Your somewhere in the future and you look much better than you look right now!!

My head is spinning as I try to wrap my brain around the thought that God has a future prepared for me that I must somehow apprehend. A version of me that is so much more polished (not a bald joke) than what I see when I look in the mirror. It's like I am somewhere in the future, and that version of me looks much better than my present reality. So the question is, how do I get my present reality to look more like my prophetic destiny?

So what is destiny? Destiny refers to a predetermined course of events. This mystical place in the future where we somehow become all that we were made to be. In my thought process I see it more like life's divine purpose intertwined with God ordained appointments. Leading to the reality of a life lived in the presence of God and blessed with the favor of God. While many Christians would argue the point that our entire lives are preordained and out of our control, I believe that we have the opportunity to "choose blessing or cursing". One does not need an advanced degree in theology to understand that this human existence is propelled either towards God or away from God based on decisions that we make. What if Joseph had given in to Potiphar's wife and became her boy toy rather then staying true to the teaching of his father and commitment to God? Would there have somehow become a secondary route that lead him to 2nd in command in mighty Egypt? For some reason I do not think that would have happened. Even back when Joseph was a young boy in the fields pestering his brothers with visions and dreams, he had a prophetic destiny that needed to be fulfilled. There was going to be a future drought in the land that was going to threaten the survival of God's promised seed, and it was crucial that God had his man on the scene at the right time in the right place. Joseph's destiny was wrapped up in being all that God needed him to be even when there was no evidence that God was working toward a solution. So how do we live today in hopes that we will not miss our God ordained destiny?

Joseph stayed true to the promise and was not ashamed of his God given talents. This seems like a pretty good pattern to follow for us today. We should serve God with all that we have, always being mindful of the traps of the enemy and what we are giving up by falling into them. We should also embrace the natural talents and abilities that God has given us. Joseph was not ashamed of his dreams of his youth. The same dreams that got him thrown into a pit and an Egyptian prison paved the way to him being the most powerful man in Egypt. The same bravado that separated him from his brothers enabled him to stand in front of Pharaoh and boldly proclaim the meaning of his dreams. Joseph loved God and embraced the gifts, talents, and abilities as blessings. Although this thought is no where near comprehensive, I believe it gives a jumping off point on the idea of becoming who we one day can be in God.

You are somewhere in the future and you look much better than you look right now!! God Bless