Choose or Chosen?

Five Minute FridayI've finally decided to take the leap and join in Lisa-Jo Baker's Five Minute Friday writing challenge and link-up. This is a big leap for me because to do it I have to be willing and available to write on a specific day, and that can be hard. But I'm going to do it today and come back as many Fridays as I can to continue the practice. Today's prompt: Choose.




I think sometimes in the Christian community we get really wound up thinking about "choosing", whether it be the right words and actions, our friends, our children's schooling, a church, clothing, or, in some instances, a relationship with God.

The thing is, this is yet another symptom of our inability to surrender control. Our salvation is not dependent on OUR choices, but on the God who first CHOSE us (a different conjugation of the verb, I admit).

So, whatever we choose, we are first and foremost chosen children of the most high, receiving grace upon grace despite our response. And once that ultimate choice is recognized, we have the beautiful privilege of responding as we extend that grace with the world around us.

And even this sharing is not entirely a choice. Instead it is the work of the Spirit, and much like Paul and the early apostles were so overwhelmed by the power of the Holy Spirit that they could not help but spread the Gospel, so we, too, experience a joy and desire to share this amazing gift of grace that cannot be contained.

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  1. Visiting from FMF....love your post. It is so true. We were certainly chosen first and that should be the basis for everything!

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  2. Indeed the understanding that we are chosen by God is so powerful and overwhelming to me. And your point is so true, it doesn't matter the choices we make, God's love and acceptance of us is unconditional.

    Christy @ A Heartening Life
    www.ahearteninglife.com

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  3. Stopping over from FMF. Great, post so true, He chose us first. How we respond is our choice but we're already chosen. Beautiful words! Have a great day.

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  4. the truth that we are chosen daughters of the Most High? WOW! does amazing things for our self-image doesn't it. of course it had nothing to do with our specialness, but the fact that He did choose us, so amazing:) such grace!

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  5. Stopping by from the Five Minute Friday! I could not love God except He first gave me the ability to love. I am so thankful that He chose me so that I could choose Him!

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