Respecting God's Appointed Times and Seasons

One of the clearest signs that you'll achieve future success or that your current challenges are just temporary is your genuine joy in seeing others succeed, even though you hope to be a candidate for success one day!

Those who enjoy seeing others succeed possess a different spirit. In fact, they are so distinctive in their outlook that, no matter how low they might be, just knowing others are progressing inspires them to believe that someday, with time and chance, they will also get the opportunity to move forward like those who have done so before.

King Solomon observed that success is often determined by chance rather than just strength, wisdom, or education. He noted that "the fastest runner doesn't always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn't always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don't always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being in the right place at the right time" (Eccl. 9:1).

Hence, those destined for success tend to focus more on being in the right place at the right time rather than on what is fair or unfair or on being jealous of those who have moved ahead of them. This is why being at the back of the line matters very little to them. They are well aware that time and opportunity can appear at any moment to advance them. It is and will always be the agents of time and opportunity that will lead you to your prepared destiny.

I want to assure you that reading this article is no coincidence. According to Isaiah 46:10, God, who knows the end from the beginning, is aware of your designated times for promotion, restoration, and the fulfillment of His promises to you. As King Solomon noted, your progress and success are not solely determined by your skills or qualifications. Instead, they depend on aligning with what GOD HAS ALREADY PREPARED FOR YOU.

Many have made their education, accomplishments, or connections to influential people their gods, believing these are the true sources of their success. This explains why it can be so confusing for such individuals when someone with less education and no influential ties becomes their boss or surpasses them. It reminds us of King Solomon's wisdom that being in the right place at the right time, as initially set by God, matters more than all the education or other possessions one may have.

My advice to you is that this article isn't meant to discourage you from pursuing education or improving your skills. Instead, from a spiritual standpoint, focus on praying and seeking God's will in all aspects of your life. This is because, as stated in Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, God has already determined the specific times and seasons for everything related to your life. Additionally, Ecclesiastes 3:12 emphasizes that God will make everything beautiful in His timing, not ours.

If you have understood what has been said so far, then you will agree that there is no need to envy those who were advanced ahead of you, whether in marriage, job promotion, or anything else. You now realize that for most of them, if they were moving according to God's set times for their lives, it was indeed their time and season. So rather than speaking negatively about others' promotions or complaining, rejoice with and for them, and ask God to help you be in the right place at the right time for the appointed times and seasons He has set just for you.

Written By: Kevin L A Ewing
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Understanding Destiny

A person's destiny is known as a place, a person and things that God has prepared for them well in advance of their encounter with them.

Whether you are aware of it or not, you are on one of two destinies and that is you are either on a destiny that was prepared by God or you're on a destiny prepared by Satan.

A destiny prepared by Satan is saturated with people, places and things that have been assigned to you by Satan of course all in an effort to delay, hinder and stop you from ever getting on your God designed destiny. Amazingly, from a surface perspective, Satan's destiny will always appears to be ideal for your life but the more you become tightly woven into his destiny the more you realize you've found yourself in a web of deceit and delay.

I will take it a step further;  you should have been much further in life than you are right now. There are certain things you should have already accomplished at your age. However, this could not happen, neither will it ever happen as long as you are connected to that person, place or thing that you fully well know has been holding you back from "A LIFE OF BETTER".

The best way to prevent anyone from connecting with what was prepared for them by God, is to connect them with what was never a part of their God intended destiny. Hear me today.... That person that you know is wasting you time is in fact delaying you from your destiny, that place that you're sick and tired of is indeed delaying you fro your destiny.... Those things that were given as gifts are all distractions in an effort to continuously delay you from that prepared, place, person and things.

Every person's destiny is filled with set divine appointments and times. For example there is an appointed season to meet your destine mate and a certain time to be married to that assigned mate. Therefore as it relates to divine seasons, divine seasons are  specific divine appointments accompanied with a certain time to accomplish whatever those appointments maybe. Scripture confirms this when it said, "There is a season (appointment) and time for every purpose under the sun" Eccl. 3:1.

Unfortunately, many of you reading this post have allowed your times and seasons to accomplish certain things during the course of your life to expire on you. However, these expirations were only due to spiritual manipulation by Satan in an effort to secure your wrong connections, again, with the intent of delaying you!

If this article is convicting you in your spirit, then here is what I need you to do:

1) Ask God to forgive you for being delayed for whatever reason.

2) Ask God to restore unto you the years the enemy has eaten away from you, Joel 2:25

3) Command Satan to restore unto you seven-fold of all he has stolen, Proverbs 6:30-31.

4) Sincerely ask God to advance you where you should have been at this point and time of your life.


