Redeeming Destiny:3-Through Prayer

“Dear Lord

Sometimes when l look at the ocean before me; all blue and deep l wonder if l will ever cross over. When l look at its angry waves coiling in circles and threatening to swallow me, l wonder if l will cross over. When l come face to face with the deep abyss of endless blue stretching into infinity, l wonder if l will ever get to the dry land. Sometimes when l stretch my eyes up the mountain in search of its summit l cannot help but get scared. When l look at the solid rock sitting in front of me; l wonder if l will ever get the strength to climb.

My Lord l have never seen you physically neither have l met a burning bush like Moses, but l have experienced you. I remember how you carried me at the crossroads; l remember how you lifted me up from the miry clay. You gave me strength to swim across streams and rivers. You carried me over hills and valleys so that l saw the light of day when lions and wild animals of the forest could have ripped me into pieces. I remember how you shielded me from projectiles, missiles and stones that could have crushed me into mince meat. That remembrance gives me hope that l can once again swim across the ocean. It gives me hope that l can once again climb up the mountain whose summit seems to be above the sky. That remembrance gives me hope of a sweet Destiny.

Amen”

Prayer is a culmination of words and utterances that are rich in intent, reports and even emotions so as to generate a message to God. It is a vertical link to the heavens that connects to the Almighty. It gives a rare aura of hope to the hopeless and avails an ear that is always ready to listen to the deep seated things in the heart of an individual. It does not only provide an ear but rather tactful solutions to problems facing the people. Therefore prayer becomes a highway linking an individual to the heavens. An individual with heavenly connections has no reason to fail. He or she can go through challenges but those challenges will channel him or her to a worthwhile Destiny.

The words in italics reflect a prayer from an individual facing a huge challenge. The person is visibly shaken by the size of the challenge so that he resorts to prayer. Clearly his thoughts and emotions are embedded in this collection of words. His message shows an element of fear and a subtraction of confidence. However as he continues to pray he remembers past victories as a result of his encounter with the Lord. Clearly prayer then rejuvenates his confidence at that point. He suddenly develops the enthusiasm to tackle his challenges head on. He has had a tough time in the past yet he has overcome. His destiny has been under attack yet the good Lord managed to shield him from such attacks.

The question is. What kind of missiles and stones are you facing? What type of tree are you? What fruit are you bearing? Because it is very rare for people to throw stones at a fruitless tree. What kind of ocean are you facing? How high is your mountain? You have crossed rivers and streams in the past and so you will surely cross the ocean before you. The good Lord has carried you through hills in the past. He will surely take you up this mountain. He will take you through the valley of the shadow of death if only you kneel down to pray. He will indeed redeem your Destiny.

Creation and your ability

The manner of Gods’ creation is one which just boggles a typical person’s mind. Without a spiritual revelation Gods’ word remains a mystery to anyone that reads it (John 9:39).

For example, just look at the creation of man.
Now just to test your general knowledge, who was created first? Man or animals?

Honestly, without referring to your bible what do you think?
Now read Genesis 1:25-26.
Dont continue reading without reffering to your bible.
Now did the bible say a different thing from what you thought?
Well then, go to Genesis 2:7 & 19.

Now what do you think?
Confusion? Repetition? What then?
The response to that is i feel God telling me that the initial creation as in Genesis 1 was that of a declaration of faith and authority of the Lord.

As he declared unto us that the righteous shall live by faith. This is the very faith that the Lord shows us even from the begining of his very word. That as we declare things in our life, they are automatically created in the spiritual realm because we were made in his image. (Gen1:26 & Gen 2:7)

Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. (Hebrews 11:1). Man was already created but he was not manifested physically. The physical manifestation of man was to come at a later stage but the job of creation had already been done.

Now let us learn the lessons of creation and faith. God declared and spake the words and catalyst of creation, then he went out and performed the actions that were associated with the declaration that he had made. In this he gave us a classic example of how he expects us to behave and act out our faith. In the great book he says, “faith without works is dead”.(James 2:20&26)

Therefore we should also in our lives make the declaration of creation in faith through his name and go out and perform the actions that are associated with that.

Thus as we have God in us we are able to do his works as his Son Jesus Christ did as he had seen his father do and promised us that even greater works than those we would be able to do in his name.

The blind man in the book of John chapter is a classic example of the fact that whatever that you are born with or any situation that may besiege you is never meant to defeat you, but only to manifest the greatness of God’s power.

The mighty men that were under the charge of David in 2 Samuel 24 won many a battle in a supernatural manner taking on hundreds of soldiers and conquering them under the power of Christ who strengthened them (Philipians 4:13). And the victory was of the lord (2 Samuel 24:8-16).

So no matter how great the challenge may be that you are faced with, know only that the greater the challenge you are faced with, the greater the victory of the Lord and the greater the benefits that are going to come your way.

Can you imagine the distress that the blind man felt and the utter hopelessnes that he had, for before his time no man had ever been cured of blindness through either miracles or medically (John 9:32).

Here was a man who was faced with an impossible predicament, a challenge that had before that time never been known to be overcomable. And who would show him that nothing was impossible? None other than the lord unto whom glory is due.

Is there a situation or challenge that you are facing today that you feel that it is next to impossible to overcome? Well, guess what, that just gives God an opportunity to prove his omnipotence and you an opportunity to glorify his name as he clears the way of all challenges before you.