FULFILLING DESTINY

God has made each one of us special. Each one of us has a distinct purpose and our whole life’s journey is to fulfill that purpose. We must become and move to what God wants. We must fulfill destiny.

So how can we fulfill destiny?

Phil.3:12-14 Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

1) Release the Past
“Forgetting those thongs which are behind”

Our past must never prevent us from reaching our future. So many of us are locked into our past – sins, unresolved conflicts, frustrations, disappointments, injustice, betrayal, relationship breakdown, etc. We learn from the past but the past must never hinder us. We need to release it and move on.

Confess every sin to God (1 Jn.1:9). Do not hold any form of bitterness, guilt or condemnation. Release every disappointment to God. The Bible says in 1 Pet.5:7,that we need to cast our burdens on God because He cares for us.

2) Moving Forward in the Present

Keep moving forward in your Christian life. The problem with us as Christians today is that we have forgotten to do the basic things. What about our prayer life? What about our reading, meditating and obeying God’s Word? What about our commitment and serving in our local church? What about our caring for people? What about our reaching the lost?

We need to move forward. Like a bicycle, if we don’t move we fall. If we don’t move forward, if we are not growing daily that means we falling back. Sow into your relationship with God. Yield and abide with Jesus. (Jn.15:4,5) Allow the Holy Spirit to help you.

3) Press-on to God’s Purposes
Paul say “I press on that I may lay hold for which Christ Jesus has laid hold of me,.” “I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God I Christ Jesus.”

What must we press-on to? God’s purpose in our lives, We need to be focused to fulfill God’s destiny. We need to work towards God’s purposes. So how do we press on?

· Pray persistently – you have got to pray. Prayer is the means God uses to fulfill His purposes
· Believe wholeheartedly –You have got to believe. If you can believe, all things are possible to them that believe
· Persevere fervently – Pressing on involves perseverance. Don’t give up. When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

You life’s journey is to FULFILL DESTINY

We want to see you experience God’s goodness and power, live victoriously and be blessed

If you are free this Sunday15/11/09, why not join us for our service at Holiday Villa Subang, 10am, Victorian Ballroom. We will be looking at “Running with God’s Vision” – a study from the book of Habakkuk. It is going to be awesome. Why not bring a friend with you.

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