I know most of us have heard others preach, sing or teach that God is “A DESTINY CHANGING GOD”. Most of us have come to believe this is so without even interrogating or verifying whether it is true. We are just living with hearsay. This is because we read very little from the Word of God such that we swallow everything we hear especially from people we claim or see to be godly. We assume that God picks us up from the dust and polishes us. We assume that the process of change from rags to riches makes God a destiny changing God. However, I don’t agree.
I know many will still disagree because this has been their childhood confession. They have come to believe and hold on firmly to this erroneous ideology. If indeed God was a destiny changing one, then I believe as believers we are one of the most miserable of all creation. Then it means we have a father who cares very little for us, plans without accuracy and sees us as toys to be meddled with. However, thank God he is not so. Now let’s look at the following scriptures;
- “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations”… Jeremiah 1:5
- “For I know the plans I have for you” — this is the Lord’s declaration — “plans for your welfare, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope”… Jeremiah 29:11
- “For those He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers. And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; and those He justified, He also glorified”… Romans 8:29-30
All the above scriptures point to the strong belief that God is NOT a destiny changing God. God knows and has a purpose for all of His creation. No potter creates without a purpose. God does not rehearse or try to see if it would work. He is the God who calls the things that be not as though they were. He decrees the end from the beginning. For every creation of His, there is a purpose
God in His own wisdom created man unto Himself. He gave man everything including the power to freely make decisions. Man as curious as he was missed the mark, fell to deception and went his own way. In God’s love, He waited and still waits for man to realise his mistakes and come back to Him. The moment we realise our frailty, renounce our sins and come back to God He redirects us to HIS INITIAL PLAN AND PURPOSE FOR OUR LIVES. This does not mean God has changed our destiny and neither does it mean God had no idea that this would happen. In Romans 8:29 we read that;
“For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.”
This simply means that God knew some things will come our way that will derail our path in life, however, based on this prior knowledge God factors these and based on that plans our lives even before we are born.
God created you for a purpose. He knew you before you were created. He plans to prosper you and help you become what He has planned for you. The moment we begin to think otherwise or see Him as destiny changing we cease to see Him as Omniscient. We deny Him of everything that makes Him God. God is a Director and Pathfinder. He knows everything before He even starts. He is not playing with your life. He has counted the loss and still chooses to place so much trust in you.
The fact that you missed the way does not mean He did not know this will happen. He knows and has even planned a redemption plan. This is in no way an excuse to sin, but rather to rise when you fall and run back to Him. It is His plans that prosper us. Human thinking is usually flawed no matter how great it might look. In all things seek God’s perspective first. Acknowledge Him as the planner and director of your life. Stop seeing Him as a destiny changing personality. He is all-knowing and the ancient of days. He has everything covered.
When you come to God in prayer see Him as a God who knows your future and based on that talk to Him. Don’t wait to get destroyed before you run to him seeking His direction and purpose. Allow Jesus to show you what He has planned for you and walk on that path. This is what brings true happiness! Next time you hear a song or someone preach about God being destiny changing, think about it twice and ask yourself if your God is so clueless about your life and sits idle till you fall so as to start you up. You are not Fatherless after birth. You are God’s masterpiece!