Obedience vs. Humiliation

Hello everyone! I hope you're all having a fantastic day!

As I continue my quest to become a more obedient child of God, I'm sometimes faced with the dilemma of being obedient versus being humiliated. Last night while reading my bible I came across something that I feel will help me in overcoming this battle that we sometimes face, and my hope is that it will help you also. In the book of Matthew, chapter one, we learn about the birth of Jesus. As I'm sure you probably know his birth was quite special, as his mother Mary who was a virgin, became pregnant with him by the Holy Spirit. Now this is where it get's tricky and really makes you see how your "obedience quest" can be tested. Mary was engaged, and once her fiance Joseph found out she was pregnant(remember it was looked down upon to marry someone who wasn't a virgin), he wrestled  with the thought of breaking off the engagement because he didn't want to be humiliated. Then on the night before he was going to call off the engagement, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream saying, " Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.²¹ She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins” (Matthew 1: 20-21).
I read this verse over and over again, because I kept thinking, "Wow Joseph had to be someone who was serious about being obedient, because that was a strong request for the angel to make, especially considering all the humiliation he would face." But Joseph put those thoughts of humiliation to rest, and instead choose to be obedient to God knowing that his choice would be honored by God. Just like Joseph, I too hope that when faced with situations that can result in an abundance of humiliation, I will instead make my decision based off of my quest to be obedient to our father. I'm going to remember that instead of doing "What Looks Right In Their Eyes," to instead ALWAYS do "What Looks Right In His Eyes."

I leave you with this..."Isaiah 48:17–18: "I am the LORD your God, who teaches you what is good for you and leads you along the paths you should follow. Oh, that you had listened to my commands! Then you would have had peace flowing like a gentle river and righteousness rolling over you like waves in the sea."

I don't know about yall, but that's the kind of peace I want in my life forever, and always:)