Joel Osteen - You've Been Chosen (Easter Message)

When you know you're chosen, you hold your head up high, you live with confidence. Not because of who you are, but because of whose you are. He's chosen you, my question is: will you choose Him?

Don't talk yourself out of your dreams, talk yourself into your dreams. "This giant maybe big, but I know I've been chosen. God wouldn't have allowed it if I wasn't well able, I can do all things through Christ".

Sometimes we think: to carry the cross, to accept that we've been chosen, we'll have to give up so much, live a lame, boring life. The truth is: you'll gain so much more. God's dream for your life is so much bigger, so much better, more rewarding. And yes, you have to give up some things: fear, insecurity, addictions, depression. He's chosen you, my question is: will you choose him?

You may be a stranger, but don't stay a stranger. You've been chosen. God's calling is on your life. There is an assignment for you to accomplish, it's something bigger than you've imagined. And sure, you may feel unqualified, you don't have the training, that giant looks too big. But when you step into that calling, there is a supernatural force that will push you into your destiny. A favor that will open doors that no person can shut. A power to accomplish dreams you never thought possible.

Get this down in your spirit: you've been chosen, you belong to God's family. The Creator of the universe handpicked you.

This is your time to shine. You're chosen to set a new standard for your family. You're chosen to break the cycle of dysfunction. You're chosen live a life of excellence and integrity, a victorious, abundant life. And when thoughts tell you, "You're unworthy, you're not qualified, this is not your background". No, tune all that out. Every morning, "Father, thank you that I'm chosen".