With all the sharp turns and rapid shifts in seasons, I oftentimes arrive at this particular moment contemplating about destinies or fate. One common question I ask is this, “Can you turn your back on your destiny?” And then, it’ll be followed with a, “How would you know this is your destiny or you’re headed towards your destiny?”

Where Will My Destiny Take Me?

Featuring hubby’s huggable back being lost in the greeneries. 😀

These are my moments of contemplation or quiet times. I get to ask myself but oftentimes God these questions. I always believe in God’s will more than my plans. Thus, I always ask Him what is it that I am fated to do according to His will.

For the last question, we can tell that this is what God wanted us to do if the desire to do something good is too strong to resist or to disregard.

“Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and not do it.” – James 4:16

When I feel too strongly about something that is right as per God’s standards, I sort of have my own prayer and fasting because though I’m a risk taker, experience has taught me to be wise in making decisions especially if they are life-changing decisions.

Time

Yes, time with God will help you determine if the path you are taking or about to take is the one that God is leading you to. Time will allow you to make the right decision weighing all that you needed to weigh with God’s guidance. This requires a close and deep relationship with God. Listening to His instructions matter so much especially since the enemy can deceive you with so many lies. It is important to discern the voice of God from the voice of the enemy.

Prayer

There are so many ways to communicate with God and the Spirit but the most powerful is through a prayer. I pray all day long, believe me. You might think this is absurd, but did you know that praying also has so many forms?

Praying isn’t just about kneeling, clasping your hands together, bowing, then saying your prayer. For me, it can take on so many forms. Like when I do certain tasks during the day, a part of my brain is praying. Praying for me is a conversation with God as if He is beside me. Like, “God, why do you think the prices of commodities rose to 150% today and what is its connection to the family project?”

This happened while I was in the middle of an online course. Then another question would pop up like, “Lord, is it really necessary I study all of these? This is not my forte and I’m like tabula rasa in this field but I also love to learn. How can I use this knowledge?”

But Sometimes There Are Doubts

I know doubts are the opposite of faith, right? Some say that you should never ever have doubts because you are entertaining the works of the enemy in the form of deceits and lies. Some would say it is okay to doubt at times because it will strengthen your faith.

I believe both are true in a way that too much doubting means eventually relying on our own strength, thus, more prone to the enemy’s temptations. Secondly, doubts can reaffirm your faith if the first person you go to when in doubt is none other than God and never your own wisdom and capabilities.

These moments are rare for me but I think my first question, “Can you turn your back on your destiny?” will fall in this category. For me, it speaks of not having enough faith in God’s leading. It also allows the enemy to tempt you with selfish desires because instead of pursuing God’s will, here you are pursuing your own plans because you allowed your doubts to take control.

Claim Your Destiny

They say when you are close to claiming God’s promise for you, the enemy is at work on full throttle as well. I was able to determine these moments as correct every time I am a day away to do this thing I’ve been planning for a long time then another very good opportunity will come along. Instantly, it will shift your focus a.k.a. the temptation hooked you. The offer seems too good to pass up on.

But God knows you have been tempted and true enough, He will show you a way out. There’s this sudden thought that will pop on your head like, “How could this opportunity pop up out of nowhere disrupting everything you have planned for so long?” If I am still the old me who’s a go-getter, I could’ve grabbed the opportunity right then and there.

But no, deep down inside me something is telling me that that is a trap. It’s a temptation although it was presented in the form of an option or a choice. So I go back to my priorities and this is where I seek God for His counsel – do not let me be astray, Lord, from the path You have chosen for me to take no matter how perfect the temptations may seem.

Yes, our pastors in the church have talked about temptations and that satan will not tempt you with the bad ones but the best. That is why it is so hard to resist temptations because they appeal to our every desire, that is, worldly desires. The enemy just loves it when we struggle with saying “no.” And I came to know this because after I resisted one temptation, another one came along which was even better. He really never gives up without a fight, does he? 😀

But sorry, my God is greater than he who is in this world. And no, even if it will be painful to say “no” to all temptations, I will remain on my course. God blesses people who remain true in their faith and remain true to Him. I was able to prove this in the past months of evading temptations left and right. He gave me the right opportunities to say “yes” with while keeping my primary task still number 1. Because I believe in my heart that the primary task is what God wanted me to do, thus, my obedience.

Your Destiny is Only Yours To Take

I don’t think we can ever turn away from our destiny, the one that God has intended for us. Why? Even if we were led astray because we were tempted, God will still give us a way out of that temptation and back on the right course.

I know that we, humans, always have the tendency to do what we wish to do on impulse. It’s like a voluntary muscle which automatically moves on its own. But then, pursuing our own plans beyond God’s will is indeed turning our backs against our destiny. It’s hard to say “no” to temptations, and yet it’s even harder to say “yes” to your destiny when you’ve fallen far behind and you’ve been tempted deep enough.

We only have one shot in this life in making sure we fulfill our destiny, our fate, and God’s will in this world. No one else can take it for us because we were all pre-selected to fulfill a specific purpose for each one of us. It’s all a matter of waiting on God and believing in Him all the way and resisting the enemy at all costs. Tough sacrifices? Nah, God knows it better than any of us. ❤

To end this article, I encountered these AWESOME worship videos during one of my quiet times. I hope they will also give you the courage to pursue God’s will for you come what may. 🙂

Destined to be a follower of Christ always,

P.S. (Praise Script)

Thanks be to God for giving the right opportunity on entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and abundance mindset through Bro. Bo Sanchez’s 4-hour online wealth summit seminar last Saturday! And I am so grateful because I got to attend the seminar for only Php200.00 as an early bird registrant. 😉

I know more opportunities will come to equip me and my siblings in this season of utilizing a family project for the greater good of everyone. May Your will be done always, Lord.

God is good all the time, all the time God is good. ❤