Destiny

When I think of destiny I have to wonder, like many of you do, just what does God mean when it comes to fulfilling it.  I have been a follower of Christ now for nearly 31 years and I am amazed at what is happening in my life right at this time.

When I first got right with God it was during the late 1980's and the network on Christian television to watch was PTL or Praise the Lord Network led by Jim and Tammy Bakker.  This ministry was based in Fort Mill South Carolina and during its height of glory was the second most visited place in the United States, second only to Walt Disney World.   I always wanted to visit this place when I was in my early 2o's but did not have the time nor the resources to do so.  Eventually this ministry fell apart as Jim Bakker was accused and convicted of booking more hotel reservations than what the PTL could fulfill and Heritage USA was eventually closed down.

Nearly thirteen years ago MorningStar Ministries bought the place and began to restore Heritage and have also founded a church there that is very prophetic and cutting edge on how to conduct itself as a body of believers.  Most of the believers that attend this church come from all over the United States to be a part of it, and now  me and my family are being called to this place of worship.  The Lord has brought me full circle in the fact that  a place that I loved called PTL that was dead and buried has been resurrected and is thriving.

In my own life I have experienced some of these very things.  I have been to the mountain top in God and I have been in the valley. But God has brought me through quite a few things over the years only to call me from a place where my prophetic anointing is not well received to a place where it is not only allowed but is encouraged.  I have seen dreams that I have pursued die before my eyes only to wonder what really does God have in mind for me.  I have felt the call to minister God's word and the Lord spoke to me years ago that I was not to be a typical pastor, and that I would have a prophetic unction on my life.  But what does that look like?

I tried pursuing the typical pastoral path only to see my dream snuffed out time and time again.  After being quite frustrated by all of this I finally began to embrace my workplace as my church and once I did that I began to experience satisfaction and fruit from my efforts.  But now that door is closed and God has led me back to my past to embrace my future.  It is the same as when God spoke about Jesus dying for our sins before the world began.  God has a plan.  As I prepare to leave my home state for Fort Mill I don't even know the why of what God has called me to.  All I know is that He has called me and my family to move to this place called MorningStar or die where I am currently at.

I don't believe this to mean that I will die physically but if me and my family don't go we will not experience the destiny that God has intended for me and for them to experience.  Destiny is a funny path.  All I know is if you want to find and experience it you must do it by placing your faith in God and acting upon the instructions He gives you.  The road ahead of each one of us is not always clear and sure.  But with God you can rest assured that He is with you and that is all you need when it comes to fulfilling His plan and destiny for you.