What is "Destiny"?

Destiny. What a powerful and mysterious word. When spoken it yields such impact and yet most of us are not sure how it applies to our individual lives. It sound great to speak of it to others, "My destiny!" It sounds like you're going to accomplish some great feat like saving the world or martyring yourself for the lives of others doesn't it?

One of Webster's definitions of destiny is "a predetermined course of events often held to be an irresistible power or agency".

PreDetermined. Course of Events. Irresistable Power. Is that what you think of when you think of destiny? Do you believe that what you are called to be is going to happen no matter what?

I believe that destiny is something to be pursued. I believe that life should be spent finding out where it is that God would have you end up without your help. Why pursue it? Because life is nothing without obtaining that for which we were born.

As long as we live and do not know our purpose, we are unhappy, unfulfilled and waiting for life to happen to us rather than have us happen to life.

We humans have been given such power. While God is all-seeing and all-knowing, we humans hold the power to make change. And as Michael Jackson said, "I'm starting with the man in the mirror."

Begin to think about what you want to change in your life and how you have total control over it and YOU be the one to change.

Here's an exercise:

Go to the mirror. Yes, you. Go to the mirror and tell yourself "I am the change that I want to be." Ask God what needs changing and be about it. Don't let another moment go by without working on you.

Work on that attitude, work on that complaining mouth and mind. Yes, it is complaining even if it's only in your mind. Work on the thing that makes you afraid to step up and step out.

Till next time. Make that change!