We Are Chosen

   We are chosen.  We are here because God brought us into this world.  He chose to bring us into the world in this time and at this place.  If He wants us to be here then we must assume that He had a reason for His decision.  God not only doesn’t make mistakes.  He doesn’t do things without a purpose.

   Children need to understand that they are chosen.  Each child needs to know that Mom and Dad wanted them and chose to have them.  In this way they can develop the self-knowledge of being a chosen person.  Family size, money, or status aren’t important to the knowledge that one is chosen.  All it requires is an understanding that each is loved and wanted by one’s parents and by God.

   We all need the same realization of being chosen.  Where we came from, the color of our skin or the language we speak doesn’t matter.  What matters is that God has chosen for us to exist.  Therefore our life has reason.  We need to seek God and prayerfully ask why He has placed us here and then offer ourselves to His purpose.

   If we are married we need to recognize that we not only chose each other but that God chose to bring us together.  A sacramental marriage involves the choice of the man and the woman but it also involves God.  The knowledge that God is a partner in a marriage provides incredible strength during times of difficulty.

   If you aren’t sure that you were chosen, look to Jesus.  The Son of God came down from heaven and became a man so that He might show us the way home to the Father.  His mission wasn’t just to the Israelites of His time, it was also to you and me in our time and for time eternal.

   He gave His life for us.  Think about that for a moment.  Why would God send His Son to die for us?  It is because we are chosen in God’s eye.  It is because we have a purpose to fulfill.  He will help us find that purpose and give us the strength to follow His path if we ask.  We are weak, but in our weakness God shows us His strength.

   Then next time you look in the mirror you needn’t wonder why you are here or for what purpose.  You are here because God chose to put you here and He had a reason.  Seek His reason and you will find your purpose.