Mary had faith raising Jesus for so many years before his true ministry became obvious
Mary was a young woman of immense faith. She had been told by God through the archangel Gabriel what was going to happen, and even when things looked difficult for her, she didn't waver. When it was nearly time for her to give birth, there was no room at the inn, and yet she never doubted God's plan. I'm sure that most of us would have started doubting, if we had been in her position.
After Jesus was born, she raised him in the way that she knew, and he learned the trade of his father, a carpenter. During this time, she may have been tempted to wonder "Why is he not with the priests and leaders?" And "Where is his special purpose?" Yet, she knew indeed there was a special purpose for Jesus, even if she didn't know herself what it was.
Jesus didn't start His ministry until nearly 30 years of age. During this time, Mary didn't doubt. Indeed, she asked him to help the couple who ran out of wine during their wedding, and he turned water into wine.
Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” Now standing there were six stone water jars for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to them, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. He said to them, “Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward.” So they took it. When the steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward called the bridegroom and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now.” Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
John 2: 2 - 11
How many of us would have had so much faith for years?
The promises in the Bible are real. This includes the promise of eternal life for those who accept this gift through Jesus. This may mean waiting for years here before we see our eternal life in heaven, but this doesn't make it any less real.
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