Well then, if God is guiding history to a conclusion, He will need to intervene now and then to get us there. That is the Christian doctrine called 'Providence.' If He planned His end-game ahead of time, that is the Christian doctrine called 'Predestination.' If His intervention resulted in you being on the winning team after the end-game, that's called 'Election.'
God did not elect me. He gave me the ability to choose. God chose (Election), ahead of time (Predestination) to sacrifice His only Son, Jesus Christ that I may be restored (Sanctification) to Him...if I so choose.