Interesting Thought

So, for a camp thing, we all watched a movie called "Magdalena." Basically, it is the Gospel story told with Mary Magdalen as the narrator and is shown in Muslim countries where women are oppressed and mistreated because of the Islamic faith. But one thing I noticed was when Mary (not Magdalen) was told she was pregnant with Jesus. The interesting thing is that she was told her sister had also become pregnant through God and was 6 months into the pregnancy. Why did this happen? I think it shows something of God proving Himself to Mary in a situation where He was telling her something that was hard to believe and comprehend. And not because He had to, but because He chose to. Throughout the Bible, we see multiple examples of God proving Himself to people, rather than having them blindly trust Him, which He has every right to do. He proved Himself to the Israelites (over and over); He proved Himself when He called Nathaniel under the fig tree and He proves Himself in creation. God doesn't just tell us how powerful He is, He proves it to us. I see a God who is willing to prove Himself to us when we need it. Are there times when He calls us to have a faith or do things without any extra proving - I think yes. But is He above proving Himself to us at other times? Absolutely not.