Do you believe in destiny? I do. I’m not talking about the type of destiny that foretells of your wearing a purple shirt. I am talking about a destiny or purpose in life that keeps us moving toward somewhere we are not. Destiny is the culmination of choices we make in every single circumstance to purposefully get somewhere.

For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him. (1 Thessalonians 5:9-10 ESV)

The Apostle Paul believed in destiny. He knew that people who are following Christ as their Savior would make decisions in the circumstances of their lives reflecting their mindset of salvation. Therefore, their destiny is to living with Jesus by making decisions to be with Christ. His argument is simple: God destined us to live with Him be choosing to allow his perfect and only son to die for our lives. Destiny is a set of choices in our circumstances reflecting what we believe and where we want to be. Not only am I saying that we control our own destiny, I am saying God chooses a destination for us, and we need to choose that destination to be with Him. God destined all of us for life, but not all of us will choose it and that is the sad part. We are better than the wrath inflicted in our lives, why should we choose it? God knows that and destines his son to give us life, we should receive it and live toward new life by choosing Jesus.