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A prayer to escape doubt by Meg Butcher.

For he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world that we may be wholly and unblemished in his sight in love.

Ephesions 1.4. Are you ready?

I asked my daughter excitedly as we drove away from the school day and onto a new adventure.

Mommy!

She trailed off in amazement as the ballet company practice came into our line of sight.

Nervous, but sure of her dream, she stretched and gazed upon the very thing she had envisioned herself doing so many

times.

Our dreams are roadmaps to God's growing process for our individual purpose.

He chose us so specifically and specially to walk out into the world

equipped with the ability he put in us, to spread his love in the way that only we can.

According to Mounds's complete expository directory, the word chose in the above verse is the Greek word eklegamy, a verb that means to choose, set apart, elect. It sometimes refers to decisions

made by people but can also signify the electing activity of God according to his divine purpose and grace.

Do we realize when we walk out into a day filled with clouds of doubt that the God of the universe is concerned about what we're up to.

New beginnings, impossible dreams, and lists of unqualified he forgets our sin, gave us his son, and resides with us through his Holy Spirit.

Yet we still have days strangled with doubt, well aware of the inevitable imperfections that come along with being human, we let our struggles

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