Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice.

What is your destiny? Why do you exist? Is there a reason, a purpose, for human life? These questions have baffled the greatest thinkers and philosophers down through the ages. Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. The great Apostle Paul says in Philippians 3:14 "I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus". What are are pressing for in our lives?

A story once told about a bank in Chicago considered to employ a young African and decided to check out his reference with an office at Boston investment house. The investment Executive who responded to the request for a reference wrote that the young man's father was a Cabot, his mother was a Lowell, in his background was a happy blend of Saltonstalls, Peabody, and the other members of Boston's finest families. The man give his highest recommendation without hesitation!

A few days later, the personnel manager of the Chicago bank called the man who had sent the letter and said, "We'd like to have a work reference from you before we hire this young man." The executive replied, "I told you all about him. Didn't you receive my letter?"

The personel manager replied, "Yes, but we are contemplating using this young man for work, not for breeding purpose."

Our family tree may provide a solid roots from which we can grow, but we alone are responsible for the fruit we produce in our life. Genuine purpose in life does not come because others set it up for us, it comes as we pursue what we desire to achieve and to be.

Humans are not content to simply survive, we are driven to thrive. It’s not enough for us to merely exist; we are compelled to achieve. This drive would not even exist without a concept of time. We understand that each day is not a reoccurring cycle of static events. The human experience is not only that time moves, but that we do too. We have been created with not only awareness but a need for progress.

Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice.