In Love, God predestined us to be adopted as His children, through Jesus Christ, because it pleases Him, and its His will. Ephesians 1:5 It may surprise you, but God adopted you as His child, Christ-Follower, before you even knew it. He loved you before you knew it. It was what He wanted to do, this adoption of you. And it brings God pleasure. Let's unpack this a bit: It all began when God chose to love you. Here is something you may or may not know: God looks at everything as one great big eternal now. That is, He sees all history, prehistory and post history at the same time He is observing your journey at this moment of this hour of this day in time. As He views things this way, He saw you before you were ever born, according to Romans 8:28-29, he "foreknew you" that you would bow your knee and confess Jesus is Lord to the glory of God the Father Almighty. So, this ONE who loves you "for ordained you to be formed into the image of Christ."