You Have A Destiny

For about as long as I have been able to understand English I have known that I was “destined to be like the Lord.” It is the meaning of my name. When I was first brought to church as a baby the song was playing, “I Have a Destiny,” and all of my life I have been told that I am “destined, determined, and diligent!” I can confidently say that I know my future is bright, and it is because my upbringing has nurtured the gifts and callings that God placed within me. As a prophetically-motivated person, I feel it is my responsibility to also point out the destiny waiting to be fulfilled by all of those around me.

This church specifically is one that I see as over-flowing with potential. I cannot tell you how much I talk to the Holy Spirit about the skills I see lying dormant in our members, and the roles I expect everyone to play in the Lord's grand scheme of things. I recognize so much ability waiting to be noticed, and sometimes get discouraged when I do not think others are perceiving what I do. A great deal of capability can go to waste if it is not properly affirmed, and though I know we do a lot, I wish there was some way to better help everyone fulfill God's plans for them.

We have nurturing leaders who want to see the best in our lives, but sometimes I think we can still be very short-sighted about what the Father has in store for us. He is preparing something so wonderful for us that we cannot even imagine it (1 Cor. 2:9). Do we all really believe it though?

The Bible tells us that “where there is no vision the people perish,” (Prov. 29:18). In other words, Christians need a healthy perspective on what is coming for them if they want to be successful. We can not expect our fellow believers to be peaceful and strong if they do not have prophetic insight concerning how the Lord is going to use them. Life becomes boring and unnecessarily difficult without a sense of driving purpose.

The Lord has created a specific task for each individual to carry out in their lifetime, and He has equipped everyone with a very unique personality in order to complete that job. One will find the most excitement and closeness to Christ only when they are operating in the manner that they were destined to. Outside of this realm, sin and discouragement will abound. This is why it is so important that everyone discovers all they can about how they were made to function.

A person who knows God well should know themselves well, because we are what God thinks about all the time (Ps. 40:5)! Many people become depressed about their weaknesses and failures, but only because they do not see how massive their strengths are. Everyone has a special set of characteristics that glorify God, and often our shortcomings actually relate somehow to our positive traits!

If we can realize how we are designed to serve and worship, we can figure out where we are headed. Then like Jesus, we will be able to endure “for the joy” that is set before us (Heb. 12:2). Persecution, temptation, and sin cannot hold us back when we know how much greatness is waiting for us. So I encourage everyone, learn more about your “spiritual DNA!” You have a destiny!

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope,” (Jer. 29:11).