God's Choice!

Ever had one of those days? 

You know, one of those days where nothing you did was turning out right?

One of those days where now matter what you said, it turned out to be wrong?

One of those days that you wanted to feel good, but due to your health condition, you just couldn't muster up the strength to get out of bed?

Or, for those of you who remember: Do you remember the commercial from way back, where we had two sides picking teams, and as most of the players were being selected, it came down to one last player, and no one really wanted to chose this kid, so one team said to the other team: “Ah, you can have him..”

Whatever your situation is, I’m almost certain we've all had one of those days. 

What do you do when you have one of those days?

What do you do when you feel left out?

Do you complain? Do you raise your voice? Do you take a nap? Do you eat? Do you pray?

Everyone of us reacts to one of those days differently, and, while I could offer my advice as to what to do on one of those days, I would like to offer a reminder, something that we can cling to when we are having one of those days. 

It comes from the Book of John, and it was spoken by Jesus Himself. 

It comes towards the end of an incredible chapter in John 15. Jesus is talking about being pruned by His Father— a post for another time—- and we read these words in verse 16: “You didn’t choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name.”(NLT2)

Its the first part of the verse that we need to hang on to when we are having one of those days: “You didn't choose me. I chose you.” (NLT2)

When we are having a terrible, no good, rotten day, we need to remember these 7 words: “You didn't choose me. I chose you.” 

The God of the universe chose us! We matter so much to Him that He selected each one of us, and has “…appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit….” (NLT2)

This is true on our good days, and it’s especially true on our not so good days. 

When we feel like the world is coming in around us, when we feel at the end of our rope, God is still with us, He has not abandoned us, and He Chose us to work for Him, and He uses all things in our lives to make us more like Him. 

So where am I going with all of this? 

Well, when you're having a bad day— or the best day of your life— I want you to remember these 7 words tucked away in John’s Gospel— “You didn't chose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit….” (NLT)

God’s ways are so much higher than our ways, and His plans are Higher than our plans. He knows what He is doing at all times, and He has chosen us for a particular purpose, and we must trust in Him. 

God is using the good days— and bad days in our lives to transform us into the People He desires us to be. 

I’m glad that He chose me, because somedays I wouldn't even chose me.