Your Destiny Revealed Here

A Jesus lover's destiny ultimately is to live eternity with him. In the meantime, we are often left wondering what our destiny is here on Earth (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18). We ask ourselves what we were made for or where we are headed in life. This Sunday, God revealed through Pastor Jim three things about destiny. Your destiny is to:
1) Have a relationship with God.
Simply put, a relationship with God entails spending time with him. Your time may be spent talking, listening, singing, soaking, dancing, resting, or any other various form that allows you to spend time with God.

A reminder of God's promise
and the wiping out of evil men.

2) Have victory over darkness.
What is darkness? Darkness is anything evil in your life that drowns out God's light and love. Victory over darkness means: by the power of the Holy Spirit, you have the ability to rid your life of darkness and see the light of God's love. For example, I had reoccurring dreams about people accusing me of things I clearly didn't do. They were things I had proof that didn't happen and my accuser continued to persecute me. I woke up and felt the sting of accusation like it was real. I prayed and told Jesus that I forgave my accusers for the pain they inflicted and I asked him to release me from their expectations. The result was relief from the sting of their accusations and a light-hearted feeling that allowed me to take my day head on with His power.

3) Have an impact in this world.
Your impact in this world is through the testimony of your life lived with the love of God, the power of the Holy Spirit, and a mind like Christ. Your impact comes through a message of love, encouragement, victory and hope.

Please go forward with the confidence that God is on your side, the knowledge that you walk with power and the motivation to be a walking message of love.

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