Identifying & Unlocking Your Destiny

Rom 8:28, “We are assured {and} know that [God being a partner in their labor] all things work
together {and} are [fitting into a plan] for good to {and} for those who love God and are called according
to [His] design {and} purpose.”
Judg 14:14, “And he said to them, Out of the eater came forth food, and out of the strong came forth
sweetness. And they could not solve the riddle in three days.”

•In every situation that we find ourselves in, we need to be alert & sensitive and find out why we
are in such situations.
•Some of the things or situations that happens to us, are for our good and are linked to our destiny
•Some of the things that seem bad and difficult for us are divinely appointed for our good
•Even the bad things that the devil can put on our way can be turned around for our good
•Some of the situations are tests that we need to go through and pass before we reach our destiny
•I am not saying that every bad thing happening it is God trying to teach us something, no. Because
some of the situations we find ourselves in are because of our wrong choices or decisions that we
or others made.
•You need to find out what your destiny is no matter what situation you find yourself in, if you
check properly, there is always “a light at the end of the tunnel”
•Your background or history cannot be an excuse for your failure to attain your destiny. You
cannot do anything about your yesterday, but can only learn from it. But you can definitely do
something about your tomorrow.
•We need to spend time on identifying and walking in our destiny than having “pity parties” for
ourselves about what happened to us yesterday.
•The fact that you are poor, sick, your parents died, you were raped or abused, did not manage to
get your desired education, do not know your parents, were rejected, etc cannot and should not
lock you down.
•Despite every situation, you need to pursue your destiny and not concentrate on what has
happened to you. Break loose from what holds you down and pursue your destiny.
•I personally come from a poor back ground. – my family was poor – did not grow up in a descent
life – my parents divorced when I was 4 or 5 years old – grew up getting second hand clothes from
richer relatives – at school, I did not get every thing necessary for school including uniforms – did
not reach the level of education I would have desired – when in form 4, part of my fees came from
social welfare fund – did not go to a good school.
•All the above difficulties did not deter me from pursuing my destiny, but instead, it fueled me to
pursue my destiny and I took every bad situation positively as a chance for a testimony.
•When I was walking on bare foot (without shoes) to school, when I used to borrow my grand
mother’s tennis shoes, when I would stay at home without school fees, when I did not get what I
wanted, when I worked as a general hand, cleaning and carrying bins at TM hyper, when I was an
invoice clerk, when I was an accounts clerk, when I was a bookkeeper, when my father died, when
my mother died, I always believed and aimed for better and higher things. As an Accountant
currently, I am believing for and aiming to be a director and later have my own established
company. In difficult situations, I see and perceive my destiny.
•I have always believed there is hope and a better tomorrow and I thrive to see and experience a
better tomorrow.
•So, always refuse to give in. Be positive, do something and refuse to be discouraged. Pastor A
Ndlovu says we need to see problems as challenges. I add, “let us also see problems as
opportunities for testimony!”
•All the great man in history and in the bible are those that faced challenges, stood, refused to give
up but persisted and pulled through to greatness. “Show me a great person and I will show you a
person that went through challenges􀂴.
Your destiny can be locked to a) certain situations or b) certain individuals. So, it is your responsibility
to discover and pursue your destiny.

a) DESTINY CAN BE LOCKED TO CERTAIN SITUATIONS

When I say your destiny is locked to certain situations I mean that for you to succeed and walk in your
destiny, you need to go through situations instead of complaining and giving up, you persist, do right,
walk through whatever difficulties you may face until you reach your destiny.
Examples
1. Israel. Gen 15:13-14, “And [God] said to Abram, Know positively that your descendants will be
strangers dwelling as temporary residents in a land that is not theirs [Egypt], and they will be
slaves there and will be afflicted {and} oppressed for 400 years. [Fulfilled in Exod. 12:40.] But I
will bring judgment on that nation whom they will serve, and afterward they will come out with
great possessions􀂴
God told Abraham that his descendants will be slaves before they reach their destiny which was
the Promised Land. It was pointless for those involved to complain and try to flee and avoid being
enslaved; there was no short cut to their destiny. All they needed was to keep the promise of God
in mind and believe for their release. It is one thing to be positive about situations and see victory
coming and quite a different thing to be comfortable and decide to dwell and stay in those
situations. If the Israelites decided to settle for Egypt after staying for 400 years, then, they would
have missed the best that God had in store for them.
2. Joseph’s dream was locked in him being sold into Egypt. Gen 50:18-20, “Then his brothers went
and fell down before him, saying, See, we are your servants (your slaves)! And Joseph said to
them, Fear not; for am I in the place of God? [Vengeance is His, not mine.] As for you, you
thought evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring about that many people should be
kept alive, as they are this day.􀂴
For Joseph to be Egypt’s “Prime minister”, he had to go through being sold, enslaved and jailed.
3. Moses. He was a fugitive murderer and stammer but managed to see his and pursue his destiny in
the wilderness when God appeared to him.
4. Esther. Her destiny was locked in her loosing her parents and Jews being exiled. Esth, 4:14, “For
if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance shall arise for the Jews from elsewhere, but
you and your father's house will perish. And who knows but that you have come to the kingdom for
such a time as this {and} for this very occasion?􀂴
For her to be queen, the Jews had to be exiled, and Vashit had to be “fired”, for Modecai to adopt
her, her parents had to die. So, the bad situation that the orphan Esther found herself in was for her
good, to walk in her destiny. She could have felt sorry for herself and died miserably.
5. David. His destiny was locked in him being a shepherd boy of his father’s few sheep. 1 Sam
17:34-37, “And David said to Saul, Your servant kept his father's sheep. And when there came a
lion or again a bear and took a lamb out of the flock, I went out after it and smote it and delivered
the lamb out of its mouth; and when it arose against me, I caught it by its beard and smote it and
killed it. Your servant killed both the lion and the bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be
like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God! David said, The Lord Who
delivered me out of the paw of the lion and out of the paw of the bear, He will deliver me out of the
hand of this Philistine. And Saul said to David, Go, and the Lord be with you!􀂴 There he was
trained to be a shepherd king and also to trust God. His faith in God was activated when God
protected him from the bear and lion. David could have said, “My father does not care about me,
he sends me alone to look after sheep and lo, lion and bears are going to kill me and he could have
been killed. But that is not what he did; he saw the difficulties in the bush as opportunity for
testimony.
6. Jesus. His destiny was locked in the cross. Heb 12:2, “Looking away [from all that will distract]
to Jesus, Who is the Leader {and} the Source of our faith [giving the first incentive for our belief]
and is also its Finisher [bringing it to maturity and perfection]. He, for the joy [of obtaining the
prize] that was set before Him, endured the cross, despising {and} ignoring the shame, and is now
seated at the right hand of the throne of God.􀂴

