Let’s start off right!
Father God, we just want to say thank you! Thank you for revelation, inspiration and dedication. We ask that you bless the eyes that come upon these words, give them a heart to receive, a mind to understand and the intentions to do something about it. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer. Amen.
“Why me? Why not you?”
We are living in a time that is unprecedented. Most of us have never lived during such times before. We’ve lost more people at one time than ever before. So I’m here to tell you, if you’re reading this, you’re still here…and again when you ask, Why me? My reply is – Why not you?
We all have different personalities, wants and needs. I’m an introvert so times like these don’t have as much of an effect as it would an extravert. My love language is touch. So there are days I want to be alone and another day reach out and touch someone.
God never promised the road would be easy but I promise you HE did not bring you this far to leave you. No matter what. There is a promise for your life! Some say but I’m a nobody. No, you are somebody. God don’t make no junk! Psalm 139:14…you are fearfully and wonderfully made.
All God wants is for you to take one step and he’ll carry you the rest of the way! 1 John 4:4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because the One in you is greater than the one in the world.
But, why would God choose me?
If you read my writing on “If you DO NOT fight for it…You DID NOT want it bad enough! I spoke about Jacob and Esau. Twins and a birthright. The one who was supposed to get it didn’t and the one who was not entitled did. God could have corrected the problem. But, could it be that was God’s plan all along.
When life becomes unfair…
Have you worked hard for something and in the end got nothing but the short end of the stick. I’m here to tell you it may feel that way but in the end you will always get what’s rightfully yours. It may not come through the door you were knocking at but through the roof God is about to open.
Back to why God would choose you!
Why did God choose Jacob over Esau? Again, it had nothing to do with merit or future merits, as they weren’t even born yet. It was based solely on God’s choice. However, his choice represents how God commonly operates with people. He commonly chooses the weak over the strong. We see this throughout Scripture. If we were going to choose somebody to become a great nation, why choose Abraham and Sarah who were barren or Isaac and Rebekah who had the same struggle? Wouldn’t we, at the minimum, pick a fertile couple to create a great nation? When God found somebody to lead Israel in conquering the Midianites, he found the guy who was hiding and threshing grain, Gideon. He didn’t find a great warrior or somebody who others would recognize as such. God commonly chooses the weak to fulfill his purposes.
1 Corinthians 1:26-29 says: Think about the circumstances of your call, brothers and sisters. Not many were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were born to a privileged position. But God chose what the world thinks foolish to shame the wise, and God chose what the world thinks weak to shame the strong. God chose what is low and despised in the world, what is regarded as nothing, to set aside what is regarded as something, so that no one can boast in his presence.
God chooses the weak in order to glorify his name. He works through them in such a way that everyone knows that the work could have only been done through God. The strong are not weak enough to be used by him—they would boast in their family-background, finances, education, competency, etc.
Often when God decides to use us, he calls us to serve in areas of weakness where we don’t feel equipped. Like Moses, we cry, “Lord, I can’t speak! I can’t lead! You’ve got the wrong person!” However, when God calls, he typically calls the weak—asking them to step out in faith in their weakness. Moses could have missed God’s best if he had not accepted God’s sovereign right to call him to serve in his weakness. Sadly, in Jacob’s narrative, Isaac worked against God’s promise, as he later tried to select Esau for the blessing. Often, we do the same by not accepting God’s sovereignty.
Again, God chose the youngest—not the oldest. He similarly chose David over his older brothers. His selections are not the obvious choices. Elijah was a mountain man who wore animal clothing and ate bugs. He lacked the high-level education of somebody who went to school in the capital, Jerusalem. He was not the obvious choice. Christ came from the ghetto (John 1:46), and Scripture seems to indicate that there was nothing attractive about him (Is 53:2)—nothing that would draw people to himself. Many of the disciples lacked formal education, as they were fishermen (Acts 4:13). Be careful to not misjudge others. In God’s economy, the first will be last and the last will be first (Matt 20:16)—the servant will be the greatest of all (Matt 23:11).
In His Name,
Lady G
