“When you feel like you’ve been looked over, remember you don’t know God’s plan.”

By: Dr. Michael C. Carson Columnist

Brother Mark Lyons (someone who greatly helped me in my writing career) made me aware of Mrs. Lena “Bea” Beatrice Young. Mark informed me that Sister Young always read my columns! Sister Young was 99 years old. She transitioned Sunday, January 29, 2023. Sister Young, God rest your soul, thank you for being an avid reader of mine! Also a “shout out” to Sister Jennifer Lyons!

Sister Sara Thatcher shared with me a column I wrote that has been on her refrigerator for over fifteen years, encouraging her children to embrace their dreams! Well, when you make it to the refrigerator…

I am so very appreciative of everyone who shares with me how the writing ministry that Evangelist Catherine L. Carson (God rest her soul), encouraged me to pursue and develop greatly blesses them.

To everyone that has read any (or all) of my columns since 1990, thank you so very much!

And now a word of encouragement to anyone believing you have been overlooked in some way.

Have you ever felt you had been left out, put out, kept out, pushed out, locked out, or ran out of something or somewhere? Have you ever felt for whatever reason you were unneeded or uninvited? Have you ever felt as if you resided in the “Land of unwanted toys?”

Look into your mirror and with all the strength and joy you can amass exclaim: “I am wonderful! I’m chosen. I’m royal. I’m made holy through Jesus Christ! I’m peculiar.” Say “in God through Jesus Christ it is upon me to demonstrate the goodness of God who has called me out of the darkness of this world into the marvelous light of God!”

Did you know that you are inspiring, delightful, extremely good; marvelous, amazing, astonishing, astounding, fabulous, fantastic, incredible, marvelous, miraculous, phenomenal, prodigious, stupendous, unbelievable, wondrous, excellent: divine, fabulous, fantastic, glorious, marvelous, sensational, splendid, superb, terrific, and well wonderful?

Given a current situation it might appear you have been looked over in life.

God sent the Prophet Samuel to Bethlehem to anoint a new King of Israel. Samuel in talking with Jesse (David’s father) after seven of Jesse’s eight sons had passed by Samuel said:

“Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep.

And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither. And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.

Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward.” (1 Samuel 16:11-13.)

Oh I hear Evangelist Cathy saying, “Never count anyone out nor ever count yourself out either. We do not always know just what God is up to. God is always up to something!” (2 Corinthians 2:11.)

Please stay tuned concerning what great things God has in store for you!

I’m just saying!

Peace with justice and mercy, be blessed real, real good, attend worship and families matter.