Chosen and precious

Scriptures:

Jeremiah 1:5
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you;
Before you were born I sanctified you;
I ordained you a prophet to the nations.”

Psalm 139:14
I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Marvelous are Your works,
And that my soul knows very well.

2 Timothy 1:9
who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began,

Romans 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

John 15:16
You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.

1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

Luke 12:7
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.

Thoughts:

These scriptures speak about our purpose with God.  He chose us and we are valuable to Him.  We started off with reading in Jeremiah that God knew us and ordained us before we were even born.  He had a plan before we were even seen by our parents.  He knew who we were and what we were supposed to be. We are fearfully and wonderfully made.  Too many times, we spend a lot of time on our flaws and weaknesses.  We find a lot of excuses and reasons why we can't do things or be what we know we should be.  God did not make a mistake. He formed us and said we are fearfully and wonderfully made.  We need to rest in that knowledge and realize that God can use us as we are.  He already knows all about us anyway and knows best how to use our strengths and our weaknesses.

He has called us and chosen us. He has a work for us that is for His purpose.  He will equip us and guide us in His plans. Our purpose was given even before the world began. He sees us as valuable and precious.  He even knows how many hairs are on your head.  He counts them.  He knows how many cells make up your body.  He formed us in His image and had a plan for humans to be in relationship with Him based on a mutual love.  He wants us to love Him enough to grow in relationship and in love.  
He chose you! He chose me!   We did not choose Him.  He knows everything about us and yet still chose us.

It is like choosing that one person to marry.  When I chose to marry my husband and he chose me, that was very exciting and special.  He chose to marry me because he loves me  God chose us because he loves us.  He is asking us to choose Him.

When we realize who we are in Christ.  We are a royal priesthood, chosen and valuable to the Savior.
Many folks struggle to realize just how valuable they are.  They allow their personal outlook to be one of disfavor, poor self-esteem and low value.  Many struggle with understanding that they are important to God.  God loves each one of us so much he died on a cross just because He loves us.  He didn't have to, He wanted to offer us a better way.  He wanted us to be able to reconnect to our original purpose that sin had taken from us.

Lets' evaluate how we see ourselves.
1. Do I see myself through God's eyes?

2. Do I allow my self-image to become negative?

3. How can I change my self-image to what God sees in me?

4.  Have I allowed what I think about myself to hinder me from the purpose God has for me?

5. Pray and ask God to give us new confidence in who we are in Christ.
We are a child of God and we have access to our heavenly Father.  We can have a deep relationship with the Creator and there is no need to hide who we are from Him.  He already knows and He can provide us the strength to be our best in Him.