Chosen~Set Apart~Appointed

Our true lasting value and self worth must be based on our love and acceptance of our Heavenly Father

He choose us, He set us apart and appointed us for the place we are in right now. 

Before I formed you in the womb I knew [and] approved of you [as My chosen instrument], and before you were born I separated and set you apart, consecrating you; [and] I appointed you as a prophet to the nations. Jeremiah 1:5 AMP

Now you may not chosen be a prophet, but the message is still the same, and it is still for us today. 

Before you were even formed, thought of by your parents, He knew you and approved of you, before you were born, while you were being formed in the womb He set you apart for such a time as this; Appointed for your situation, for your life right now, as it is.  He preferred YOU over anyone else to be mother, father, sister, brother, friend, employee, spouse, neighbor, Y-O-U!  With all your talents, abilities, relationships, problems, issues, lack, quirks.  HE saw you as FIT for the situations and people you would encounter in this life right now; That person, handpicked by God Himself.

This was not a halfhearted decision on Gods part, it was methodical, calculated and full of wisdom.   He knew what He had put in you, He knows your full potential, even in you haven’t realized it yet.  The personalized talents and abilities that are hidden somewhere in there, HE placed them in you as little seeds so that one day, when the timing is perfect you are were faced with a situation, you could reach down on the inside and harvest what you need.  It’s all in there we just need to look for it.  We need to take the time to discover what’s in there and ask Him how he wants us to use it. 

 Many years ago a friend of my gave me a little plaque that say “bloom where your planted”.   I still have it hanging in my home and each time I look at it, it makes me think, am I truly blooming where I am planted by God, or am I wanting to transplant myself somewhere else?  Thinking I know better than God…..

One last scripture to think on in John 15:16 it says

 “You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you” 

Do we trust that God choose us and appointed us for our lives and situations right now, or are we thinking we know better than Him, where we should be, what we should be doing and with whom we should be doing it with? Are we waiting for Him to do something, or are we moving by faith trusting that He has it all lined out al we must do is take the first step.