Chosen by God

    A friend of mine expressed that she felt like she was often the second choice. She didn't think that she was the first choice for her job, and she heard that her husband wasn't the first choice for his work in ministry. She felt like it was a recurring theme in her life.

    I encouraged her to remember King Saul (from book of 1 Sam 10) was the king the people wanted. He was perfect in the eyes of man. He was tall, and good looking. God chose David. As the youngest he was considered the lowliest of his family, and the most unqualified by man's standards. 

  God has very different things that He looks for when He choses a person. So, if you've found yourself thinking that you were not the first choice by man, remember that God chose you for His purposes. He makes NO mistakes and qualifies YOU to do what He commissioned you to do. He has placed you (planted you) where you are for a reason. You might be second-best in the eyes of men, but you are the apple of God's eye!
   So.....whose opinion do you value? The people who wanted the Good-looking, coward for a king and rejected Jehovah.. Or The Great I Am??

  I love you, and I am praying for you...
~Pastor Erroyl

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