b) YOUR DESTINY CAN BE LOCKED IN A CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL

I mean at times for you to successfully walk in your destiny, there are people that God put before you
that you need to identify and walk with, as your destiny is attached to them. Missing that concept may
mean you missing your destiny.
Examples
1. Esther’s destiny was attached to Mordecai. Esth 2:5-10, 􀂳There was a certain Jew in the capital
in Shushan whose name was Mordecai son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite,
Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captives taken away with Jeconiah king of
Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried into exile He had brought up
Hadassah, that is Esther, his uncle's daughter, for she had neither father nor mother. The maiden
was beautiful and lovely, and when her father and mother died, Mordecai took her as his own
daughter. So when the king's command and his decree were proclaimed and when many maidens
were gathered in Shushan the capital under the custody of Hegai, Esther also was taken to the
king's house into the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women. And the maiden pleased [Hegai] and
obtained his favor. And he speedily gave her the things for her purification and her portion of food
and the seven chosen maids to be given her from the king's palace; and he removed her and her
maids to the best [apartment] in the harem. Esther had not made known her nationality or her
kindred, for Mordecai had charged her not to do so.􀂴
2. Jonathan’s destiny was with David, he lost it for the comfort of his father. 1 Sam 23:16-18,􀀃􀂳And
Jonathan, Saul's son, rose and went into the wood to David [at Horesh] and strengthened his
hand in God. He said to him, Fear not; the hand of Saul my father shall not find you. You shall be
king over Israel, and I shall be next to you. Saul my father knows that too. And the two of them
made a covenant before the Lord. And David remained in the wood [at Horesh], and Jonathan
went to his house.􀂴
3. Barnabas’ destiny was with Paul, after separating, we do not hear about him. Acts 13:2-4, “While
they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Separate now for Me Barnabas
and Saul for the work to which I have called them. Then after fasting and praying, they put their
hands on them and sent them away. So then, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to
Seleucia, and from [that port] they sailed away to Cyprus.􀂴 Acts 15:39-40, “And there followed a
sharp disagreement between them, so that they separated from each other, and Barnabas took
Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus. But Paul selected Silas and set out, being commended
by the brethren to the grace (the favor and mercy) of the Lord.􀂴
4. Elisha identified his destiny in Elijah. 1 kings 19v16-24
5. Timothy identified his destiny in Paul. Phil 2:22, “But Timothy's tested worth you know, how as a
son with his father he has toiled with me zealously in [serving and helping to advance] the good
news (the Gospel).􀂴
6. The disciples identified their destiny in Jesus. Luke 18:28, “And Peter said, See, we have left our
own [things--home, family, and business] and have followed You.􀂴
7. John the Baptist’s destiny was locked in Jesus. John 3:28-30, “You yourselves are my witnesses
[you personally bear me out] that I stated, I am not the Christ (the Anointed One, the Messiah),
but I have [only] been sent before Him [in advance of Him, to be His appointed forerunner, His
messenger, His announcer]. He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the groomsman who
stands by and listens to him rejoices greatly {and} heartily on account of the bridegroom's voice.
This then is my pleasure {and} joy, and it is now complete. [S. of Sol. 5:1.] He must increase, but I
must decrease. [He must grow more prominent; I must grow less so.]􀂴
8. Joshua’s destiny was locked in Moses.
9. Samuel vs Eli. 1 Sam 3:1-9, “NOW THE boy Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli. The word
of the Lord was rare {and} precious in those days; there was no frequent {or} widely spread
vision. The lamp of God had not yet gone out in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was,
and Samuel was lying down When the Lord called, Samuel! And he answered, Here I am. And the
Lord called again, Samuel! And Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, Here am I; you did call
me. Eli answered, I did not call, my son; lie down again. Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord,
and the word of the Lord was not yet revealed to him. And the Lord called Samuel the third time.
And he went to Eli and said, Here I am, for you did call me. Then Eli perceived that the Lord was
calling the boy. So Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down. And if He calls you, you shall say, Speak,
Lord, for Your servant is listening. So Samuel went and lay down in his place􀂴
10. Personal example of Pastor Milson & myself, Pastor Gegana & some of the church leaders who
came from under him, e.g. Macebo, Siphetho, Ngulube,etc.

So, it is important that we do not miss the people that God gives us to help us identify and walk in our
destiny. It is also equally important to realize that there are people that God has given us to help them
achieve their destiny.