The Response

I am firmly committed to the belief that the destiny of a man is embedded not in how together he seems to have it, how successful the world decides him to be, or even how super spiritual he may have grown over the years.

No, the destiny of a man lies squarely in one place and one place only...in his response.

It is in his response to the threatened marriage; in his response to the chemical dependency; in his response to the obsessive thoughts; in his response to the waning commitment; in his response to dad's baggage, in his response to the unstable employment, in his response to the magnetic addiction, in his response to the undiscipled children; in his response to the defense of the weak; in his response to all of life's setbacks, challenges and troubles, in his response to the adversary's unrelenting drive to steal, kill, and destroy, in his response to the call to stand and fight for heart, mind, spirit and soul...in his response to the unwaivering offer of God.

Our destiny is unequivocally defined by our response. What is yours?