I Choose You
For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth. Dt. 7:8
John Trent wrote a wonderful children's book called I Choose You. He addresses the importance of the Old Testament tradition of saying a blessing over your children. The main character, an elephant, experiences the emotional devastation that can occur from the rejections children encounter in school life. (No one to sit with on the bus or in the lunch room, not being chosen for play ground games, etc.)
Those painful experiences don't stop when high school graduation occurs. College and/or job rejections, non-acceptance into sororities and fraternities, dating life and later on divorce can really rip the rug out from under you. I've even seen exclusive Bible study groups cause hurt and confusion.
We all want to be wanted and we are! Nobody can take the love of the Lord away from you.
Draw near to Him and he will draw near to you and love you as you have never been loved before. God has chosen you to be on His team!
