Chosen…I love that word.
I don’t know a heart that doesn’t long to be chosen.
Yet the disappointments of life and the deep pain of broken relationships can cause us to forget that we are – chosen, loved, and sought after.
“You are a chosen [woman], a royal priesthood, a holy [daughter], a [woman] belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of HIM who has called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.” 1 Peter 2:9, NIV
Broken hearts and broken circumstances make us doubt we are valuable, that our future relationships can be healthy, or that anyone would ever want us.
Without even realizing it, we begin to see ourselves as disposable. Easily replaced. Not good enough.
As I shared in Chapter 6, this happened to me after my fiance broke our engagement – twice.
I had always believed I would never be good enough and now I had proof.
But God… He used the rejection and pain to show me a deep place in my soul that would only be complete when I realized that in His eyes, I was just right. Forever loves and chosen.
“It wasn’t until He was all I had that I realized He was all I needed (really needed). Recovering from the heartbreak of being unwanted and rejected, I started to discover my identity and permanent value in who I was in Christ for the first time. The promise of God’s nearness and the fact that He chose me as His own was the only assurance I could hold on to.” (Chapter 6)
{I have a song I know without a doubt God wants you to hear!} Please take time to listen and let your heart respond to these truths. Let these words remind your heart that you are secure, significant and accepted. You are CHOSEN and your heart is spoken for.
Oh sweet friends, I pray you will let these words soak deep into your heart. Watch it again and again until your soul knows it’s true!!
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When doubt comes against me, saying I shouldn’t get my hopes up because I’ll only be disappointed, I will depend on the truth that God is for me! He has plans for my life that are filled with purpose & hope. And when doubt comes against me, saying I can’t do something because it’s too hard, I will cling to the truth that God is for me! He says I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!
In my head i know i am chosen and i am His. I still feel like something is missing, that i am alone. I know i belong to Him but i just don’t feel His power in my life. Something is missing. I just don’t know. I just wish God was here, that i could just crawl up in His lap and stay there for a long time but there’s nothing. I go to church regualarly, read my bible attend bible studies plus i’m doing this one yet…there is nothing. I know i have a wall, i don’t know how to dig inside myself and even know what i’m thinking. I have a friend that used to ask me on a regular basis, “What are your thoughts, feelings, needs and convictions of a woman today?” and i would get furious with him and impatiently tell him I DON’T KNOW, I HAVEN’T GOT A CLUE!
He finally backed off and quit asking but i think now that i really didn’t know then and i still don’t know now. I do know however that something just isn’t right and i don’t know how or if i even want to find out what. I just don’t feel like i belong anywhere and that just doesn’t do a thing for my confidence. I’ve never shared these feeling with anyone before except to one person in a fairly recent email. I write songs and poetry about the Lord and His goodness but it’s only a surface thing, like it’s only skin deep. So i just keep muddling through life. I will never be a super Christian but i would like to at least be a good average one.