🌟 When Destiny Collides

Preparation + Opportunity = Success

Are you preparing for what’s coming?

Because let me tell you — it’s coming.

The door God is about to open will require you to be ready, not getting ready. There’s absolutely no time left to procrastinate. This is your season to move, plan, and prepare for what you’ve prayed for.

So let me ask you:

What are you waiting for?

Are you doubting the ability God has already placed inside you?

That talent He gave you — the one that burns deep down inside — I hope you didn’t bury it.

A Personal Testimony

Early in my ministry, God blessed me with many gifts — preaching, teaching the Gospel, prophetic dance, writing, and intercessory prayer. But because of fear, doubt, and low self-esteem, I buried those gifts.

Every time my pastor asked me to use one of them, I refused.

I convinced myself I wasn’t good enough.

I compared my abilities to others and said, “I can’t do it like them.”

So what did I do?

Nothing. Absolutely nothing.

And what did God do?

He took those gifts and tucked them away — not gone, just hidden for a time.

Years passed, and I watched others flourish in the same areas I once feared. They were glowing, growing, and walking boldly in their callings — and yes, it hurt.

I thought their success proved I wasn’t qualified.

But what I didn’t understand back then is this:

God doesn’t call the qualified — He qualifies the called.

Our job is not to figure it out. Our job is to submit, obey, and trust that God knows exactly what He’s doing.

Grace for Another Chance

In this new season of my life, I’ve seen God’s grace and mercy like never before. He didn’t give up on me. He reignited the gifts I buried and gave me another opportunity to walk in what He placed within me long ago.

I am beyond grateful.

I can truly say — His mercy rewrote my story.

Your Gifts Are For The Kingdom

Let me encourage your heart today: your gifts and talents were never meant to stay hidden. They’re not just for you — they’re for the Kingdom of God.

Whether you’re called to:

• Serve in ministry,

• Lead in your workplace,

• Influence in politics,

• Shine in your community, or

• Be a light in your home —

Do it all for the glory of God.

Don’t bury your gifts because of fear.

Don’t talk yourself out of your purpose.

You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you — not in your own power, but in His.

When Preparation Meets Purpose

When you trust God, prepare your heart, and move in faith, your destiny collides with His divine plan. And when that happens — it’s far greater than anything you could imagine.

There’s fulfillment, peace, and joy waiting on the other side of obedience.

Scripture Reflection

Habakkuk 2:2–3 (KJV)

“And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.

For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.”

The vision will come to pass — in God’s perfect timing.

So write it. Prepare for it. Believe it.

Because when destiny collides, nothing can stop what God has set in motion.

Written by: 

Lauretta Scott

Founder of iPublishub-Books — Publishing with Purpose & Faith

Lauretta Scott inspires readers through faith-filled writing that stirs hearts and activates purpose. Her devotionals and stories — including The Other Side, A Better Thing Tomorrow, and Benjamin’s Lady — remind readers that when you walk with God, every delay leads to destiny.

Read more reflections at: www.icaringhands.info

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