My Destiny

It’s amazing how our circumstances tend to dictate in our minds eye who we are. A loss of a job, the demise of a relationship, a personal failure, someone’s opinion of you can often be where you get your identity from. Someone has said, "Your self- image is not made up of what you think about yourself, it’s made up of what you think other’s think about you!" How true that so often is!

Several years ago I was reminded that my focus at the end of my day should not be consumed with what others think about me, but that I should be consumed with what God thinks of me. As a loving Father and benevolent Creator, God has stated in His Word what He thinks of each of His children. These foundational truths have been captured in one of my favorite songs by Dennis Jernigan. May your heart be encouraged as you see yourself through God’s eyes.

My Destiny

All I was I lay aside, now dead to sin, to God alive, born again
into a new identity! Once asleep to God in sin, now wakened
by the blood and cleansed, born again to be who He called
Me to be! All I have I lay aside, run the race to gain the prize
for the sake of knowing Jesus Christ in me! I cannot yet fully see
all I’m truly called to be. But knowing Christ reveals my hope and destiny!

He calls me child! He calls me to His side eternally!
He calls what once was lost now found! Once bound to sin
now free! He calls me holy, calls me righteous, by the
blood redeemed. He calls me over comer, crowned with victory,
this is my destiny!

What once bound me is no more, what was stolen is restored
by the resurrection power of my King.

What was old has been made new,

lies and doubts replaced by truth.

What was silent now resounds, "I am redeemed!"
He calls me servant, calls me warrior, calls me royalty.

He calls me resurrected one, He calls me His redeemed.

He calls me higher, calls me far beyond my wildest dream.

He calls my heart to come and be all He can see, this is my destiny.
He calls me "Chosen, new creation, Trophy of His grace."
He gives me strength to fight the fight and run to win the race!

He tells me He delights in me while singing over me,

accepting me as His beloved bride to be, this is my destiny.

Amen! Let that truth influence your worship this week!

Pastor MJ