In Chosen, Joel Osteen has written a book reminding readers that God approves us and that He has handpicked us and He has given us a calling on our lives. The book is derived from material previously published in The Power of I Am and The Power of Favor. The book begins with Joel explaining how we are all marked for distinction. When we choose to put God first in our lives, God can cause favor to fall on our lives. Scriptures declare how we are chosen and set apart from others. He can cause blessing to occur, promotions we didn’t earn, prosper when we shouldn’t be, all of these can happen because of whose we are. Joel also shared how important it is to run your own race. We have our only special assignment from God. We don’t have to compete with others and try to keep up with them. Instead, we need to focus on what God has called us to do. We don’t have to have an incredible gift to be used by God even. He stated how David was chosen for his personality and his ability to sling a rock. The gift helped him to defeat Goliath and help him to get promoted on the throne.
In the book, Joel shared an email he received from Rudy. Her and her husband, George was trying different recipes to make gumbo. They found one they loved and started to sell it door to door. One day, they saw a commercial from a large grocery store hosting a cooking competition. Whoever won would be featured on their store shelves. Out of 600 submissions they were in the top 25. They unfortunately didn’t win the grand prize. They attend Lakewood Church and that Sunday Joel was discussing how God doesn’t take us from point A to B to C sometimes it’s back and forth and can take a while. After a few months, they received a phone call from the grocery store saying that they would like to feature their product and display it in their stores. God accelerated their dreams even when it appeared that door was shut.
I would recommend this awesome book to anyone is needing a reminder of the special calling on their lives. They may feel insignificant and less than but this book will provide you with the hope that God has chosen us. This book is very insightful on helping us to realize that God’s face is shining down on us and His favor is all around us. God chose our personality, our looks, and our purpose where we can fulfill our destiny. We are all God’s masterpiece and this book will remind you of how important you are.
“I received this book free from the publisher for my honest review.”
If you would like to purchase a copy, check it out on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Chosen-Your-Life-Marked-Distinction/dp/1546008829
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