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Could it be that we allow the conditions in our lives to distract us from the meaning of our lives? Is it possible that we don’t spend enough time checking the dials and reading the compass of Destiny and its intrinsic pull on the human soul?
The gift or desire that God has wired you to express is unique to you. Others can’t understand how you do what you do, but neither can you understand how they act in their gifts.
Without the why, you can never connect to purpose; through purpose you connect to Destiny.
Destiny is the push of our instincts to the pull of our purpose.
All gifts must be given a place of expression in order for Destiny to unfold.
Nothing outside of you can make you who you are.
Think about the fact that since God created the world, nothing new has been created. Many, many devices have been invented, but nothing has been created. Everything that humankind has developed came from what God had already put in or on the earth. Every invention and modern convenience that you enjoy was created out of resources that are already on this earth. Someone simply had the vision to bring it into reality.
#creation
“Maybe I’m being ungrateful or immature or unrealistic to want more. I’ve done well. I’ve been blessed. I should be content with what I have already achieved.” Have you ever tried to suppress your longing for more with such words? Even as you console yourself with gratitude for what you have, you may not be able to shake a deep yearning for more. You can be the most grateful person in the world, but if you have not arrived at the place God wants you to be, to do the thing God has destined you and only you to do, that longing will never go away.
James didn’t pursue his authentic more with intentionality; rather, he slipped into a destructive diversion that only appeared to have something to offer.
When you share your dreams with people who cannot envision more, their fearful comments can be discouraging.
#dreams
no one is immune to a slip and fall on the journey to Destiny.
Every day is a teacher that brings you new skills, new experiences, and new exposure.
God created you with the raw materials you need to reach your destiny. What may be lacking in your life is a blueprint or design to pull together the raw materials inside you in the masterpiece of your life.
The most those who inspire us can do is cause what is inherently within us to spiral up.
Steps do not make life harder; they create readiness. God knows that a blessing given too soon is not a blessing at all.
#steps
At times I’ve prayed for God to design the course my way. That didn’t happen, and I’m glad. I’ve learned that God isn’t just making this up as the Spirit goes. The Lord ordered steps. Many times I was impatient and prayed that God abort the process. Other times I prayed God would speed things up, put my life on fast-forward. I’ve prayed to get out of things God wanted me to stay in. God knew I needed the experience of the process. I’ve prayed that I wouldn’t have to endure some things the Lord has let me endure. Wisdom allowed endurance to mold me. When I tried to rush the process, God slowed
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#process
Process precedes accomplishment.
Although the Bible says the Lord orders the steps of a good person, most of us are looking for the elevator!
The more you manage, the more you must prepare. The more you desire, the more process is required.
I have an order by which my life is structured. On any given day, I prioritize. I determine what is most important and what most needs my attention. After I have prioritized, I focus. I put my concentration and energy on the tasks and situations that I have determined most need my attention. Equally important to prioritizing and focusing is the ability to ignore. What someone else deems a crisis may not be my crisis, or it may not be a situation that merits my attention that day.
#daily #routine
God has not designed one person to be better than another. Your destiny is yours. Own it and pursue it.
jealousy is energy that is better spent on building up yourself.
Human beings must be in order to function as the effective, influential, capable creatures God created.
We can do great things to help other people, our community, our church, or even our family members, but prioritizing helps you recognize whether you can invest time and energy in such great deeds apart from your vision.
Prioritization keeps you from allowing others to distract your attention from pursuing Destiny.
Human beings function best when there is structure in our lives, but it often takes time to get your life in order.
A present inconvenience may be necessary for a long-term benefit.
The true barometer to help you evaluate the relationships to invest in must center on this significant question: How does this person fit into my destiny and purpose?
The first thing to do in deciding what stays in your life and what goes is to determine what nourishes you and strengthens you.
Prioritize your associations with confidants, constituents, and comrades. Expect the constituents and the comrades to leave you after a while. And please don’t be upset when they don’t react to your dream the way you expected them to, because they were never for you or with you in the first place.
You can separate your comrades and constituents from someone who has the potential to be a confidant with a simple test. If someone is really with you they will weep when you weep and they will rejoice when you rejoice.
#comrade
Destiny has nothing to do with impressing other people with the things you own. You don’t need an image that you created in order to reach Destiny. You are created in the image of God, and that’s the only image that matters.
#selfimage
Prioritize your spending so you can be free to travel the road of Destiny.
If you’re wasteful with small sums of money, you’ll be wasteful with large sums, too.
Your choices won’t make sense to anyone else because they can’t see what you can see.
Eleanor Roosevelt observed that “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.”
Greatness runs deep, but pettiness runs shallow and wide.
Stop allowing minor thoughts to occupy your mind; they’re not paying rent to reside there!
Greatness has to marinate.
God’s answer may not look like your request. So when you get an acorn but were expecting a tree, don’t throw the acorn away.
One of the hardest things for people to do is to trust and believe God when in transition.
Chaos on the outside actually may be God clearing out conditions, situations, or people that are in the way of your path to Destiny.
#choas
Be prepared to set boundaries of how far, how much, and how long you are going to pour into others. You may think, as I did: “Oh, I have to do it.
#mentor
Ego fights are often ugly, vicious, and unreasonable.
#Ego
Some days are just clocking hours of work. But when you know why you’re working, why you’re sacrificing, or why you’re delaying gratification, you can sustain your passion for where you are going, especially when your goal seems lodged in a stratosphere you will never reach.
Times of calm are times to appreciate the victory or soothe the wounds of defeat. Getting out of fight mode gives you time to plan and strategize taking your steps to the next level. It’s the time to thank your spouse or your family for being your support system in the storm. It’s the time to be in touch with yourself and remind yourself that you are a human being and not a human doing.
#family
Self-discovery can be a deeply rewarding life process, as you learn to embrace truths that others told you about yourself and release the lies that beat down your self-esteem.
#self #discovery
Wealth can lure you into a sense of entitlement that may hinder the arrival of Destiny, which cannot be bought. Destiny can take you to places where money is insufficient to give you entrance.
#money
When you live your own dream, you don’t have time to be a hater.
#dream
The mind is a personal war zone between right and wrong, success and struggle, destiny and mediocrity.
