I was talking with some friends the other day, and one of them spoke of how they were going to move out of state. She said that she and her husband have felt for a long time that they should move there...and with doors flying open they know that Texas was part of their destiny. They were destined to live in Texas.
That made me think about my own life and all of the places that I have lived and the experiences that I have had. They were all a part of my destiny. They have made me who I am today. God had a plan for my life, and I believe that these things were all a part of His plan for me.
He placed the people in my life that would help to shape and mold me. He placed me in the places that I have been to show me bits and pieces of Himself in different areas and sections of the country...and the world. He was with me in all of the life experiences that I have had to help me share my view of life with the people I was to meet in the future.
At times we wonder what our destiny is. What are we supposed to do? Does God really have a plan for us, or does our life just randomly happen?
Jeremiah 29:11 states: For I know the plans I have for you, says the LORD; plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
God does have a plan for us. We can miss it though, due to rebellion and disobedience. We can miss out on our destiny because we are looking in the wrong direction. Instead of looking at God and where He wants us to go, we can get distracted and veer off into rough terrain. We can get stuck and not go forward, because we keep looking backward and get lost, living in the past.
God will not force us to go where He wants us to. If He did, we would be no more than puppets on a string. It is up to us to look to Him for direction to where He wants to place us...and not to get too comfortable when we arrive! He may only want us there for a short time....but we will never know if we become complacent and break our communication with Him.
Communicate with God?! Some may think that is impossible...but it is not. God created us to love Him....and that means He wants us to have a relationship with Him. Again, He will not force our hand....we have to take the step to WANT to communicate with Him. He is only waiting for us to take that step....to pray. Praying is simply talking to Him, as you would a dear friend. He will communicate back. There is no doubt in that. Keeping in communication with Him will ensure that we will have the full life that He wants us to have...and hope for tomorrow.
What is your destiny? Find out. Ask your Creator, and He will show you!
Luke 11:9 So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
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