Monday, September 29, 2008

A Destiny Worth Embracing

The Trumpet by Bill Burns -- September 29, 2008:

Embrace your destiny, says the Lord. Embrace your destiny, for it is a glorious destiny! It is not a destiny that you have conjured for yourself, and it is not the destiny that others have spoken to you about. It is the destiny that I have for you. It is the destiny that will be fulfilled. Encourage yourself in the Lord, break your bond with the past, and arise to the new season where you will write a new chapter in your life. Determine to make it a chapter of victory and overcoming and of blessings. No longer live according to that which has been, but come now with renewed hope and renewed faith. Receive the anointing that I give to you freely; it is the anointing that breaks the yoke of bondage and brings you forth into the fullness of that which I have for you. It is the anointing of the revelation of Christ, which will change you, and you will never be the same. Watch and be amazed as I begin to do My work in and through and among My people, says the Lord of Hosts.

Small Straws In A Soft Wind by Marsha Burns -- September 29, 2008:

Stand strong in the face of adversity. Be still and know that I am God. I am your God, and I will bring you through every challenge if you will only believe. Refuse to wallow in the depths of despair or stand shaking in your boots about what the future holds, but rather seek Me for strength and guidance. Take one day at a time and take one step at a time in the power of your faith in Me, says the Lord.

Luke 17:6 So the Lord said, "If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you."

I haven’t copied any devotionals or Spirit of Prophecy words into my journal for a while—not because they haven’t been applicable, but quite the opposite. So many of them have spoken right to where I’m at that I felt like most of my journal was becoming Oswald, Spirit of Prophecy, or something similar. I decided to step back and only include them once in a while.

But this one?
This one is incredibly timely—and journal worthy. It reminded me again that the destiny God has for us is not something I’ve manufactured or even imagined. It’s His, and it’s already written. I just need to walk it out, page by page, with faith.