There are moments in life when you feel invisible. Overlooked. Misunderstood. Pushed to the side, dismissed, underestimated — not because you're not capable, but because people couldn't see what God placed inside you. They saw your past, not your potential. They saw your mistake, not your mission. They saw your weakness, not your worth. But here’s the truth: God doesn’t take votes. He gives callings. When man says you’re not qualified, God says, “I’ve already chosen them.” When they walk away, God steps in. When they count you out, God counts you in — and His count is the only one that matters. You Were Chosen Before They Could Reject You Long before anyone had an opinion about your life, God had a plan for it. You weren’t an accident. You weren’t a backup. You weren’t God’s second choice. You were handpicked — on purpose, with purpose. “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart...” — Jeremiah 1:5 The enemy wants you to believe ...
INTRO: The Weight Tried to Crush You Life has a way of placing weight on our shoulders — some of it expected, some of it not. The weight of responsibility. The weight of loss. The weight of waiting. The weight of “Why me?” moments. You may have walked through seasons where you didn’t think you could carry one more thing. The pressure felt unbearable. The silence from heaven felt deafening. But here you are — still standing. Maybe not unshaken, but unbroken. Let me remind you: The weight was heavy… but you’re getting stronger. You weren’t buried by the burden. You’re being built by it. THE TRUTH: Strength Is Being Formed in the Struggle We often pray for strength — but we don’t always like the process it takes to get it. You don’t build spiritual strength in comfort. You build it in the climb. You build it in the days you wanted to give up, but chose to get up. In the tears you cried alone, but kept believing anyway. In the prayers you prayed that didn’t get answered right away...