THE PATH OF DESTINY by BILL BURNS:
God’s order established in our lives will bring us into prophetic alignment. The Spirit of the Lord will position us to move us through the spiritual door that reveals the pathway that leads to the fulfillment of destiny.
Destiny points to our destination, which ultimately is eternal life with Jesus.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
Here are some steps along the Path of Destiny:
1. To know Jesus and have personal relationship with Him.
Philippians 3:8-10 Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by belief; that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death.
2. To be led by the Holy Spirit
Romans 8:13-14 For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
3. To be an overcomer
Revelation 3:12 “He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God and he shall go out no more. And I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God. And I will write on him My new name.”
Overcome what? Overcome temptations from Satan and the works of the flesh.
James 4:7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
Galatians 5:24 And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
4. To Live In Victory
1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of belief, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
2 Corinthians 2:14 Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.
5. To Grow In Knowledge of God
2 Peter 3:18 but grow in the favour and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever.
1 Peter 2:2 as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the Word, that you may grow thereby.
6. Grow In Belief
1 Peter 1:6-7 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your belief, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
7. Develop Fruit
Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, belief, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.