Heavenly Father, please restore us, of the stolen times and season that the Enemy has subtly deprived us of. Father, Just like how you advanced Joseph from the pit to the Palace, David from a sheep keeper to a King and Hanna from a season of depression to a season of joy. Lord we desperately ask you to remove the barriers that have prevented us from becoming current in your divine plan for our lives. We now pray that you supernaturally catapult us to the destiny you originally intended for us in the mighty name of your son Jesus Christ. Amen!

Written By Kevin L A Ewing
kevinewing@coralwave.com
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Please! Don't let them hijack your destiny

Destiny is defined as a predetermined place prepared well in advance of those that it was developed for. It is also described as the predetermined or inevitable course of events.  

There are many of you reading this right now whose destiny was hijacked. This means that someone, something, or someplace has stopped you from being at a predetermined place to experience God's best for your life, but more importantly, your path to your destiny has been diverted. In other words, instead of you going forward, someone, something, or someplace is taking you in the opposite direction of your God-intended destiny.

The evidence of folk’s destinies being hijacked is the simple fact that things never work out for them, no matter how simple those things may be. The hijacking of one’s destiny is also accompanied by a toiling spirit, meaning one would work extremely hard at something but receive little to no reward, compliments, pay, or anything to show appreciation for their efforts.

There is an interesting story in 1 Kings 13. The story tells of a prophet whom God had commissioned to declare future events to a particular King.  However, this Prophet was given specific instructions by God, namely not to eat or drink nor go out the way that he came into wherever God would have sent him to declare the lord's word. A hijacked destiny suggests that the one whose future has been hijacked is automatically programmed to fail in life. Their new destiny is filled with misery, grief, difficulty, confusion, and frustration.

The story continued when the old prophet said to the prophet of God, “I am a prophet just like you, and an Angel told me that you must come to eat and drink with me." Unfortunately, the prophet of God foolishly heeds the advice of this old prophet. Unfortunately, the prophet of God has no idea his destiny is about to be hijacked. Long story short, the prophet of God was condemned by God and eventually killed.

The above story is a classic example of how one's destiny is cleverly hijacked. It begins with the enemy sending someone in your life filled with ulterior motives. This person is usually subtle, conniving, and sheepish in their behavior, never revealing their true identity or purpose for being in your life. However, it doesn't matter how clever they may appear; their common trait is to always forcefully or subtly divert the destiny of their victim.

In Genesis chapters 1 and 2, God created the earth, and amid the earth, a magnificent garden called the garden of Eden. This garden would later be the habitation or, should we say, the destiny of Adam and Eve. Like Adam and Eve, God has also prepared our destinies well in advance of our arrival here on earth, according to Ephesians 1:3-4. 

Nevertheless, like all destiny hijackers, Genesis chapter 3 begins by saying how the serpent was more subtle than any of the beasts of the field. Meaning he never revealed the true identity of his real purpose, which was to hijack Adam and Eve's destiny. Long story short, he was able to cause them to violate the command of God by eating the forbidden tree, which resulted in the immediate hijacking of their destiny. Adam and Eve, unfortunately, were placed outside of their destiny/The garden of Eden.

There are several lessons to be observed here when it comes to the hijacking of one’s destiny:

a) Those that are determined to hijack your destiny are fueled by jealousy and competitiveness

b) Those determined to hijack your destiny are rarely your enemies; instead, they’re folks who live within your circle for the most part.

c) Destiny hijackers are, for the most part, never pushy, instead very cunning, crafty, and subtle in behavior.

d) Destiny hijackers are adamant about knowing so much about you but providing you with little information about them.

e) Destiny hijackers will always attempt to make it appear as if both of you have so much in common. In fact, the entire idea of them retrieving so much information on you is to become what you like or find interest in.

f) Destiny hijackers’ primary goal is to always gain their victim's trust to wisely prepare to hijack their victim's destiny.

g) Destiny hijackers will, for the most part, resort to and twist scripture to further pull you away from your purpose.

h) Just like Judas Iscariot, the disciple that betrayed Jesus, destiny hijackers will smile, kiss, and continue their act of affection and concern toward you as they lead you to your demise

I) Questions that destiny hijackers ask are not just mere questions. Instead, the questions are intended to expose your most vulnerable areas to a future attack.  

J) Destiny hijackers are very determined about you breaking the rules or attempting to make the rules appear to be a stumbling block to something better.

 Based on this brief teaching, I strongly advise you to re-evaluate the folks in your life and compare them to the above understanding. Then you decide if your destiny has been hijacked or there are potential destiny hijackers currently subtly working in your life.

“Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves” Matthew 7:15.

 Written By: Kevin L A Ewing

kevinewing@coralwave.com

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