Travails and Triumphs of Great Destinies (4)

i.             If Your Destiny is Great, You Will Need God’s Intervention

There are some things we can accomplish on our own, using the power God has given us. But there are other things we cannot do on our own, which require God’s intervention. Your God-ordained destiny is one of such things that require God’s intervention.

The Bible says: “A man can receive nothing except it be given him from heaven” (John 3:29). God is the holder and moulder of destinies. He holds every destiny in His hands. He lifts common people and makes them uncommon people. He changes bad destinies to great.

God is in the business of repairing destinies. Any destiny that is marred or mangled by satan and his cohorts are effectively remoulded by God.

God transforms a sinner to a saint. He converts a murderer to chief apostle. He reconstructs a thief to a disciple. He makes an evangelist out of a drunkard.

Only God can actually transform lives. Irrespective of your current status, God can take you from there to a higher status. Jabez was a man whose destiny was marred by satan. He had a sorrowful destiny and was named thus.

But Jabez craved for a positive change. He called upon God to enlarge his coast. God turned his sorrowful destiny to a happy, prosperous and enviable destiny.

Times of travails are times when some people give up. They look at their situation and they conclude that it is hopeless, that there is nothing they can do about it. Obviously, we cannot change our circumstances by own power. But we can turn to God, the moulder of destiny, to change our circumstances.

In times of travails, what you need is God’s intervention. If it appears you can’t bear the travails, call upon God. If things are beyond your control, call on God. You don’t have to be a prayer expert to obtain answers from God. If you can simply and fervently say this prayer, “O God, help me to be the best that you want me to be,” God will intervene and turn things around for your good.

Until I come your way soon, go and pray your way through to victory!

PS: part five of this article will come your way soon. Watch out for it and make sure you don’t miss it!