For he (God) chose us in him (Jesus) before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight (Ephesians 1:4).

You are the chosen one.

Well, maybe not the chosen one, but certainly a chosen one.

Before he made the world, God was thinking about you.  He knew who you would be, how you would be, what you would look like when you danced.  

He knew what would make you weep, and what would make you giggle, and what would make you hide behind the couch because you can’t bear to watch the screen.

He saw your “We are the Champions” moments.

He saw your many sins, your epic, endless failures.

And he loved you.

And he chose you.

Consider this: God is not bound by time, right?  Past, present, future—it’s all kind of now to him.  So, when he looks at you he sees you not only as you are, but as you will be.

Holy.

Blameless.

Now, if only you could learn to see yourself as he sees you.

Do me a favor, Beloved—try.

Happy Wednesday.