He wants you

He wants you Years ago, I was talking with a friend who had been adopted. He had kept that fact secret for a long time because he didn’t want to be known as someone whose parents had given him up for adoption. He struggled with feelings of rejection. But later, he said something remarkable: “There’s something amazing about being picked by someone who could have chosen anyone. They wanted me.” Then with a smile, he looked at me and said, “Your parents were stuck with you, Grant—but my parents, they chose me.” That’s the gospel in a nutshell. “He predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will.” (Ephesians 1:5, NIV) God didn’t choose us because we were perfect. He chose us because He loves us. He didn’t wait for us to get our act together before welcoming us into His family. His love meets us where we are, transforming us from the inside out. So, when shame whispers that you’re too broken, that nobody wants you, and that you always seem to end up on the outside of the circle, the Jesus that I know whispers something to you: You are mine. Today, the miracle is that you are chosen, adopted, and accepted—not because of what you’ve done, but because of who Jesus is. The God who adopts—that is the Jesus that I know. I don’t know who you can reach out to today to remind them that they, too, are part of God’s family—but you can. Whoever’s name God puts on your heart right now, send a text, make a phone call, reach out, and share the same love that Jesus shared with you. Jesus, thank You for choosing us. Thank You for choosing me—not for my perfection, but for Your purpose. Help me to rest today in Your unconditional love and to offer that same acceptance to every person I’m privileged to meet today. I pray this in Jesus’ name, Amen. Never forget, my friend, you are a miracle. Your friend, Grant Fishbook