All of us have a God-given destiny, which is why we are still here; God has not yet called us home as he still has a purpose on earth for each one of us. Those God-given dreams may be locked away in our spirit from childhood, but they are there, for each of us there is a purpose that you alone can fulfil, the tragedy for us would be to miss it and I believe that is often the case. God has no 'special' people – some he uses in more obvious ways than others but all humans are special to him.
I remember hearing a lady speak at New Wine, God had called her on mission abroad and she was asked "Why do you think God chose you?" she replied "I don't believe I was God's first choice, I believe He called others first, but they said no".
"Sell your possessions and give to those in need. This will store up treasure for you in heaven! And the purses of heaven never get old or develop holes. Your treasure will be safe; no thief can steal it and no moth can destroy it." Luke 12 v33 [New Living Translation]
To fulfil our God-given destiny there are often sacrifices to be made, I'm not suggesting that we are all called to mission abroad and to give up our entire possessions, but some are. However, we are all called to give up whatever stands in the way of our destiny. On my first visit to Casa Reom, Mozambique in 2000 an African brother gave me a scripture "For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God" Deuteronomy 4:24 [NIV] It was not until 5 years later that I obeyed and surrendered to the Lord what he had been asking, thus bringing me a step closer to my destiny.
We are all up against a formidable opponent who knows God has a plan for our life and spiritual progress does not come easy, it is often a painful price to pay for the Lord's promised 'double portion' (Isaiah 61) He says it twice - just in case we don't believe him the first time!
Are you missing His Best? What's blocking your blessing? Your time - no time to sit in his presence? Your friends? Your work? Your habits? Your words of doubt not of faith? Your relationship? Your materialism? Your _ _ _ _ God will fill in the blanks, He is a jealous God.
When you're willing to walk away from something you love because you love God more you position yourself to receive the fullness of His blessings in your life and your God-given destiny is a step closer.
Dawn Milward
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