Living in Increase (Part 3) - Increase in PurposeSample

We Are Chosen

The second truth to know about your identity in Christ is that you are chosen. For some of us, however, this is a difficult truth to accept because we have experienced rejection.

Rejection is a painful tool of the enemy to reinforce the worst that has been said about us or done to us. However, Scripture tells us that we are made in the image of Jesus (Genesis 1:27), and 1 Peter 2:4 says that Jesus was “rejected by humans but chosen by God.” Therefore, even if people reject us, God still chooses us!

Jeremiah tells us God has an incredible plan for our lives (Jeremiah 29:11). These plans exist to prosper us and give us hope and a future. No matter what you’ve been told, you are not an accident or mistake. You have a purpose and assignment. God has created and chosen you to accomplish great things for His Kingdom!

Austin Green

Action Step: Write out the words or acts of rejection that have been said/done against you. Then, replace them with a truth from God’s Word about who you are!

Example:

Rejection: “You will never amount to anything.”

Truth from God’s Word: If I study God’s Word and obey His commands, He will help me prosper in everything I do! (Joshua 1:8)