I was working today…
I was working on me.
I’ve already read the book
“You’re already amazing”, it’s a great book.
Today, I knew I needed to
work on somethings about me.
I knew I was up for a
battle, and like any beautiful, intelligent, Jesus loving woman, you know that
you never go into battle without the proper shoes… and a bunch of also Jesus
loving women praying for you.
So I read, and I opened my
heart. And I read, and I spoke, and I
prayed, and I listened.
There was a section I
needed to work on…
What is the lie I’ve
believed? (I never feel chosen, I feel like I don't matter)
What is the truth God
wants me to believe instead? (I am chosen)
Scripture that shares this
truth?
First I am going to tell
you a secret about me. People think I’m
so knowledgeable about the bible. And I will tell you… I do know and love the
bible, but I’m no pastor… sometimes when I can’t find something but I know a
word in the scripture I am trying to find, I use the “search” function on
biblegateway.com. I know… you’re
thoughts of me have now just deflated like a balloon that was let go after
being filled up. Well, I’ve always said
“it’s important to know where to get the information that you need, because
you’ll never know EVERYTHING”. And... never underestimate google :)
So I looked up the word
chosen. Because the truth that God
wants me to believe is that I am CHOSEN.
I looked up 2 Thes 2:13-14
13 But we ought
always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord,
because God chose you as firstfruits to be saved through the
sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the
truth. 14 He called you to this through our gospel, that
you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
I’m not a biblical
scholar. I have no idea of the context
of this verse (and don’t go ruining it for me).
I read this verse, and do
you see that part where it says “first fruits”. Yes, FIRST. Not last on
picked on the playground. FIRST.
Now, you know that when
the last person accepts Christ in the book of life, we all get to go Home. (and Dear Lord, I’m ready). Someone has to be last. Now, God doesn’t love me anymore than He
loves that person but He chose me to love Him… and He called me to SHARE in the
glory of Jesus. That means (in my
feible little mind) that He trusts me to go make disciples like He says in His
word (Matthew 28), and that I know that His love is in me so that I can pour
it, spill it, hug it, drill it (as in a well), cook it (people gotta eat you
know) all over others so that they will come to know Him.
I was telling my friend
Sheila about this revelation I had, and I was crying. Seriously, doesn’t (if my crazy revelation is true – and you love
Jesus too) make you just want to “GO!”. Let nothing get in your way, you are CHOSEN by the Creator, the Beginning
and the End, the Author of Life, to go spread the Gospel, The Good News, the
Greatest Story Ever Told, the Love like no other to everyone you know.
Don’t get me wrong, we
will mess up, but He loves us, and forgives us… and He’s in us to keep going,
for His glory so that others may have life and have it to the full (John 10:10).
I thank God for those
women who prayed for me today. I am
loved.
I am chosen.
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