Shiloh Rose Archive

The road to new life.

Do you believe in destiny?

I used to struggle with this concept because I believe in God, but I know he gives us freewill. Do you believe that we are led to do certain things at certain times, for a higher purpose? We choose our day to day and yet there are divine appointments for all of us. To be at the right place at the right time. Lately when I am feeling down, I turn on this old show from the 1990s called “It’s A Miracle.” This show is full of stories about all kinds of different miracles.

This show has been very encouraging to keep faith in all circumstances. In many of the stories, people describe an overwhelming feeling to go to a certain place. One man shared that he couldn’t sleep for weeks and he kept being led to this pier close to his home. He would go day after day and couldn’t understand what was compelling him to go there. Then one day he saw a man fishing on the pier and he felt an urge to talk to the stranger. The two men struck up a conversation and became friends quickly. They agreed to meet and go fishing and he learned during their talks, that the guy he met had kidney failure.

The man that felt led to the pier due to a strange restlessness said that the feeling left him soon after he met his new friend. This friend was joyous despite health issues and need for dialysis each week. He was in need of a kidney very soon. The doctors had yet to find anyone that would be a good match. Then a thought came to the guy and he went home and told his wife that he felt he should do the testing to see if he could be a possible match for the donor surgery. His wife became upset and thought it was a crazy thing to do for a complete stranger!

The next day after their disagreement, she was behind a van that had a special bumper sticker it read: “Kidney Donors Save Lives.” That was all she needed to see and she immediately told her husband to go through with the testing. It turned out that he was indeed a perfect match for his new friend even though he was white and his friend was black! The surgery went great and the two men were bonded forever for one simple act of obedience.

“An individual’s destiny is an overarching thing, a shape or a pattern that runs through their whole life, and it can only be seen in retrospect.” -Helen Macdonald

Today in prayer, I asked God for my purpose. Then in quiet reflection I heard an odd phrase, randomly. My mind was bouncing around, but that was calm and quiet. I quickly wrote it down and pondered its meaning. It felt like a call to action. It was a comforting phrase, but it was also a divine mission. I admit I wasn’t expecting that at all. Then I felt led to a song, from a particular artist named CeCe Winans. The lyrics just came to mind and I began to sing.

Then the song led me to a memory when I actually met her at my old church many years ago. I grabbed my phone and found the photo and listened to the video of a song she sang that day, so long ago. This song was a different but so very beautiful. I cannot fathom everything but I think I know what I have to do.

Have you ever felt a calling or a destiny moment? Have you ever been compelled to go to a certain place?

Lord, I hear you please allow me to be at the right place.

Where the Lord leads, he provides! We are never walking alone, but it may be lonely on the path to destiny. Not everyone understands your calling or dreams. Do it afraid, accept the challenge friends!

You never know who you may meet in the process or whose life you could save! God has his angels, but we too can be a divine blessing to others!