOW because you're the perfect mom for this moment. Your youth is your GIFT, not your disqualification.'