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Destiny: A matter of . . . ?


Is destiny a matter of choice, or is it a matter of chance?
And does knowing really matter?

To clarify here’s what DESTINY means
  1. The events that will necessarily happen to a particular person or thing in the future.
  2. The hidden power believed to control what will happen in the future; fate.
Back home, Mommy has this display that says “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.”

So, I went on with life, never questioning destiny. I knew I have an active part in what will happen in my future.

I know there is God and He has all the good planned out for me, but He has also given me free will to become the person that He really intends me to be… as for the future?... I've always believed in this song learned from high school...

God knows all about tomorrow,
He can see  beyond today..
Be it filled with joy or sorrow,
He has planned it that way..
So I do not fear the future, on His promises I stand,
God knows all about tomorrow, for He holds it in His hands.

Everything that I was doing, thought of doing, thinking of doing or plan to do will all have a positive and negative effect in my life.

Life may be full of “CHANCE”.  I won't call it coincidences or accidents, but rather opportunities or lessons... and I know, I will always have a "CHOICE" as to how I will perceive, act or learn from the “chances” that life continues to give me.

Interesting topic, destiny, and all of you who commented here, are all correct. I’m not a guru, not even an expert.. just wanting to excite your thoughts with something to think about…

Honestly for me, destiny is a matter of faith.

AND this I know, we create our future with the power of our thoughts. Whatever our mind can conceive and believe, it will achieve… including our destiny, with God's blessings :)

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  1. shalomidomJanuary 22, 2012 at 3:27 AM

    When I was just a little girl
    I asked my mother what will I be
    Will I be pretty
    Will I be rich
    Here's what she said to me
    Que sera sera
    Whatever will be will be
    The future's not ours to see
    Que sera sera bwa ha ha if our faith is already written in the stars and the universe conspire with us then we have to call it destiny . It is by chance and a choice to make .

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  2. chrisairJanuary 22, 2012 at 5:08 AM

    For me its a choice, most of the time, but destiny is applicable also

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 22, 2012 at 1:21 PM

    Destiny it is a matter of choice, you have a choice to create your own destiny or to go where life may takes you. - osang

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 22, 2012 at 1:51 PM

    all i can say is: dont worry, you will age well....first we must change ourselves so that we can see what direction that we must go...because if we dont change ourselves no matter what direction we go in life we will still be blind -chris

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  5. Loran HillsJanuary 22, 2012 at 3:28 PM

    I think we are all dealt a hand of cards when we are born. That part is destiny. The rest is choice when we decide how to play the hand.

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 22, 2012 at 9:16 PM

    We only get to live once, why not try to make the best of it ^___^ -angel

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2012 at 8:42 AM

    "whatever happens to our future we shld never be sori for all d dcisions weve made no turning back just move forward and continue learning the process of life, of living, good or bad ako pa rin un!" - sandra

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  8. shalomidomJanuary 23, 2012 at 9:37 PM

    if chance is the only thing we have and a choice that we have to take if it's written in the stars and the universe conspire who am i to deny my own destiny

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  9. alenJanuary 25, 2012 at 12:33 AM

    destiny - whew!!!!! pinsan paduduguin mo na naman ang ilong ko hehehehe....well ito lang naman ang thoughts ko about sa messages mo sa taas... para sa akin ...choices and destiny comes along THE WAY together ...."WHAT WE CHOOSE IS WHAT OUR DESTINY TOO".

    ...once we are created by the above ALMIGHTY with the use of our parents as an instruments syempre ..our parents have already a lots of plan of what we want to be by their on wishes but; time changes so fast,,,,,,,

    we grow old and become matured, everything changes due to our "CHOICES" that we applied in life..... about WHAT we want and WHERE we want to be ...then,there our DESTINY changes because we are already in the right path to choose and decides in relation/connection to our gained knowledge given and feed by our parents, schools, teachers and others....in this we have the courage to apply our own talents and skills to find our own "DESTINY"..... fOR ME DESTINY IS WHAT/WHERE WE ARE NOW....influenced by the people around us.

    jUST A sIMPLE tHOUGHTS TO sHARE...

    ATEBINS

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  10. LudeeJanuary 25, 2012 at 11:51 PM

    Well i'm not really sure of my answer budz...but one thing im very much sure of...thats holding on to my faith in God...no matter what...

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