Comments on: To Be Chosen Or Needed: You Pick http://soulfoodrevolution.com/2009/05/to-be-chosen-or-needed-you-pick/ Giving people the courage to be Tue, 24 May 2011 08:27:06 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Don http://soulfoodrevolution.com/2009/05/to-be-chosen-or-needed-you-pick/comment-page-1/#comment-236 Don Fri, 08 May 2009 13:14:54 +0000 http://soulfoodrevolution.com/?p=149#comment-236 Being chosen by someone speaks volumes about what they think about you. Those of us who are or have been married know that special feeling, but what about even when you are chosen by a complete stranger who maybe finds you stranded along a roadsde due to car trouble. They chose you to help. I can best relate to the concept of being chosen by my relationship with Jesus the Christ. I am a disciple of the Christ and as such I realize the specialness of the relationship that I have with the Christ. Of course, He gets the "short end of stick" on this deal. Because of my human nature, I don't love Him as consistently, passionately, and completely as He does me. What is special about my relationship with the Christ is that He pursued me and chose me. He told some of His first disciples "You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name." (John 15:16) In no way can my mind conceive that the Creator of the universe "needed" me, but He chose me. When you are a disciple of someone you follow their teachings and the primary teaching that Jesus gives His disciples is found in John 15:12 "This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Notice how this can all be summed up: I have been chosen to choose others to love. How do I love others? Not only do I desire and pray for the best for them, but when the occasion arises, I do the best I can for them. Chosen to choose! Oh, the blessing of being chosen! Choose someone to help today!!! Oh, by the way, have you pledged to help Mitch yet? With every post, Mitch has sacrificed his time to chose to encourage you. Choose to encourage him with your support! Thanks again Mitch for choosing us to encourage. You are indeed a true friend to all of us. Being chosen by someone speaks volumes about what they think about you. Those of us who are or have been married know that special feeling, but what about even when you are chosen by a complete stranger who maybe finds you stranded along a roadsde due to car trouble. They chose you to help.

I can best relate to the concept of being chosen by my relationship with Jesus the Christ. I am a disciple of the Christ and as such I realize the specialness of the relationship that I have with the Christ. Of course, He gets the “short end of stick” on this deal. Because of my human nature, I don’t love Him as consistently, passionately, and completely as He does me. What is special about my relationship with the Christ is that He pursued me and chose me. He told some of His first disciples “You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name.” (John 15:16) In no way can my mind conceive that the Creator of the universe “needed” me, but He chose me. When you are a disciple of someone you follow their teachings and the primary teaching that Jesus gives His disciples is found in John 15:12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

Notice how this can all be summed up: I have been chosen to choose others to love. How do I love others? Not only do I desire and pray for the best for them, but when the occasion arises, I do the best I can for them. Chosen to choose! Oh, the blessing of being chosen!

Choose someone to help today!!! Oh, by the way, have you pledged to help Mitch yet? With every post, Mitch has sacrificed his time to chose to encourage you. Choose to encourage him with your support!

Thanks again Mitch for choosing us to encourage. You are indeed a true friend to all of us.

]]> By: patty http://soulfoodrevolution.com/2009/05/to-be-chosen-or-needed-you-pick/comment-page-1/#comment-156 patty Tue, 05 May 2009 18:18:48 +0000 http://soulfoodrevolution.com/?p=149#comment-156 This is something I share a lot with people- you can not choose your parents, siblings or your children when they are born to you, or you to them. They are given to you by God and we have to trust him and his plan when dealing with these particular groups of people. Your spouse, however, is the one person in your family who God lets you exercise that coveted free will with... Wow! I got to choose my husband, and he chose me. My husband tells me all the time just how lucky he feels to be with me. Last night he said “I’m glad you chose me”. I must say I feel the same way about him. After 9 years of marriage (going on 90), I can honestly tell you that we are a strong unit giving what we can to help and share with one another. We are not perfect people, but our marriage is a gift that we both choose to enjoy and appreciate daily! Thank you Mitch for your awesome insight today! Patty This is something I share a lot with people- you can not choose your parents, siblings or your children when they are born to you, or you to them. They are given to you by God and we have to trust him and his plan when dealing with these particular groups of people. Your spouse, however, is the one person in your family who God lets you exercise that coveted free will with… Wow! I got to choose my husband, and he chose me. My husband tells me all the time just how lucky he feels to be with me. Last night he said “I’m glad you chose me”. I must say I feel the same way about him. After 9 years of marriage (going on 90), I can honestly tell you that we are a strong unit giving what we can to help and share with one another. We are not perfect people, but our marriage is a gift that we both choose to enjoy and appreciate daily!

Thank you Mitch for your awesome insight today!

Patty

]]> By: Cory Lucero http://soulfoodrevolution.com/2009/05/to-be-chosen-or-needed-you-pick/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Cory Lucero Tue, 05 May 2009 18:07:52 +0000 http://soulfoodrevolution.com/?p=149#comment-153 Definitely CHOSEN....Live Loved :) I LOVE BEING ADOPTED! Definitely CHOSEN….Live Loved :) I LOVE BEING ADOPTED!

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