{"id":251,"date":"2018-05-01T01:22:54","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T01:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bellaword.com\/?p=251"},"modified":"2022-12-09T00:41:54","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T00:41:54","slug":"manifest-destiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deborahjeankelly.com\/?p=251","title":{"rendered":"Manifest Destiny"},"content":{"rendered":"

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px||14px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”8px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ text_font_size=”15px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”|-4px||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout” sticky_enabled=”0″]We are to live our lives worthy of the calling we have received. Casual
\ncontact with the Giver of Life is not enough for this journey.<\/b><\/p>\n

Yes Lord, I want it bad enough! You have rekindled this passion. Pride has fallen at the Wailing Wall. I\u2019m declaring my dependence on the One who executes manifest destiny.<\/i><\/h2>\n
Manifest Destiny\n<\/span>You gave me victory\nI\u2019m more than a conqueror\nRedemption turned my heart of stone\nI shall obey your call to faith\n\nAnd by your Spirit\nCross the Jordan\nThrough raging winds and soaring tide\n\nYou gave me power\nA shepherd\u2019s bag with ve smooth stones\nGoliath whimpers in my ears\nI\u2019ve faced the lion and the bear\n\nAnd by your Spirit\nGlory to God\nThe giant falls beneath my feet\n\nDefine this hour of my afterbirth\nIs it the dawn of deliverance\nOr is it just the edge of night?\nMy food shall be to do your will\nHave your way in me, lest I starve\n\nYou gave me love\nThat by your precious gift of grace\nI die to self \u2013 you lift me up\nA vessel primed to bear good fruit\n\nAnd by your Spirit\nFear is removed\nI serve to edify the whole\n\nYou gave me vision\nA hunger for the in nite\nReveal my path as I transcend\nThe blindness of my natural sight\n\nAnd by your Spirit\nA leap of faith\nThis purchased one has overcome!<\/pre>\n
\u201c\u2018My food,\u2019 said Jesus, \u2018is to do the will of him who sent me and to nish his work.\u2019\u201d John 4:34<\/b><\/h2>\n

\n<\/strong><\/span>My Thoughts<\/span>
\nIn the natural, Manifest Destiny is described as the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the U.S. throughout the American continent was both justified and inevitable (even though it resulted in the annihilation of many native people who stood in the way). <\/p>\n
Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith. In Him we have a Manifest Destiny that is both holy and righteous. He leads us by His Spirit, and always knows where we are in our journey. In reverent obedience to His will, we\u2019re sustained, others are edified, and God gets the glory. Through Christ we run a victorious race.<\/p>\n
For further study:
\nHebrews 12:2
\nRomans 8:29, 37
\nJohn 12:24-26
\nPhilippians 3:14
\n2 Corinthians 5:7
\nTimothy 4:7-8
\nEphesians 4:1
\nRevelation 3:21[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We are to live our lives worthy of the calling we have received. Casual contact with the Giver of Life is not enough for this journey. Yes Lord, I want it bad enough! You have rekindled this passion. Pride has fallen at the Wailing Wall. I\u2019m declaring my dependence on the One who executes manifest […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs","category-poetryspotlight"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deborahjeankelly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deborahjeankelly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deborahjeankelly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deborahjeankelly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deborahjeankelly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=251"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/deborahjeankelly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":283,"href":"https:\/\/deborahjeankelly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251\/revisions\/283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deborahjeankelly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deborahjeankelly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deborahjeankelly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}