Who Am I? I have been chosen by God and adopted as His child.
3A)" class="xref">(A)" class="xref">AA)" class="xref">)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in B)" class="xref">(B)" class="xref">BB)" class="xref">)the heavenly places in Christ, 4just as C)" class="xref">(C)" class="xref">CC)" class="xref">)He chose us in Him before D)" class="xref">(D)" class="xref">DD)" class="xref">)the foundation of the world, that we would be E)" class="xref">(E)" class="xref">EE)" class="xref">)holy and blameless before a]" class="footnote">[a]" class="footnote">aa]" class="footnote">]Him F)" class="xref">(F)" class="xref">FF)" class="xref">)In love 5He G)" class="xref">(G)" class="xref">GG)" class="xref">)predestined us to H)" class="xref">(H)" class="xref">HH)" class="xref">)adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, I)" class="xref">(I)" class="xref">II)" class="xref">)according to the kind intention of His will, 6J)" class="xref">(J)" class="xref">JJ)" class="xref">)to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in K)" class="xref">(K)" class="xref">KK)" class="xref">)the Beloved. 7L)" class="xref">(L)" class="xref">LL)" class="xref">)In Him we have M)" class="xref">(M)" class="xref">MM)" class="xref">)redemption N)" class="xref">(N)" class="xref">NN)" class="xref">)through His blood, the O)" class="xref">(O)" class="xref">OO)" class="xref">)forgiveness of our trespasses, according to P)" class="xref">(P)" class="xref">PP)" class="xref">)the riches of His grace 8which He lavished on us. In all wisdom and insight . Ephesians 1:3-8
I gave birth to three wonderful children. I did not choose them, the Lord chose them to be my children. My daughter recently gave birth to my grandson, and he is loved and cherished beyond words. She planned both of her pregnancies, but did not choose the gender, nor any other particular aspect of either of her children.
Yet, God CHOSE me. He adopted me. He says I am holy and blameless. No matter what I have done, or will do, because HE adopted me, I am to be considered holy and blameless. Holiness is something I must work toward, as I am constantly getting myself tangled up in the world's business. But, blameless is something that I have no control over. I sin, and the enemy wants to remind me of it constantly. Yet, the Lord says I am blameless, because I am HIS Child.
Trish
I gave birth to three wonderful children. I did not choose them, the Lord chose them to be my children. My daughter recently gave birth to my grandson, and he is loved and cherished beyond words. She planned both of her pregnancies, but did not choose the gender, nor any other particular aspect of either of her children.
Yet, God CHOSE me. He adopted me. He says I am holy and blameless. No matter what I have done, or will do, because HE adopted me, I am to be considered holy and blameless. Holiness is something I must work toward, as I am constantly getting myself tangled up in the world's business. But, blameless is something that I have no control over. I sin, and the enemy wants to remind me of it constantly. Yet, the Lord says I am blameless, because I am HIS Child.
Trish
Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own way to realize his true worth. You must give some time to your fellow man. For remember, you don't live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here too.
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Hi, Trish.
While I don'****ch The Bachelor now, I watched the very first season of it. I was so interested to watch the reactions of the girls *****ceived a rose and those who didn't, especially at the moment the final rose was given. As the gal touched the final rose, I "heard" the Lord say, "I have a rose for everyone who will take it." I know that to be true, but it still had such an affect on me. Maybe it's because I'm a woman. Maybe it's because of what I've been through. I don't know, but it was a moment where I finally, absolutely, positively knew that God had chosen me...from the foundation of the world. He chooses us, but we have to say "yes, I accept."
Mary
While I don'****ch The Bachelor now, I watched the very first season of it. I was so interested to watch the reactions of the girls *****ceived a rose and those who didn't, especially at the moment the final rose was given. As the gal touched the final rose, I "heard" the Lord say, "I have a rose for everyone who will take it." I know that to be true, but it still had such an affect on me. Maybe it's because I'm a woman. Maybe it's because of what I've been through. I don't know, but it was a moment where I finally, absolutely, positively knew that God had chosen me...from the foundation of the world. He chooses us, but we have to say "yes, I accept."
Mary "Don't tell God how big your storm is; tell your storm how BIG your God is!"
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