What’s my destiny?
Since we can’t awaken what we haven't Identified, the above
question is pivotal to anyone’s stay on earth and afterwards. Identification is
key to becoming.
I've heard people say "it is
her destiny" when someone gets or doesn't get a VISA to London.
Others use the phrase when one gets
rich at really young age but dies before he is 40.
Those situations make destiny seem
like an event bound occurrence.
Destiny is beyond events.
Hear me love,
Your destiny is beyond events.
Hear me love,
Your destiny is beyond events.
The dictionary says the following
about destiny
-Destiny is the events that will
necessarily happen to a particular person or thing in the future.
-Destiny is the hidden power believed to control future events; fate.
-Destiny is the hidden power believed to control future events; fate.
However, that is totally man's definition of
destiny.
Actually,
Destiny is man's end.
Destiny is the end of a matter.
Destiny is not predetermined by any
"force". Rather, it is determined by the choices we make
Two easily misused
terms are purpose and destiny. The difference between purpose and destiny is
this;
Purpose is God's original intention and plan which houses his will while destiny is man's response (negative or positive) to purpose.
Purpose is God's original intention and plan which houses his will while destiny is man's response (negative or positive) to purpose.
A good example where the difference
plays out is in Judas’ Story. In God's purpose, Jesus was to be killed and the
death was to be aided by a "son of perdition" (John 17:12).
The person who would betray Jesus was not mentioned. No one's name was predetermined as "son of perdition".
The person who would betray Jesus was not mentioned. No one's name was predetermined as "son of perdition".
Judas allowed himself to be
influenced by greed and sold Jesus for 30 pieces of silver.
Read: The predestined route to fulfilment
It was not his name that was mentioned. He chose to unknowingly play that role (son of perdition) by the CHOICE he made.
Read: The predestined route to fulfilment
It was not his name that was mentioned. He chose to unknowingly play that role (son of perdition) by the CHOICE he made.
We therefore must become conscious
of choices we make...
Read: The purpose of a woman
The purpose of God STANDS but the characters in play all enter by the choices they make/made.
Read: The purpose of a woman
The purpose of God STANDS but the characters in play all enter by the choices they make/made.
Every child born of a woman has no
"destiny" . What they have is "PURPOSE", which is God's
plan for their lives.
Destiny begins to take shape as the
child grows and gets faced with opportunities to make choices.
Read: Top 25 questions to ask yourself before December 31st
Read: Top 25 questions to ask yourself before December 31st
One of the BIGGEST CHOICE anyone
would have to make. Is the choice to acknowledge and accept Jesus as savior.
It is this one choice that shapes
the "destiny" of anyone.
Remember earlier, I said that destiny is the end of a matter.
Destiny is man's end.
Remember earlier, I said that destiny is the end of a matter.
Destiny is man's end.
Therefore, when you ask “what is my
destiny?", you are actually saying. "What is my end?”
There are only two ends (destiny) to choose from for every
one born of a woman.
END 1: Eternal damnation
Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. Mathew 25:41
END 2. Eternal Life
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. John 5:24
END 1: Eternal damnation
Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. Mathew 25:41
END 2. Eternal Life
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. John 5:24
THE ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF
CHRIST JESUS AS SAVIOUR is the sole determiner of a man's destiny (end).
What is the destiny (end) of a man who chooses THE CHRIST (annointed one)?
Before then, lets see who this Christ
is.
Why is He so important to the
point that He is the SOLE DECIDING FACTOR on man's destiny.
1. Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. Colossians 1:15
2. He existed before anything was
created and is supreme over all creation. Colossians 1:15
3. Through
Christ, God (the father) created everything in the heavenly realms and on
earth. Colossians 1:16
4. Christ made
the things we can see and the things we can’t see—
such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world.
Everything was created through him and for him.
Colossians 1:16
such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world.
Everything was created through him and for him.
Colossians 1:16
5. Christ
existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together. Colossians 1:17
6. Christ is
also the head of the church, which is his body.
He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead.
So he is first in everything. Colossians 1:18
He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead.
So he is first in everything. Colossians 1:18
WHERE IT ALL
TIES TOGETHER....
For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through him God reconciled everything to himself.
He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of #Christ’s blood on the cross.
This includes #you who were once far away from God.
You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions.
Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault
COLOSSIANS 1: 18-22 (NLT)
For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through him God reconciled everything to himself.
He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of #Christ’s blood on the cross.
This includes #you who were once far away from God.
You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions.
Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault
COLOSSIANS 1: 18-22 (NLT)
Christ is the
deciding factor of man's destiny because he is the very essence of existence
and the fibre by which EVERYTHING is closely knit together in shape and form.
Beyond that, he is the deciding factor because HE gave his blood in exchange for man's freedom from darkness
Beyond that, he is the deciding factor because HE gave his blood in exchange for man's freedom from darkness
Now THIS IS THE DESTINY OF THE MAN WHO IS IN
CHRIST
1. Be in unity(with fellow believers) in our faith and knowledge of God's Son.
1. Be in unity(with fellow believers) in our faith and knowledge of God's Son.
2. Be mature in the Lord
3. Measure up to the full and complete standard of Christ.
Ephesians 4:13
3. Measure up to the full and complete standard of Christ.
Ephesians 4:13
Everything that happens to you from the
moment you CHOOSE Christ as saviour and put your faith in Him, are orchestrated
to bring you
1. To the full knowledge of CHRIST
1. To the full knowledge of CHRIST
2. Full character (mature display) of Christ
Because in the
original purpose of God, At creation, man was made as Christ is!!
Remember the scripture, let us make man in our OWN image, after our likeness? Genesis 1:26
Read: Is Jesus really the only way to God?
Remember the scripture, let us make man in our OWN image, after our likeness? Genesis 1:26
Read: Is Jesus really the only way to God?
This fine dude
(Apostle John) says it better,
Dear friends, we are already God's children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is. 1 John 3:2 (NLT)
Dear friends, we are already God's children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is. 1 John 3:2 (NLT)
Dear young people who have chosen the Christ as
LORD and Saviour!!!
Hear me,
You've done the BESTEST thing!
You've done the BESTEST thing!
Your destiny is not to buy house or ride car.
It is not to become most popular surgeon that ever lived. When all that happens they are normal part of life events on earth not your “destiny”.
It is to KNOW the Christ and BE exactly like Him indeed!!
Your destiny is to be so in sync with Christ, that creation (earthly and unseen world) cant tell the difference between CHRIST and you!!
It is not to become most popular surgeon that ever lived. When all that happens they are normal part of life events on earth not your “destiny”.
It is to KNOW the Christ and BE exactly like Him indeed!!
Your destiny is to be so in sync with Christ, that creation (earthly and unseen world) cant tell the difference between CHRIST and you!!
Whether we
"hammer" or not, we must know this: The journey towards maturity in
Christ differs for us all. Therefore we must stop comparing our journeys and
FOCUS on the CHRIST who is indeed our DESTINY
Say aloud,
Lord Jesus!!
Rid me of distractions.
Help me see you as I journey towards YOU (My destiny/My end)
Lord Jesus!!
Rid me of distractions.
Help me see you as I journey towards YOU (My destiny/My end)
#Christ is the
beginning and destiny of every believer.
Committed to your fulfilment
Anne Atulaegwu
This is awesome. Wow
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