You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.
1 John 15.16
We don't really need the help of the people around us, to bring us down. We do a pretty good job of doing that on our own. Yes or No? With the "Gosh I'm so dumb", "I could never be as good as her", "Who am I kidding, if they couldn't, how can I?", "Why would God ever use me?", "What do I have to give that God could possibly use?" Sound familiar?
My friend, if you have been seeking the Holy Spirit, it is not coincidence, God has chosen you. Out of all of your neighbers, friends, family members, God chose you! And a lot of times we let the devil deceive us by making us forget WHY God chose us.
He didn't choose you because of what you have or because of your age or position. Because let's be honest, what do we have? What do we have that God Himself needs? Nothing. It's not about what you have or what you do. It is about WHO you are.
I remember when I first had the desire to serve God as an usher, I had moments where I felt sad. I remember I went crying to the pastor's wife and told her. "I don't think God would lift me as an usher. What do I have to give? How can I help people who are sick, if I never had a sickness? How can I help someone who is looking to open a business if I don't have my own? How can I..." and she stopped me. She said, "Claudia, God is not going to lift you because of what you have, but because of WHO you are. You have the Holy Spirit. And it is He who will give you capacity to help the people".
I challenge you, who read this message today, to reflect on this. If you want, you can even make a list. Putting aside your title, your privalges, you age, your appearance, everything. Ask yourself, "WHO AM I BEFORE GOD?" "WHO AM I?". And once you realize/remember the true reason why God called you, right down all of the thoughts, the ideas that the devil has been putting in you, to hold you back from seeking the Holy Spirit, stopping you from being who God wants you to be. After you make this list, make a prayer and go in your faith. Burn it. Tear it to pieces. Shred it. Go in your faith! But don't accept another day carrying this inside of you. God is calls everyone, but few are chosen. CHOOSE TO BE CHOSEN!
God Bless you!
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