Finding Your Divine Destiny
One of the most important things you’ll ever do is discover your divine destiny. Although there are general purposes for which man was created, there are unique reasons why each person is brought into the world. Your divine destiny is the unique set of purposes for which God has created you.
While it’s true that we were created for His good pleasure, part of His pleasure is watching us grow into what He designed us to be and to do. And while it’s also true that we are human “beings” and not human “doings”, what we “do” in this life does matter.
So how do we know what God has created us to do?
Your specific destiny is closely tied to the passions of your heart—the things you desire more than anything else. God is the one who gives us the desires of our heart and they’re given for a specific reason. They’re placed there to motivate and propel us toward our divinely ordained destiny.
Many times we let obstacles like time and money prevent us from fully pursuing our destiny. One person’s destiny might involve being a painter, but if they believe that painting won’t pay the bills, they may forego their destiny and instead, settle for a job at a bank. Another person’s destiny might be to record music but if they feel they can’t earn a living as a musician, they might settle for a job in a factory. Fear is what usually prevents us from pursuing our destiny, and the thing that empowers fear is our belief in the lie that we can’t earn a living from it.
To remove fear from the equation, ask yourself what you would do if time and money were no object. If you had all the resources you needed, and all the time in the world, what would you do with the rest of your life?
My true passion is writing. It probably always has been, though for most of my life I suppressed my desire to write. I never thought I could make a living doing it, so for the last three decades, I made a living as a paramedic. After having a series of conversations with my wife—who saw just as clearly my destiny as a writer as I saw hers as a painter—I began spending my free time pursuing a career as a writer. And the more I pursued what God created me to do, the more time and resources He made available for me. Put another way, as I came into alignment with my divine assignment, the favor of God increased on what I was doing. Today I’m living out my destiny. I write for a living and I love doing it.
If you’re going to live out the destiny God has planned for you, consider taking an inventory of your passions and ask yourself what one thing really gets you excited. It’s likely that this one thing is somehow tied to your divine destiny. If there is some career you can name that involves this thing—this passion, consider pursuing it and see if God doesn’t open a few doors for you.
Thanks for the inspiration this morning! God has told me to write a book and my biggest struggle is where to start. I’m just going to let the Holy Spirit chart the table of contents. I love the question, “If money and time were no object, what would you do?” I’m going to pray about that today.
Interesting. We just had someone in our home group go through this very thing. He’d been so frustrated at God because of all the things he hadn’t been able to do in his life, etc. and then he confessed his need for employment and his frustration with his currant job situation; he hated it!
So we started questioning him as to what he desired, what made him light up while he was doing up? He really couldn’t say much other than the fact that he could ‘never’ make a living doing what used his gifts and talents.
The other night he handed Paul a letter. He had taken off from work and everything else to just sit before God and find out exactly what he really did desire. In the letter he articulated so many things that we already saw in him. He’s an amazing artist but doesn’t feel his gift will support him.
When he came to home group the other night, we all prayed in agreement with his desires and it was amazing to see the transformation taking place physically in his countenance. It was the first time he wasn’t speaking in doubt and unbelief. Instead he spoke with expectation and hope. Here’s the link to his website and his paintings……….if you want to see what we see. http://www.tocreateart.com
Gigi – I checked out Christopher’s page. He has incredible talent. I believe that he can and will earn a living as an artist. Thanks for encouraging him along that path.
Question:
So the one greatest desire I have had since the Lord awakened it within me about 10 years ago is to become intimate with Him even to walk with Him as Enoch, Moses, John, ect.. To come into Devine Union with Him, to have my heart, mind, thoughts, desires become completely sync with His.. Oh to be continually in His presence and to know Him more than anything I know on eArth.. It’s more than what I do but about “becoming ”
With that said, if what we desire is greatly tied with our personal destiny, I wonder what that would be since my desire is desperate for a becoming instead of a doing… Nothing else will satisfy….
Thanks for you’re inout and God bless
Joshua
Feel free to email me at joshuafhood@gmail.com
And another thing, yes were created to be a writer and your lovely bride was created to be a painter. We all see that clearly. (carry on)
<3 :)
This is an email that i recieved that the Lord said when i recieved it “i want you to read this one”
i don’t always have the time to read all of of your posts. i am in a job i really dislike i however am very gratefull for Gods provision for it and have given up on on doing something i would like to do, ever. i also have a spouse who is very fearfull of walking outside the routines of the known. if i did something like this it would be on my own and bucking opposition. i am almost 62 and feel like i have never entered what i was supposed to do in my life. If God is leading me to this a lot would have to happen before i could take this step without great disharmony in the home.
i have read your two latest books and they have stired me to action and i am desperately wanting to get there, that is where they are leading; because there is so much life in that place. i have been wanting to get to that place for many years but felt lost as how to do it. thank you for making it simple.
If you have any insight for this i welcome it.
Terry
Terry – I’d like to help you. I’m sending an e-mail. Hope you find it. (Be sure to check your junk mail folder.)
This is just excellent! When I first got saved in 1973 I had a bend toward healing, evangelism and doing the stuff Jesus did. It took about a year before the cold waters from skeptics was thrown on my fire. Older Brothers told me; “Jim don’t go after that stuff, that’s not God’s highest, you need to grow and mature in Christ before He even lets you do any of that stuff.”, others told me; ” You being distracted and that healing stuff is a deception, after all, don’t you know Satan can do that stuff as well and he will deceive you.” Still others said; “Why would you give up you teaching at Bible School to pursue that kind of ministry?”… But the fire never left me, it was always there. Years of ministry in other arenas, schools, job careers, family life and old age (in my mind anyway). Distractions, diversions, excuses and disbelief all collided 2 years ago. The fire was perking up in me as it had periodically through the years. I made a radical change, stepped out of a fellowship of skeptics and decided to follow what has been working in me all through my Christian life. I prayed for God to guide me into the proper literature and meet others who had the same fire burning in them as I did. Then I began to read Praying Medic’s stuff, Josh Greeson, Pete Cabrera Jr., Todd White and others almost all at once. It was like adding jet fuel directly on fire. RuInEd FoReVeR!
Now I work in a full time regular job at a children’s camp of all places keeping the place mechanically running and now see God fulfilling in and through me the desire of healing and telling people about Jesus bust out every day at times! Of all the years of Quote” Ministry”UNQUOTE I have participated in this by far has been the most fulfilling because it is and always has been God’s destiny for me.
Jim – I could tell from our very first exchange this is what God wanted you to do. Few people I’ve ever met have had the kind of passion you have about healing. So glad you’re walking it out, my friend.
this is a very interesting blog today. I have thought about this often. Especially about the paying the bills. I am still trying to figure out what my passion is. I have been in many different aspects of service. I was the pastor in the Christian motorcycle group to leading a home group. What i am trying to say is my passion has changed over the years. I have thought hard and prayed about this. And still don’t have a clue.
I think I was about your age when I finally discovered my destiny. It’s never too late brother Joe.
Joseph
God spoke to me through people who are prophetic.I do recognize this is meant to be just temporary until my ability to hear Him improves. On this note PM stop reading this post and go finish your book on hearing God 🙂 So you may try this route while continuing to seek Him directly.
Yes, sir! 🙂
So true. You are both such an inspiration to me.
Such encouraging words! Appreciate you writing this. I check in on your site from time to time and am truly encouraged by your posts! Thanks much!
Just now reading this, and I have to say it is quite impressive. It is most definitely a change that must take place in yourself. I’d love to have some help finding exactly that.