It’s important to understand that destiny is location-specific. It goes without saying therefore that where you are could hinder or enhance the journey to your destiny. It’s not a function of the economic or social realities on the ground. In fact, a city may be bubbling with prosperity while you wallow in lack and frustration because your destiny is located somewhere else. The flip side is also true. A city may be a dry ground with poverty and frustration everywhere while you are filled with the Glory of the Lord, if that is where your destiny lies.
The story of Kenneth is instructive. Kenneth traveled to the US from Nigeria in 1985 in search of the so-called golden fleece. As is common among immigrants, he spent the early years acquiring education, in his case up to a masters’ level. He tried, as many immigrants do, every way he could to get his hands on the papers for a permanent stay but failed each time miserably. He tried business. Five years and bankruptcy later, he gave up. He witnessed his life take a gradual descent, and he could do nothing to stop it. Along the line, Kenneth gave his life to Christ. He was very upbeat. At last, he thought his nightmare was about over. He was wrong. His nightmare was only entering the next gear.
One night on his way home from a church program, Kenneth was stopped by the Police over an expired car tag. Further search revealed that he had a prior immigration flag against his name. What started as a minor traffic offence led to his deportation back to Nigeria. After a 17-years’ sojourn in America, Kenneth was back to where he started from, except that this time he was worse off than when he started. Meanwhile, his contemporaries in Nigeria were at the apex of their careers and living well. Kenneth lost hope. He lived in Nigeria by the mercy of friends.
Kenneth lost confidence in his abilities and even in his God. He finally settled on the fact that what happened in his life was his destiny, and therefore should be accepted until the end comes. A chance meeting with an old high school classmate two years after arrival in Nigeria was to change all that. Through the help of this friend, Kenneth got into the transportation business. Today the rest is history. What Kenneth could not achieve in 17 years in America, he was able to achieve and surpass within only four years in Nigeria.
Kenneth was at the wrong location for his destiny. The question then would be-was it wrong to have traveled to United States in the first place? It was not necessarily a bad idea to have traveled. I believe his exposure in the US was what he needed to succeed at his location of destiny. Remember that it was practically impossible for Joseph to fulfill his destiny in Canaan. He had to be at his location of destiny for that to be possible. And this location was the Palace at Egypt. Are you at your place of destiny? If not, where?