10/06/2023
𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗬 𝗕𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗗?
𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘆? If you do, do you know what it means to be destined? Can your destiny be changed? Kindly take few minutes to read this to understand what your destiny is, and stop taking anything that comes your way as your destiny.
The word "𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘆" has different meanings according to different societies, cultures, backgrounds, and religions and almost all cultures believe destiny to be the possession of wealth, money, riches, or properties. But the truth is that destiny is none of this.
So, never say that your inability to be wealthy, successful, earn money, possess riches, or achieve in life is your destiny, or display that those who possess these things are destined to live a better life than you. This is just a misconception. Though all these can complement or help in fulfilling destiny, however, they are not man's Destiny. Money or wealth can be achieved by just anybody who follows principles or is blessed.
𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗬?
The destiny of a man is composite. That is, Destiny has FOUR PARTS and until a man gets these FOUR components right, he could fulfill destiny under the sun.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗻'𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗮re
1. PATH: Your path in life entails TWO THINGS;
(a) 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗗𝗢𝗡'𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥:
These are things that you are not given the power or will to change for yourself. They are deliberately chosen for you by the Creator (because He is unquestionable and has His reasons for all things). Things you don't have willpower over include the type of parents or family. No man chooses these for himself.
There is a belief, according to some cultures, that there was a particular time a man would stand before the Creator to choose his supposed parents or the type of family background he wished to have. This particular belief is nothing but a deception.
Believing that there was a particular time you stood or kneeled to choose for yourself before your creator will do you nothing but self-condemnation for not choosing the best thing for yourself and this can lead you to find the wrong solution.
Those that are born into a royal family did not choose for themselves nor did those that are born into a family of beggars but all are orchestrated by the unquestionable God. Though, this is not their "entire" destiny but a "PATH" through which they would follow to a particular destination.
(𝗯) 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟/𝗣𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗢 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘: These works together with natural gifts or endowments being given to man by the Creator to complement or find a solution to his life in case those things he didn't have the power/will to change (like parent or family background) don't favor his existence. These include the ability to choose wisely a better career or course of study, and finding a means of survival or green pasture.
This WILL/POWER works or gives the best result if one moves closer to God or under a good mentor. For example, you need God to be on your side as well as a good mentor to choose the right career in life especially if your background (what you don't have the will to change) is not favorable
Many were born in a village where nobody knows them but under this willpower, they hustle to work or study in the city and become a renowned person today in the society. They didn't allow their background to put their backs on the ground. They didn't take it as their "whole" destiny. They did not commit su***de but followed the rough PATH to a destination.
𝟮. 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
After the "𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵," the next component of a man's destiny is the 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡. A destination is a place where man will be gloried (if he did not give up to pay the required price) One must be very careful at the formal stage, as this later stage (destination) sometimes tends to depend on which "path" (that which you can change) one chose to follow.
3. GLORY
Glory is the third component of a man's destiny. Glory means praise, honor, or distinction extended by common consent. All these are now achieved because you have paid the required price. You now feel comfortable and elevated as your life is changing for the better. People begin to know you, calling you here and there whereas you were once a nobody. You are achieving your dreams and feeling relief from the pain of the past. That is a GLORY!!!
𝟰. 𝗣𝗨𝗥𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗘: This is the last and delicate part of a man's destiny. Not everyone in life makes it to or recognizes this particular phase of their destiny. This is because most would fumble at the GLORY phase of their lives as they would think they have arrived. and neglect the purpose of their elevation.
Purpose can be defined as the core phase of a man's destiny which is the reason why he is glorified for the fulfillment of his overall existence on earth 🌎.
Joseph was born to Jacob. Though, he was so loved by his father but had no power or will of his own over his family. His background was full of hatred and evil. But his 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 was never his father's land. Joseph's destination where he was to be 𝗚𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗗 was Egypt. There, he was known and 𝗣𝗨𝗥𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗬 used by God to save many lives from death that might have resulted from a strong famine.
"𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦, 𝘣𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦; 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. 6 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. 7 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘢 [𝘢]𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦" Gen. 45:5-7
Esther was a girl single-handedly raised by Mordecai but she had the greatest opportunity of her life to be chosen as a queen (GLORY) in a land (DESTINATION) where she happened to be a stranger. When crises arose against their people in the land because they were strangers, her mentor (Mordecai) quickly reminded her not to forfeit her PURPOSE because destiny can never be fulfilled without a purpose.
Mordecai told Esther in the Bible, "𝘌𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨’𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘑𝘦𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘑𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘦. 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝘀, 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀.” Esther 4:13-17 ERV
The Path, Destination, Glory, and Purpose are all what is known as Destiny of a man. Some died while struggling on the rough path, many before their glory while some were gloried but failed to recognized their purpose of existence.
Do you still believe that Destiny can be changed? let us know your opinion at the comment section. 😊.
