We all have been created with a purpose and to fulfill
God’s destiny for us. When we walk in our destiny or our created purposes the
Kingdom of God gets advanced. Walking into our destiny usually comes with a
battle from the kingdom of darkness.
→You must know
how to contend for your destiny to fulfill what God has in store for you.
How
to contend for your destiny:
1. First
and most importantly, know what your created purpose is. Everyone has a purpose,
and if you do not know yours take some time and ask the Lord to reveal to you
why He created you. Write down your strengths, your weaknesses, prior jobs that
you had and enjoyed, and your greatest struggles and triumphs. Listen to what
other people say about you consistently such as, “you’re always such an
encourager.” What are your spiritual gifts? God will take your talents, gifts,
personality, experiences, and He will use your strengths for your created
destiny. God will even use your trials, struggles, and heartache for good.
2. Write
down what you believe your destiny is. Speak daily your destiny over yourself.
Even if you cannot perceive how and when your destiny will unfold, believe by
faith that God has set you on the path to your journey.
3. Understand
that there are no small opportunities to advancing to your destiny. Small
opportunities lead to bigger opportunities. Do not get discouraged if you do
not feel you are not fully walking in your destiny, every small step that you
take can lead you to your destiny.
4. Recognize
that you will be tested repeatedly as to your faithfulness to your calling and
especially to your loyalty and love to Jesus. This testing is extremely beneficial
as you fully walk into your destiny. It is better to get tested now and develop
spiritual maturity, perseverance, steadfastness, and an overcoming spirit than
to abort your destiny because you cannot handle the pressure.
5. Be
aware that you will be refined until there is nothing in your character that
could hinder fulfilling your destiny. Anything that needs to be purged out of
your mind, soul or emotions that does not reflect the Glory of God-will be
purged out! Nothing will be remaining in you that could be corrupt, immoral, or
contentious to the things of God. Some people do not allow God to refine them because
to be frank, it can be painful. If you do not allow God to take you through the
tests and refinement before stepping into your destiny, you will take an
enormous chance of hurting others because of your immaturity, backsliding into
sin because you could not handle the pressures, or not finishing what you were
called to do because you lack perseverance and steadfastness.
6. You
must let God heal and uproot emotional wounds. Invest in spending intimate time
with the Lord daily as He ministers and heals your heart. Your broken heart
must undergo the ‘heart surgery” from the great physician before you can fully
enter into your destiny. Remember, hurting people hurt people. Don’t run from
your pain but let God expose and mend all your broken areas, then you will be
much more capable of ministering to others who are in need of repair. If your
destiny does not involve directly working with others, still allow God to mend
any broken areas so that you can be as productive as possible. You will still be taking small steps towards
your destiny as God is mending your heart and emotions.
7. Spiritual
opposition will come to discourage, delay or completely stop you. If one day it
feels like you have taken two steps back or what could go wrong does, regroup
again and move forward. This is where you learn about persistence and perseverance.
Battles are not won all at once but one victory after another.
8. There
are those sent into your life as destiny destroyers. They come into your life to
hinder and weaken your calling, usually when you are about to move forward into
your destiny. Recognize and be aware of who the enemy uses as destiny destroyers
in your life. The greater the destiny,
the greater the warfare will be.
You must know how to employ the right spiritual warfare. We battle against not flesh
and blood but against principalities and rulers of this dark world. You will
need to become a spiritual warrior and know how to be victorious over the
attacks the enemy sends to you to defeat, discourage and stop you.
9. Don’t
curse your destiny. Speak life and truth about your destiny not words like, “I
am such a failure I can’t do that.”
10. Do
something everyday towards your destiny, but remember it is God who opens and
closes doors that no man can. Just be determined to do your part and let God do
His part.
11. Face
your “giants- “fear, worry, doubt. Overcome and subdue your giants with Christ
until they become smaller than the God that is in you. You must not cower in
fear to your giants but you need to learn to conqueror each one. You must believe
that you are a weapon of war, trained by God to make the enemy a footstool
until the return of Christ. You must understand your authority over the kingdom
of darkness and take dominion over all that God has given you.
12. Keep
focused as distractions come to derail you from what you should be doing.
Distractions can come in many forms, and some are sent from the enemy.
Your
destiny unfolds overtime. Knowing God’s timing is crucial. There are times we
will be tested, times of learning about spiritual warfare, times of strength training,
times we learn about perseverance and persistence, and times we know we are to
go forward.
What do you believe your God-given destiny is? Are you
ready to contend for your destiny?