Ephesians 4:1 - Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. 

This entry is a REMINDER. If you're anything like me, maybe you need this reminder because somewhere along the way, you started to lose focus or maybe even lost focus. The enemy is out to steal kill and destroy. John 10:10 (NLT)- The thief's purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life. He does everything he can to get you in a place where you begin to believe his lies. You lose focus and the lies seem like maybe they are true. The focus gets blurry when you begin to struggle with things new and old, the trials seem to be never-ending, the pain you been going through seems to be taking much longer than you ever thought or even that feeling where you feel you just got drop kicked in the chest and in the past you were able to get up and be ready to go again but this time:
it seems harder
this time it hurts way more,
this time it feels like your grip is loosening this time you feel more alone than you ever have,
this time everything seems to be to be destroyed to be repaired,
this time it seems that darkness is surrounding you, but there is light! 
HIM! THE LORD! HE IS THERE! HE NEVER LEFT YOU! HE CHOSE YOU!

I sat in tears writing in the joy of the Lord because I know if you stopped to read this, it is not an accident. It was HIS plan for you to read this and encourage you that it is time to tell the enemy that HE IS A LIAR!

To be honest, HE has reminded me over and over that He is ordering my steps. Proverbs 16:9 (NLT) - We can make our plans, but the LORD determines our steps. In moments I think I'm alone I see, HE never has left me and he's even putting more people in my life that are praying, watching over me, and helping to build me up.

I AM CHOSEN! HE CHOSE ME!
Before I was even born, he chose me. Ephesians 2:10 (NLT) For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. 

Tears of joy as I think; How, just how could I be so special to HIM that even before I was born, HE CHOSE ME? 
He chose me:
despite my past, 
despite my every failure
despite my poor choices
despite my rebellion
despite my running away from him,
despite my being angry with him, HE still chose me!
An overwhelming unconditional love that you just never want to let go. I want to repeat it so much so others that hear me want to have it too, I want everyone to know what I know. I can say it makes me feel I am enough; I am worthy, I am loved, I have purpose, I am forgiven because I AM CHOSEN!

I just can't end this without saying that you are here reading this to the very end because God wants you to remind you OR even if you didn't know:  HE CHOSE YOU TOO!

Get up! Tell the enemy he lost because you remembered or was informed that you have the VICTORY! 

YOU ARE CHOSEN!!!