Chosen

"Being chosen is at the core of what we desire as human beings." ~ Redefined, a women's bible study

These words hit close to my heart. After all, who doesn't want to be chosen? Remember Smalls from The Sandlot and that painful moment when the baseball team was being formed and players were chosen...or in Smalls case, not chosen?

I get you, Smalls.

For someone who had zero athleticism, choosing of teams was always a dreaded and humiliating experience...especially for a skinny whisp of a girl. I had no athletic power whatsoever in those wimpy arms and legs and everyone knew it.

Ugh. Talk about a trigger. Being the last one chosen is the same as not being chosen. Think about that for a moment.

The definition for chosen is this ... "called out, and set apart for one's self with a specific purpose."

Set apart. Not set aside. There is a difference.

Get this.

God chose you ... CHOSE YOU ... for a specific purpose and a specific role. He didn't wait until you were the last one to be chosen. He chose you BEFORE YOU EVEN EXISTED!

He set you apart and with LOVE, He claimed you as His own.
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He. Chose. You.