Chosen, Hand Picked

 Chosen: Hand-Picked! What a special feeling to be Chosen; knowing that it was not by accident, nor by circumstance but that you were specially chosen and hand picked to be that special someone for a certain purpose in someone's life.

I think back over times in school when I would be chosen to participate on teams or when we would compete for different roles in plays. What a sense of pride would swell up inside just knowing I was chosen, even before the challenge had begun. There was just something special, something extraordinary about being chosen that gave a warm sense of pride.

As children of God, we should also feel a warm sense of pride knowing we were Chosen by God before the creation of the world to be His children; to be His sons and daughters by adoption through Christ Jesus; into the family of God. He made us unique and chose us for a specific reason; instilling traits and qualities deep within that would enable us to accomplish His plans for our lives. As we mature in spiritual knowledge and wisdom, the spark of Holy Spirit ignites those traits and we begin to feel a certain 'fire shut up in our bones' that comes alive and begins to draw us into the calling through Christ Jesus; predestined for His glory; through the power of Holy Spirit!

God is doing new things within us; and His glorious power is being revealed and realized, more now than ever before. As His chosen children, we are learning to hear His voice and in following His Voice, we are showing forth His love one to another; in truth and sincerity; bringing unity to all things in Heaven and on earth; while bringing glory and honor to the Holy Name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior. His Holy Power, Holy Spirit, stirs up that anointing placed within us and creates a yearning that draws us closer and closer to Him; and as His glorious regenerating power ignites within us, we show forth His Light as Children of the most High God through Christ Jesus; Chosen and handpicked by God's own hand.

So when you begin to feel discouraged or stressed, just lift up your head and look toward the heavens and feel the outpouring of the Love of God upon your face; and then Smile, knowing that you are chosen by the Most High God; Who loves you beyond measure; and no matter what may come your way, you will always be His Chosen Child, created in Christ Jesus, unto Good Works. You are blessed and highly favored, dear friend, by God's own hand; hand-picked and Chosen! God loves you and so do I~~