It pleased God to separate you and call you through His grace to follow Jesus.

“But when it pleased [eudokeo] God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace” (Gal 1:15)
“I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” (Jn 8:12)
“who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began” (2Tim 1:9)
“to which He called you by our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (2Thes 2:14)
“I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called” (Eph 4:1)
“So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen.” (Matt 20:16)
“For many are called, but few are chosen.” (Matt 22:14)
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.” (Jer 1:5)
“although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.” (1Tim 1:13)
“However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life.” (1Tim 1:16)
“that you may know what is the hope of His calling” (Eph 1:18)
“Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power” (2Thes 1:11)
“Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus” (Heb 3:1)
Reading: Gal 1-3; Lk 7