Discovering Your God-Given Destiny: A Path to Fulfillment

1. Destiny Finding and Living your God-given Destiny

2. God has a dream of a different kind of world, but that world won't happen in a dramatic kind of weak moment. It will happen, because each of us has agreed that we want to help God realize God's dream. We really can make a difference, if we will stand for a little truth and a little goodness; and maybe...have zero tolerance for intolerance. God says, ‘I have no one except you - and I believe in you.’

3. Destiny in Movies

5. Destiny in History

10. David was anointed as king 30 years before it became a reality!

11. He is an instrument whom I have chosen to bring my name before Gentiles and kings and before the people of Israel. (Acts 9:15)

12. General Purposes Destiny in Believers

13. A Specific Task Fulfilling the Great Commission in a way that is unique to the individual! Destiny in Believers

14. My Destiny is the specific task that God has placed me on earth to accomplish: * tailor made to my unique talents and gifts * reflects my spiritual passion * meet a need in society God cares about * driven by a conviction to make a difference Destiny Defined

15. Destiny is my response to this sentence: "God has put me on the earth to ______."

16. There is a deep-seated desire in all of us to want to count for something, to make a difference in some way or another. This desire is really about seeking after the purpose we were put here to accomplish, that one thing that will make our lives worthwhile and fulfilled. Buhle Dlamini

17. Destiny Finding your God-given Destiny

18. Our voice lies at the intersection of • talent (your natural gifts and strengths), • passion (things that naturally energise, excite, motivate and inspire you), • need (including what the world needs enough to pay you for), and • conscience (that still voice within that assures you of what is right and prompt you to actually do it).

19. Destiny Talents Conscience Passion Need

20. (your natural gifts and strengths) 1. Talent • What do you do that is effortless for you but difficult for others? • What are you really good at? What are your natural talents? • What are your spiritual gifts? My Talents:

21. (things that naturally energise, excite, motivate and inspire you) 2. Passion • What activities do you do with enthusiasm? • What issue makes you pound the table and say: “Someone has to do something about that!” • What have been the five greatest achievements in your life? • What kind of things do you do that make you lose track of time? • In what area are you making, or do you want to make, a difference? My Passion:

22. (what the world needs enough to pay you for) 3. Needs • What have you felt concerned about in society in recent months? • What specific needs have you come across in your world in recent months? • If someone gave you a million Rand, how would you use it to meet needs around you? The Needs:

23. (still voice that assures you of what is right and prompt you to do it) 4. Convictions • Think of a time when you felt, "I was born for this!" What you were doing, who you were with, and what does it say about how God has made you. • What do you believe that God wants you to do with your life? • By the time you turn 60, what do would you like to have accomplished with your life? • What would you be willing to die for? My Convictions:

24. God has put me on earth to… My God-Given Destiny • Describe your Destiny in a few statements: • ______________________________ • ______________________________ • ______________________________

25. Test Your Destiny • A. How does it glorify God? • B. How does it edify others?

26. Destiny Living your God-given Destiny

27. "To every man there comes in his lifetime that special moment when he is figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered a chance to do a very special thing, unique to him and fitted to his talents. What a tragedy if that moment finds him unprepared or unqualified for the work which would be his finest hour." Winston Churchill

28. "To every man there comes in his lifetime that special moment when he is figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered a chance to do a very special thing, unique to him and fitted to his talents. What a tragedy if that moment finds him unprepared or unqualified for the work which would be his finest hour." What are these things? Winston Churchill

29. Living your DestinybyManaging your Self

30. 5 Ways to Develop Integrity A. Tell theTruth Watch your thoughts; they become your words. Watch your words; they become your actions. Watch your actions; they become your habits. Watch your habits; they become your character. Watch your character for it will become your destiny. Frank Outlaw

31. 5 Ways to Develop Integrity B. Fulfill Responsibilities Follow through on commitments Assume responsibility Be proactive Be faithful in small things "It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped" – Anthony Robbins

32. 5 Ways to Develop Integrity C. Build Competence • Develop yourself in line with your destiny: • Read and study • Learn new skills • Practise new skills "Man is asked to make of himself what he is supposed to become to fulfil his destiny" – Paul Tillich

33. 5 Ways to Develop Integrity D. Develop Trust Initiative Humility Sacrifice 1. Seek first to understand 2. Keep promises 3. Be honest and open 4. Be kind and courteous 5. Practise win-win or no-deal 6. Clarify expectations 7. Be loyal to those absent 8. Apologise 9. Give “I” messages 10. Practise forgiveness Developing Trust Through Deposits and Withdrawals:

34. 5 Ways to Develop Integrity E. Balance your Life Do family and friendships need to be sacrificed? Live your destiny through all your life roles!

35. Living your DestinybyManaging your Time

36. How Can I Control Time?

37. How Can I Control Time? • Go back in time

38. How Can I Control Time? • Slow time down

39. How Can I Control Time? • Find a secret time device

40. How Can I Control Time? More time would not help! • Bad news! You can’t change time! A problem of priorities The tyranny of the urgent Jesus’ example: Mark 1:35; John 11:1-11

41. A. Set Your Priorities

42. Two factors define an activity: Urgent and Important Urgency:Urgent activities require immediate attention (they act on you) Importance:Important activities require initiative or proactivity (you must act on them)

43. Urgency Importance

44. Q1 Q2 Activities don’t demand attention Procrastination or lack of planning Not Urgent Important Urgent Important Crisis Quality Q3 Q4 Mistaking urgent things as important Not survival but deterioration Urgent Not Important Not Urgent Not Important Deception Waste

45. Urgent Not Urgent Prevention Relationships Forward planning Empowerment True re-creation Crises Pressing problems Deadline projects Important Interruptions Some phone calls Some mail Some meetings Irrelevant mail Some phone calls Time wasters Escape activities Excessive TV Not Important

46. Q2 Q1 Q1 Spend less time in Q2 and you’ll increase size of Q1 Result: Stress, Burnout, Deeper crises Q4 Q3

47. Q2 Q1 Q1 Spend more time in Q2 to decrease time spent in Q1 Q3 Q4

48. Q2 Q1 Q1 Where do you find time for Q2 Say NO! to Q3 and Q4 activities Q3 Q4

49. Q2 Q1 Q1 This is the result of Q2 living! Q3 Q4 Q3 Q4

50. Q2 Q1 Q2 Q1 What one thing can I do on a regular basis that will make a great difference in my life? Q3 Q4 Q3 Q4 It is a Q2 Activity!!!