There is a short article in the September '07 issues of the PH, written by Bro. Steve Warman. He pastors the Apostlic Church in Auburn Hills (Pontiac), MI...
Bro. Warman is one of the finest young men of God I know, and in this issue, he wrote, Is God Interested In My Destiny?
His theme for this article was the story of Jacob, Laban, Rachel, and Leah...
Working seven years for the woman of his dreams, only to be deceived by Laban and joined with Leah, Jacob could have walked away.
Bro. W said that no one would have blamed him for giving up..."Laban had toyed with his emotions, messed with his heart, and cruelly denied him the woman he loved."
But Jacob chose to chart his destiny with a positive move, that being he would work another seven years for the one he loved.
His decision "touched off a series of events that shaped generations to come. Consider how the course of human history and the Bible would have been changed if Jacob had decided that he would not allow a temporary setback to destroy his life."
Joseph was born through the union of Jacob and Rachel...had he not been born, there would have been no one to foresee the coming famine and warn the Egyptians.
Jacob's ancestors would not have been there seeking food, moving bag and baggage to a foreign land.
Had the children of Israel not been in Egpyt, there would not have been a need for a Moses to appear on the scene.
"There would be no passover. No Exodus. No crossing of the Red Sea. No manna. No Tabernacle in the wilderness..."
None of the above and more would have occurred "if Jacob had not made the right choice."
Pastor Warman closes...
"God is interested in your destiny. The next time life throws you for a loop and everything in you says that God does not care about you, pause for a moment and know that God is guiding you to your destiny."
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
This post was an answer to prayer for me. Someone very close to me is facing some tough decisions due to a setback in plans. I have prayed for something to say to encourage and help them see through this to make a good choice. Thank you. And I would ask for prayers of posters for this person. God knows who they are and what they are facing.
God is interested in YOUR destiny. Had he not been interested in your work/life/destiny, he would not have sent you into the world. Because you were born, led a life as you have, the world is changed FOREVER. God is very much interested in you and I finding and fulfilling our destines here in this life while we still have breath. There is a work/purpose for us all to fulfill.
This post was an answer to prayer for me. Someone very close to me is facing some tough decisions due to a setback in plans. I have prayed for something to say to encourage and help them see through this to make a good choice. Thank you. And I would ask for prayers of posters for this person. God knows who they are and what they are facing.
Thank God for the One who sees and knows all...He truly does all things well.
God is interested in YOUR destiny. Had he not been interested in your work/life/destiny, he would not have sent you into the world. Because you were born, led a life as you have, the world is changed FOREVER. God is very much interested in you and I finding and fulfilling our destines here in this life while we still have breath. There is a work/purpose for us all to fulfill.
Thank you, and I believe this.
Someone once said to me that he believes God trains us our entire life for a moment of service.
I am bumping this for those who may have missed seeing it...
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Originally Posted by Barb
There is a short article in the September '07 issues of the PH, written by Bro. Steve Warman. He pastors the Apostlic Church in Auburn Hills (Pontiac), MI...
Bro. Warman is one of the finest young men of God I know, and in this issue, he wrote, Is God Interested In My Destiny?
His theme for this article was the story of Jacob, Laban, Rachel, and Leah...
Working seven years for the woman of his dreams, only to be deceived by Laban and joined with Leah, Jacob could have walked away.
Bro. W said that no one would have blamed him for giving up..."Laban had toyed with his emotions, messed with his heart, and cruelly denied him the woman he loved."
But Jacob chose to chart his destiny with a positive move, that being he would work another seven years for the one he loved.
His decision "touched off a series of events that shaped generations to come. Consider how the course of human history and the Bible would have been changed if Jacob had decided that he would not allow a temporary setback to destroy his life."
Joseph was born through the union of Jacob and Rachel...had he not been born, there would have been no one to foresee the coming famine and warn the Egyptians.
Jacob's ancestors would not have been there seeking food, moving bag and baggage to a foreign land.
Had the children of Israel not been in Egpyt, there would not have been a need for a Moses to appear on the scene.
"There would be no passover. No Exodus. No crossing of the Red Sea. No manna. No Tabernacle in the wilderness..."
None of the above and more would have occurred "if Jacob had not made the right choice."
Pastor Warman closes...
"God is interested in your destiny. The next time life throws you for a loop and everything in you says that God does not care about you, pause for a moment and know that God is guiding you to your destiny."
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