There have been debates regarding fate and Destiny, but fate is unbiblical.
Destiny - a pre-determined course and a pre-determined course of events considered.
Every person that is born has a God given Destiny. One does not make his own Destiny. These pre-determined events have been taken under consideration by God.
There is a predetermined appointment and destination, that is from God, for each and every one of us, but He also gave us the power of choice.
What makes it difficult for one to simply follow the pre-determined course is when you don't know what to to with your own will. One might ask, "If my Destiny has been pre-determined, then, how do I choose?
Well, God has given us a will so that we can choose what He has pre-determined (the events, the path, the course).
One must put forth an effort to fulfill Destiny. A choice is made to fulfill Destiny. Destiny is not determined in the classroom.
Isaiah 48:3
[3] I foretold the former things long ago and they went forth out of my mouth, and I showed them; then suddenly I acted.
God is watching over every word that He has announced to make you who you are suppose to be. What God announces, He does. The announcement may be made centuries ahead if time, like in the case of the announcement of the coming of the Messiah.
Watch for instability, (a double mind). That type mindset hinders the fulfillment of Destiny.
There are things about you that God has planned long ago, before you were born. Stand on the foundation of faith that God has a plan for you and He is big enough, smart enough, mighty enough and strong enough, to make his plan come to pass on your behalf.
God announced your destiny, long before you made a decision that enabled you to wind up bound or under attack by the enemy. He made the announcement and it still stands today. God knew the choices you'd make before he made his announcement about you and He hasn't changed his mind.
When you feel unworthy and not up to par, remember, you have a Destiny from God. An announcement has been made. Arise and fulfill your Destiny. Choose to fulfill your Destiny. Choose to believe that you can have every single pre-determined event happen on time, just as it should.
Thank God, He is the one who brings our Destiny to pass.
Destinies are revealed. Destinies do not come from what we do, they come from who we "be". Your Destiny is not revealed in the "do" it is revealed from who you "be", then out if who you "be" you set out to "do". This is why we are encouraged to be who we are, in Christ. You came in the world with the reason you are alive.
Likewise, the graveyard is filled with many people who have missed their Destiny. King Uzziah missed his Destiny. As one of the most prosperous and greatest King, whom God was with made choices that caused him to miss his Destiny.
2 Chronicles 26:16-21 AMP
[16] But when King Uzziah was strong, he became proud to his destruction; and he trespassed against the Lord his God, for he went into the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense. [17] And Azariah the priest went in after him and with him eighty priests of the Lord, men of courage. [18] They opposed King Uzziah and said to him, It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron, who are set apart to burn incense. Withdraw from the sanctuary; you have trespassed, and that will not be to your credit and honor before the Lord God. [19] Then Uzziah was enraged, and he had a censer in his hand to burn incense. And while he was enraged with the priests, leprosy broke out on his forehead before the priests in the house of the Lord, beside the incense altar. [20] And as Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked upon him, behold, he was leprous on his forehead! So they forced him out of there; and he also made haste to get out, because the Lord had smitten him. [21] And King Uzziah was a leper to the day of his death, and, being a leper, he dwelt in a separate house, for he was excluded from the Lord's house.
King Solomon also missed his God given Destiny. The man who had been called to rid Israel if Idolatry had become an Idolater. He made a choice to appease 900 wives.
Choices made cause people to miss Destiny. Yes, Destiny can be lost or missed. Therefore. we must make a choice to fulfill our Destiny.
When we receive Kingdom perspectives, it gives us the ability to resist worldly perspectives. God's word outlines God's perspective which is, most times, different from a secular perspective. We must let the bible govern our decision making. The Christian's perspective should always come from God and his word, with no exceptions.
