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When you go to a place you"ve never been before what do you usually to get there? why?
Right Deriction : If you wish to travel abroad which flight would you take-a Domestic or International flight ?Obviously you book an international since Domestic flight will not bring you outside the country .A similar thing to our lives.All of us have dreams, we have ambitions and longings to become the person we want to be.Even the students who is fond of cutting classes and loiter in the malls would not say "I want to feel someday.A person hook on drugs will never say " I want to be insane someday"
We all want a better life-peaceful, progressive and prosperous.Sadly a lot of time we take the road that leads us opposite to our dreams.
Who designed my Destiny ?
Jeremiah 29:11 says "For I know the plans for you ,a plans to prosper and not to harm you , plans to give you hope and a future ."According to this verse God haa a plan for the nation of Israel and for every individual His plan is absolutely good.It is a plan to prosper us with hope and future . it means we are people with bright destiny .This fact ;God designed our destiny. He created all things beautiful according to Genesis chapter 1 .He created us fearfully and wonderfully (psalm 139)God desires best for all of us.Being an ever loving God He designed for our life here on earth is best and perfect.The planned coursd for us to tske is exciting and rewarding.Consider this passages in the Bible:
job36:5 "God is mighty but despise no one;He is mightyand firm in his purpose.
job 42:2"I know that you can do all things ; no purpose of yours can be thwarted.
ISiah 14:24 The Lord haa sworn "surely , As I have planned so it will be and as I have purposes so it will be happen.
The Scriptures cited above deckared that God is mighty and powerful.He can do everything , His plan and purpose will stand and no one can thwart them.What God intends to us will surely come to pass no one change it."But why we do fall short of our destiny? And His promises are not experienced by many people ?There are factors that contribute to the fulfillment God's designed destiny to us:
A:OUR GOD:God alone knows everything about our future .There are so many promises in the Bible that we can claim to have a better life and a future.But even with our knowledge about written facts there are still things that only God holds and He alone knows.That's the reason we hear phrase like"only God knows"and "if God is willing",Even though God controls everything and desires that we reach His designed destiny for us, He also given us the Freedom to chose HIS WAY or OUR WAY Remember our God is personal He loves to relate to His Creation and we too can relate to Him if we want.
ISAIAH 45:5 I Am the Lord and there is no other apart from me there is no God I will strenghten you though you have not acknowledge me.
ISAIAH 48:17 This is what the Lord says -Your redeemer the HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL"I AM the Lord your God who teaches you what is best for you Who directs you in the WAY you should go.
B:OUR KNOWLEDGE.We must have a clear knowledge of God plan for the different aspects of our life It is also our Lifestyle,career friends,lifetime partner and everything that affects our life.This is possible through spending quality time with the Lord in praying Bible reading and Meditaying ,The most basic for all of us to know we are rightly connected witn God ,Its is impossible to chat in the internet if you disconnected In the same way to be connected to God first befire you can hear Him speak clearly,
Jeremiah 9:23-24 This is what the Lord say;"Let not be the wise boast of thier wisdom or strong boast of thier strenght or the riches ,24 but let the one who boast about this;that the have the understanding to know me ;I am the Lord who exercise kindness,justice and righteousness on earth, for these I delight "declares the Lord"
C.OUR DETERMINATION
Determination means "firmness of purpose or character"After knowing our destiny we to be firm ,with a single mind to achieve it.This essentials readiness to pay the cost and to make sacrifices,Such as delaying or trading enjoyment for the sake of a dream.If you need to a successful engineer ,you need to be deligent and desciplined in your studies and in all you do.You will avoid nightlife and anything that will prevent you from reaching your goal.Look Apostle Paul did
Philippians 3:13 Brothers and sisters ,I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it "but one thing I do ;Forgething what behind and straining toward what is ahead.
D.COMPANION"
Bad company corrupts good character"this the fact .Who you are working,talking,and staying with all the times will influence you conciously and unconciously ,If you spend majority of your time with easy go lucky and the "que sera sera""whatever will be will be persons,you will end up depending on lucky fortune , But if you spend time with those deligent , those who consider life seriously ,soon you will become like them.
Proverbs 13:20 Walk with the wise and become wise;for a companion of fools suffers harms".
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Proverbs 22:24 -25 "Do not make friends with a hot tempered person ,do not assoiciate with one easily angered, or you may learn thier ways and get yourself ensnared. Can you acoung on those with you today to be around in good and bad times?Thank you @steemchurch that I may able to share this message,Hope you vote ,upvote or follow me @lornalovellhope,God Bless us all
Without God, we are all lost. But with him we can be directed on the right path to follow. When will follow his directions found in the scriptures, we would enjoy his love. The topic you chose is a fine one, I like the way you explained the scriptures in your own understanding. Try to use more spaces next time, after commas, question marks etc.
Thank you soo much @jaff8,next time I will follow your suggestion and correction..Thanks for appreciation to God be the Glory
God's plan is always the best. We should learn to always trust in him
Amen
Following God's word is a path in the right direction and we would have a better, peaceful and blessed life.
Thats true @dani-el
I really liked jeremiah 29:11, one of my favorite verse in the bible. My only hope that God will fulfill His promise to me.God really wants us to prosper not to suffer in this world.
Thanks @janelaurico